This AR app contains introductory lectures from the course “Black American Literature,” taught by a digital hologram of Dr. Tyechia Thompson, an assistant professor in the Department of English at Virginia Tech. This course explores some key aesthetics and some aspects of the philosophy and culture of Hip Hop. After each lesson, this course also features quizzes for students to evaluate their knowledge. “The Sources” button contains references made by Dr. Tyechia Thompson in this course.

Directors:

Nikita Shokhov

Nikita Shokhov is a New York-based artist. He has been exploring various aspects of the human condition in his visual art practice; some of them are humanism in modern technology,... Read More

Tyechia Thompson

Tyechia Thompson is Assistant Professor of English at Virginia Tech whose areas of research include African American literature, digital humanities, and manuscript and archival studies. She is the creator of... Read More