Question
This philosopher argued that no single quality determines the racial character of an artwork in the essay “Who and What is Negro?” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this philosopher who argued for Black artists to focus on their individuality in the essay “Art or Propaganda?” This philosopher’s emphasis on “feeling” in art echoes his essay “Values and Imperatives.”
ANSWER: Alain LeRoy Locke
[10e] Locke praised the “untarnished beauty” of these works, claiming that they have stood the test of time and achieved “universality.” Each chapter of The Souls of Black Folk begins by excerpting a poem and one of these musical works.
ANSWER: Negro spirituals [accept Sorrow Songs; prompt on songs or folk songs]
[10m] Locke’s Bahá’í faith influenced an essay that uses this adjective to describe three principles of “equivalence,” “reciprocity,” and “convertibility.” This adjective titles a book about the “politics of emotion” by Sara Ahmed.
ANSWER: cultural [accept “Cultural Relativism and Ideological Peace”; accept The Cultural Politics of Emotion]
<FW, Philosophy (Any/Other)>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawk the Herald Angels Tuah | Trielectic Materialists | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quining Quem Quaeritis | The Waterloo Queens | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| The Book of Coming Forth by Gay | Hawk Tuahology | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror | 05/31/25 | Y | 5 | 8.00 | 60% | 20% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror | 07/13/25 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 67% | 33% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror | 08/10/25 | Y | 6 | 13.33 | 100% | 17% | 17% |