In this course, we will explore the struggles and triumph "inbetween peoples" after Reconstruction and before WWII.
How is society, and the individual in society, pushed forward? The past undeniably happens, even if you do not know its exact details (as is the case with Joe Christmas). It also undeniably defines your identity in the present, as we saw with the controversy surrounding Mormon Senator Smoot’s seat in the U.S. Senate. In [...]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWB_MaFBAOY (specific scene I want to reference)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEL7Hg1QhzA (trailer for the movie— pay attention to the last narrative line and notice how it ties to and resolves the only spoken line of the first link)
Ever seen “A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints”? If you haven’t yet, I’d absolutely recommend it. The much-overlooked 2006 Sundance Film Festival [...]
http://www.magicalcat.com/images-recon/hap00068.jpg
Hands down, my favorite class first semester sophomore year was Principles of Design. Every couple of weeks, our professor, Natsu Onada, would ask us to read a novel or a play and design a set or costumes for it. This process validated the very visual process I undergo when engaging with a piece of fiction [...]
http://www.authentichistory.com/postcivilwar/cartoons/
I stumbled upon this site while trying to find a Reconstruction Era Political Cartoon for this weeks posting. Will definitely be useful for next year’s class, especially as they look for primary sources to connect to their posts in the beginning of the semester. Some of the cartoons we’ve looked at specifically in class (i.e. [...]
Topics of Interest: Assimilation through Consumption. How was this characterized in turn-of-the-century America? In what ways did it mitigate, permit, and sustain the hybrid American identifier (how did the act of consumption make you “American” while simultaneously permitting you to hold onto your ethnic identity?)
How I Anticipate this Research to Evolve: Ideally, I’d like to [...]