I hope you enjoyed the tour today. Think about some of the things our tour guide noted and how you might use the same methods she did as you tell the story of your neighborhood. The reading due for Wednesday is “Everything you Ever Wanted to Know about Assimilation.” Christine will be presenting. See you then!
1 Hour Tour at 3:00
I just now received word that our tour guide will be able to condense our tour into 1 hour. This will help accommodate those of you who have obligations after class. See you at 3:00, 103 Orchard Street.
Reminder: Meet at Tenement Museum
**We will be meeting at the Tenement Museum (103 Orchard Street) tomorrow, Monday, March 10th for our walking tour. http://tenement.org/directions.html Our tour starts at 3:00. Here is some important information from our tour guide:
Please check in at the Museum Shop no more than 10 minutes before your program is scheduled to begin. The shop is located at 103 Orchard Street on the corner of Orchard and Delancey.
As we do not have space inside the Museum Shop for large groups you will be asked to wait on Orchard Street for your tour. Please make sure that you and your group are prepared to wait outside.
Websites
Here are those websites I showed you in class today:
And here is the encyclopedia, where you can look through all of the sites:
You should all now be in a position to start your walking tours and research on your neighborhoods. If you are still not sure what you are going to do for your project, please meet with me to discuss.
Tech Fair Make-up sessions
IMPORTANT:
If you missed your tech fair, please check this site for make-up sessions and attend one.
http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/baruchtechfair14/registration/
For those of you who have missed this required event, there are still a few sessions at other campuses. Here are your options:
City College
Thursday, March 6
12:30pm-2pm
NAC 4/150 (Honors Center)
Contact Bronwyn DL dobchukland@gmail.com
Hunter College
Wednesday, March 12
1:20 – 2:40pm
MHC
Contact Fiona Lee
Brooklyn College
Tuesday, March 11th
During club hours (12:30-2p)
Rooms: 3113B, 3153B, 3405B, 3407B
Contact Margaret Galvan
Please ask the ITF running the session to email Brian Ford after the event with your attendance information.
Spread the word.
Project Idea
For my project, I would like to focus on an area of Brooklyn called Gravesend. Gravesend, where I’ve lived for my entire life, is located roughly between Bensonhurst and Coney Island.
More specifically, I want to study the Sephardic Jewish Community of Gravesend, which is home to the largest Syrian Jewish population in the country. I would love to see how this community, which has been around in the US for only about 100 years, has adapted to the the culture and diversity of New York City.
TECH FAIR UPDATE
This is a very important update on this week’s mandatory tech fair:
The 2014 Baruch Tech Fair only has spots open on on Tuesday March 4th. Wednesday is FULL. Also, the Honors Study Room has been changed to the Schwartz Communication Center Room 323. Please change the location in your calendar and check the site before you leave for this event tomorrow.
Pizza will be served at 6:45pm for both sessions on Tuesday, so please stay late or come early for pizza! The pizza will arrive at 5:15pm on Wednesday.
All details and FAQ’s here: http://macaulay.cuny.edu/
All current freshmen are required to attend one session (each session is 90 minutes in length). Please register here.
Your two registration options are:
- Tuesday, March 4th at either 5:30 pm or 7:05 pm
Please note that:
- A sessions will be held at the Honors Lounge at 17 Lexington Avenue, Room 903
- B sessions will be held at the Schwartz Communication Center, 137 E. 25th St, Room 323
- You must bring your laptop. Make sure it is charged. There are no power outlets in the Honors Lounge.
Updates and Reminders
Class,
Sorry to have to cancel today. I was very excited to hear about your projects! I have spoken with some of you through email, and I can’t wait to hear more! We will discuss your projects on Wednesday and skip the New York documentary. That film is a 7 part series, which you can read about here: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/newyork/series/index.html
Some of the series is on youtube. In your free time, you can find the component of the series that most interests you and watch it online.
**Amanda sent out the information on tech fairs last week. Remember the fairs take place tomorrow (March 4th) and Wednesday (March 5th).
**We will be meeting at the Tenement Museum (103 Orchard Street) next week, Monday, March 10th for the “Then and Now” walking tour. http://tenement.org/directions.html Our tour starts at 3:00.
See you on Wednesday!
Project idea
I was thinking about doing Boro Park, from (about) 39th to 59th street and 10th to 18th Avenue. My mom grew up there and my aunt still lives there.
Project Ideas
For the Neighborhood Ethnography project, there are two general neighborhoods that I am thinking of exploring:
1) Upper West Side – Being the location and neighborhood in which I reside in, I’d like to research about my neighborhood’s demographics, particularly the influx of minorities within a neighborhood that is generally deemed predominantly “white”.
2) Harlem – I’d also be interested in researching and crafting an ethnography on West Harlem (perhaps East Harlem as well), as with the Upper West Side, I’d like to learn more about the influx of different minorities within Harlem as well, because I know that it’s not as predominantly African American neighborhood anymore.
