Category Archives: Assignment Instructions

Lots of reading last week and I want you to work hard on your group projects, so read either Orozco or Gabaccia for this week and write a short post (100 words) responding to one or more points (facts, arguments, … Continue reading →

[DUE SUNDAY, MARCH 3 AT 10PM AS A POST IN THE “INTERVIEW FOOTAGE” CATEGORY] The backbone of your documentary is likely to be interview footage. As we discussed in class, letting people tell their stories and the story of the … Continue reading →

[DUE SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24 AT 10PM AS POST IN “B-ROLL” CATEGORY] During your first or second visit to your neighborhood, focus on filming a large body of footage that captures the sights and sounds of the places that you think … Continue reading →

This week we start thinking in a more detailed way about assimilation. The Gordon and Gerstle readings define assimilation and put it in historical context, showing how “American” values and social norms were conflated during the 19th century with Anglo-centric … Continue reading →

Every student in every class at Hunter who does research directly involving human subjects has to take a short, easy online course. This shouldn’t take more than an hour or two at the most: Register here for the CITI website. … Continue reading →

This will create a category page introducing you to your classmates and me, and will serve as good practice for posting to the site. Create a new post containing the text of your neighborhood description, your photo, and your name. … Continue reading →

In order to divide you into research/film-making teams, I would like some information on your preferred work partners, if any, and the roles that you might like to perform. Making a film and conducting research both involve a variety of … Continue reading →

The following questions are meant to guide your reading and give you a framework for your blog posts, but feel free to a) ignore the questions and respond in a different way to the readings, or b) react to or … Continue reading →