Seminar 2 Encyclopedia

Staten Island Waterfront 2012

Professor: Elizabeth Sibilia
ITF: Scott Henkle
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/siwaterfront12/

Our project started out with exploration of five Staten Island waterfront areas: Tottenville, Midland Beach, Stapleton, St. George and Port Richmond. We visited each and observed through drawings and photos. Then we visited an archive for each location to study history and statistics. The website is designed to present this information, and will function as a source of information about the Staten Island waterfront and its important locations. We hope to provide all the basic information related to our research through the website, and offer a basic ground of knowledge about the Staten Island Waterfront and its Waterfront location.

Trailblazing Through Greenwich Village

Professor: Bernadette McCauley
ITF: Fiona Lee
Campus: Hunter

This website was created by Macaulay Honors students at Hunter College as part of their first-year seminar, The Peopling of New York, taught by Professor Bernadette McCauley. As part of their neighborhood study of Greenwich Village, each student conducted an individual investigation on a topic of their choice and produced a documented research paper which presented their findings. For the website project, the class chose to present their research papers as news articles, organized in three different sections: People; Culture; and Politics & Controversies.

Prof De’s Peopling of New York Site

Professor: Prabal De
ITF: John Boy
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/de2012

This is a class site created by Macaulay Honors College students in the course of a seminar on The Peopling of New York City with Professor Prabal De at City College during the spring 2012 term.

Our aim is to explore a variety of current and historical issues in immigration in New York City, in the United States, and in our own lives. We engaged with these issues in a number of ways:

Our blogs consist of short essays: The Immigration Nation explores issues surrounding immigration to the United States through statistical data and documentary films, while Around New York takes a closer look at New York City’s immigrant communities through reflections on the Tenement Museum and an analysis of U.S. Census data at the neighborhood level.

Our Immigrant Food page features videos that provide unique culinary insight into New York City’s immigrant communities.

Exploring Diversity in Jackson Heights

JacksonSights compiles historical and empirical studies of Jackson Heights in Queens. Aiming at providing an overview of the diversity found within Jackson Heights, the site is divided into four different sections: history, religion, food, and fashion. Information has been gleaned from on-site excursions, personal interviews, mini-ethnographic studies, and scholarly research materials. In addition to representing the culmination of the class’s exploration, this site hopes to share gained insights and to transform into learning to appreciate the hardships, the triumphs, and the rich heritages offered by the people of New York City.

Peopling New York City and Its Neighborhoods

This is the course site of a Macaulay Honors College / Hunter College CUNY seminar that explores perspectives on urban ethnography with an emphasis on New York City – including specifically: the Brooklyn neighborhood of Greenpoint Williamsburg, the Morningside Heights Harlem neighborhood and Greenwich Village on the topic of lgbtq space. We also pay attention to the emergence of different kinds of social movements in comparative urban contexts in Europe, Africa and elsewhere. Questions of citizenship, ethnicity, race and poverty will be discussed within an analysis of increasing inequality precipitated by the ongoing global transformation of work and the restructuring of contemporary cities. The course was taught by Dr. Ida Susser.