The Peopling of Staten Island
May 28, 2014
The Peopling of Staten Island
Professor: Catherine Lavender
ITF: Kamili Posey
Campus: College of Staten Island
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/lavender2014/
During Seminar 2, Macaulay Scholars investigate the role of immigration and migration in shaping New York City’s identity — past, present, and future. This website documents immigration of various communities to Staten Island. The information discussed includes demographic patterns, history of the community, literature about the communities, and community resources and institutions. This website was created by students in Professor Lavender’s Seminar Two class in Spring 2014 at the College of Staten Island. Students taking this course come from a variety of majors and fields of study including: chemistry, biology, psychology, history, pre-law, political science, engineering, math, physics, education, and the liberal arts.
Comments (0) | Tags: Afro-Caribbean, Chinese, Cuban, English, German, Greek, Indian, Irish, Italian, Mexican, Polish, Puerto Rican, Russian, Southeast Asian, Staten Island | More: 2014, All The Sites, Caribbean, Catherine Lavender, Chinese, College of Staten Island, Greek, Indian, Irish, Italian, Kamili Posey, Mexican, Other, Polish, Russian, Staten Island, WordPress
NYC’s D Train
NYC’s D Train
Professor: Nancy Aries
ITF: Owen Toews
Campus: Baruch College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/aries2014finalproject/
In Spring 2014, professor Nancy Aries’ CUNY Baruch/Macaulay Honors seminar studied the diverse neighborhoods linked by New York City’s D Train. The class broke into small teams, each researching one of seven neighborhoods. The primary purpose of the site is to bring together the seven neighborhood studies, with links to individual sites for each neighborhood (students decided to use the same theme for each of their sites, which gave them the united aesthetic they wanted, but limited some groups in what they could do). The secondary purpose of the site is to host a map displaying the seven stops along the D train. The map includes bubbles displaying photos and basic information for each stop, giving a nice overview of the entire project. However, the way the Google map embed displays makes it a bit difficult to see all this information at once. Students chose the ever-popular sliding doors theme to create a colorful, engaging snapshot of human life on the D train.
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Seminar 2: The Peopling of NYC | Prof. Ken Guest
Seminar 2: The Peopling of NYC | Prof. Ken Guest
Professor: Ken Guest
ITF: Gwen Shaw
Campus: Baruch College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/guest14/
This site was meant to supplement the students work throughout the course, acting as an archive of their experience conducting research and field work on East Broadway in New York City under the supervision of Dr. Ken Guest. For their projects, the students conducted their own fieldwork, formulated questions for further research, and engaged the community with site visits and interviews. This site acts as an archive of their experiences in class and a resting place for their final projects. Although ultimately designed for their final projects, I am especially proud of the students reflections on creating both hand-drawn and digitized maps– they offer astute insights and cost-benefit analysis of each mode of representation.
Comments (0) | Tags: anthropology, buses, china, Chinese, East Broadway, fieldwork, group projects, immigrants, individual projects, LES, mapping, maps, research | More: 2014, All The Sites, audio, Baruch College, Buddhist, Chinese, Gwen Shaw, iMovie, Jewish, Ken Guest, Latino, Lower East Side, maps, WordPress
New York Dreams
New York Dreams
Professor: Constance Rosenblum
ITF: John Boy
Campus: City College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/nydreams/
An immersive storytelling site. The stories presented on this site tell of New Yorkers who chased their dreams — sometimes succeeding, sometimes not. These people traveled very different paths, but they have one thing in common: All of them sought to make a place for themselves in a big, complicated, challenging but often profoundly rewarding metropolis.
Comments (0) | Tags: abuse, acting, Aesop, Albany, antisemitism, architecture, biomedical engineering, blindness, Catholicism, civil war, El Salvador, fame, financial aid, food, happiness, hip-hop, interviews, lawyers, Maspeth, parallax scrolling, social work, stories, storytelling, street vendors, success, Ukraine | More: 2014, All The Sites, audio, Brooklyn, Caribbean, Chinatown, Chinese, Christian, City College, Constance Rosenblum, Haitian, Harlem, Indian, Irish, Jewish, John Boy, Latino, Manhattan, Other, Other, Other, Queens, Russian, video, WordPress
Yemen Across the Atlantic: Exploring NYC Immigration Through the Lens of Yemen Cafe
Yemen Across the Atlantic: Exploring NYC Immigration Through the Lens of Yemen Cafe
Professor: Moustafa Bayoumi
ITF: Lydia Pelot-Hobbs
Campus: Brooklyn College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/bayoumi2014/
The purpose of this site was to examine the case of immigration in Brooklyn through the specific example of Yemen Cafe located in Cobble Hill. This site approaches Yemen Cafe from a range of angles: the people (both owners, staff, and customers), the plot of the restaurant, the neighborhood, culture, and food.
While the story of Yemeni immigration to New York is the central immigration story of the site, through examining the site through these various lenses brings into conversation the history of other immigrant communities that have existed in the neighborhood over time, and utilized the building that Yemen Cafe is housed in.
Students drew upon a wide range of media for the various sections of the website.This makes the site not the most consistent in terms of format, but displays how different types of media help tell different types of stories.
Comments (0) | Tags: Arab Americans, archival research, Cobble Hill, food, gentrification, image mapping, restaurant, Yemeni Americans | More: 2014, All The Sites, Brooklyn, Brooklyn College, GoogleMaps, Indian, Italian, Lydia Pelot-Hobbs, maps, Maps Marker, Moustafa Bayoumi, Muslim, Other, Other, Other, Tiki-Toki, video
The Peopling of New York City
The Peopling of New York City
Professor: Ramona Hernandez
ITF: Aaron Kendall
Campus: City College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/hernandez2014/
This Seminar 2 website compares various aspects of two unique neighborhoods in New York City, Flushing and Washington Heights/Harlem. Several topics are discussed, including transportation, food, music and health.
Although the site was envisioned as a comparison between two neighborhoods, since groups were free to choose any topic from either neighborhood, instead of both neighborhoods, the result is more of a summary of various cultural aspects of each neighborhood.
The website is organized in a clear manner, with introdctory text and the option of choosing which neighborhood and topic the user would like to explore further. The use of media is somewhat limited, with a lot of very small images, and is lacking in video/audio that might help the user get a better idea of the feel of the neighborhoods.
Overall, the students did a fine job of researching their topics and presenting the information in a clear and concise manner.
Comments (0) | Tags: beauty salon, business, cultural identity, food, health, music, transportation, washington heights | More: 2014, Aaron Kendall, African American, All The Sites, Chinese, City College, Dominican, Flushing, Harlem, Latino, maps, Maps Marker, Other, Ramona Hernandez, video, WordPress
Surviving Sandy: An eye on the storm
May 24, 2014
Surviving Sandy: An eye on the storm
Professor: Prabal De
ITF: Bronwyn Dobchuk-Land
Campus: City College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/de2014final/
This site might be of particular interest to Professors who are interested in taking a different approach to the idea of “peopling” New York. The original idea for this class was to produce a documentary about the movement around New York City caused by Hurricane Sandy, and City College’s relationship to the crisis.
At some point it was decided that a documentary project wouldn’t work out, so students re-packaged the work they had done into a website, which can be viewed as its own project, and is also linked to from the course site which features other work the students did throughout the semester: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/de2014/.
The Surviving Sandy site features interviews students did with each other about their experiences of the storm, interviews with a couple of Professors, news footage, original photographs, and original student photos of Sandy devastation. It showcases an attempt to use Aesop story engine.
Comments (0) | Tags: Hurricane Sandy; Aesop Story Engine; News Footage | More: 2014, All The Sites, Bronwyn Dobchuk-Land, City College, iMovie, Lower East Side, Other, Prabal De, Staten Island, video, WordPress
Food and Immigration in NYC
May 23, 2014
Food and Immigration in NYC
Professor: Kim Libman
ITF: Maggie Dickinson
Campus: Queens College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/libman2014/
Our Peopling of New York Seminar looked at the issue of immigration in New York City through the lens of food and foodways. Each group focused on a particular neighborhood, researching the local history and culture by collecting both qualitative and quantitive data. We also produced menus featuring typical, culturally appropriate foods for each neighborhood based on our research. Each neighborhood group produced their own website, showcased on our collective class site. Take a look at our neighborhood websites to learn more!
Comments (0) | Tags: food, gentrification, immigration, restaurants | More: 2014, All The Sites, Chinese, East Asian, Flushing, GarageBand, GoogleMaps, Greek, Italian, Jewish, Kim Libman, Korean, Latino, Lower East Side, Maggie Dickinson, maps, Maps Marker, Mexican, Queens, Queens College, Social Explorer, Tarry Hum, WordPress
Peopling of New York
May 22, 2014
Peopling of New York
Professor: Michael Batson
ITF: Stephen Boatright
Campus: College of Staten Island
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/batson14/
During the Spring 2014 semester, the students in Professor Michael Batson’s course researched the diverse ethnicities that call Staten Island home. They visited cultural institutions, studied census data, and used online mapping applications to graphically portray the location of ethnic enclaves. The students also looked at different public schools across the borough sought to see how well the schools reflected its demographic diversity.
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Sounds and Scenes of New York City
Sounds and Scenes of New York City
Professor: Chris Bonastia
ITF: Ben Miller
Campus: Lehman College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/musicalnyc
A central landing site connects four subsites dedicated to musical “scenes” within NYC: Jazz, Latin, Disco, and Hip-Hop. All of these subsites share the same theme (Bushwick) and navigation, with pages for History, Music, Places, People, and Credits; the Genres tab and an image-mapped map allows for travel between them.
To create the site, students divided into five groups: one for each of the musical scenes, and one to work directly with the ITF on site-building skills like plugins, menus, iframes, and CSS. Members of the site-building team then acted as liaisons to the content groups; each group chose their own internal division of labor to produce or procure text, images (including maps), and sounds.
Comments (0) | Tags: bushwick, custom css, disco, hip-hop, Jazz, landmarks, latin jazz, music, musical scenes, scenes, soundcloud | More: 2014, African American, All The Sites, audio, Ben Miller, Caribbean, Chris Bonastia, Harlem, Latino, Lehman College, Manhattan, maps, Maps Marker, Other, Other, Other, WordPress
The Peopling of Astoria, NY
May 21, 2014
The Peopling of Astoria, NY
Professor: Sofya Aptekar
ITF: Fiona Lee
Campus: Hunter College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/sa14
This website showcases the work of Macaulay Honors students at Hunter College in Seminar 2: The Peopling of New York in spring 2014. Focusing on the neighborhood of Astoria in western Queens, students investigated the role of immigration and migration in shaping the New York City’s identity— past, present, and future. Students maintained a Class Blog, discussing issues such as immigration, diversity, public space, gentrification, segregation through analyses of current events. As a supplement to their final research papers, they also created short documentaries that showcased a selection of their findings about the neighborhood.
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Neighborhood Projects
Neighborhood Projects
Professor: Angie Beeman
ITF: Amanda Licastro
Campus: Baruch College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/beemanneighborhoods/
This site is the final project for Dr. Angie Beeman’s Seminar 2 course on the “People of NYC.” This site was created completely by the students in this course and the content was generated by their research.
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The Peopling of New York
The Peopling of New York
Professor: Eric Alterman
ITF: Jennifer Corby
Campus: Brooklyn College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/alterman2014/
In this seminar, students worked independently or in small groups to make 2 presentations: one on an NYC neighborhood, and one biography of an NYC landmark.
Comments (0) | Tags: astoria, chumley's, landmarks, Power Point, Prezi, ravenite social club, richmond hill, rockefeller center, roosevelt island, staten island ferry | More: 2014, All The Sites, audio, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn College, Eric Alterman, Greenwich Village, iMovie, Jennifer Corby, Other, Queens, Staten Island, Upper East Side, video
Peopling of New York Documentaries 2014
Peopling of New York Documentaries 2014
Professor: Fatima Shama
ITF: Anton Borst
Campus: Hunter College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/peoplingofnydocumentaries14/
This site was developed by several students in Professor Shama’s seminar to showcase the six documentaries students developed in small groups over the course of the semester. The videos explore the experiences of immigrants in NYC through the lens of their vital–yet often invisible–roles in the city’s economies.
Comments (0) | Tags: domestic workers, economy, highly skilled and under-employed, invisible economy, restaurant workers, small business owners, street vendors, student immigrant experience, taxi drivers | More: 2014, All The Sites, Anton Borst, Fatima Shama, Hunter College, iMovie, WordPress
We Are New York
February 03, 2014
We Are New York
Professor: Prabal De
ITF: Dana Milstein
Campus: City College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/spring13definal
Walking tours of various neighborhoods in New York and analysis from students’ perspectives.
Comments (0) | More: 2013, All The Sites, Belmont, Chinatown, City College, Dana Milstein, Flushing, Greenwich Village, Harlem, iMovie, Other, Other, Prabal De, video, WordPress
Brooklyn Literature in Context
January 29, 2014
Brooklyn Literature in Context
Professor: Martha Nadell
ITF: Laurel-Mei Turbin
Campus: Brooklyn College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/nadell2013/
If you think you know Brooklyn, think again. Your views, preconceptions & ideas will be challenged by the scholarly explorations of this Brooklyn College course. The Peopling of New York City offered a view into Brooklyn neighborhoods that changed our understandings of each place. Readings, class discussions, and film & web projects helped us understand the historical & sociopolitical contexts of Brooklyn literarature. Take a look around; you might be surprised at what you find!
Comments (0) | Tags: DEINDUSTRIALIZATION, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, gentrification, STEREOTYPES, SUPER-GENTRIFICATION | More: 2013, All The Sites, Brooklyn College, Coney Island, Laurel-Mei Turbin, maps, Martha Nadell, Other, Other, video, Williamsburg
Food and the Peopling of New York City
Food and the Peopling of New York City
Professor: Cindy Lobel
ITF: Edwin Mayorga
Campus: Lehman College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/lobel13communities/
This site is for the Macaulay Honors College @ Lehman College students in Seminar 2, Food and the Peopling of New York City. This course will study the peoples and peopling of New York City through the lens of food and eating. We will look at a number of themes that relate to migration and settlement in New York City, including historical and contemporary immigration and migration; work experiences; settlement patterns and assimilation; community and neighborhood; commerce and business; and conflict and cooperation.
Our sources will include a variety of readings and films, our own experiences and memories and those of our families, visits to sites in New York City, and guest speakers. Assignments include in-class and online discussions and formal writing assignments throughout the term, and our culminating project – an interactive map of food and migration sites in the Bronx, which will be included in the 2013 Macaulay Encyclopedia.
Comments (0) | Tags: food, Heritage Tourism | More: 2013, All The Sites, Cindy Lobel, East Asian, Edwin Mayorga, Italian, Lehman College, Other, Other, Other, WordPress
The Stories of Us: Arriving and Adjusting in New York City
January 16, 2014
The Stories of Us: Arriving and Adjusting in New York City
Professor: Els de Graauw
ITF: Ben Miller
Campus: Baruch College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/degraauw13/
The site, like the course it emerged from, focuses on how immigrant groups have integrated or not integrated into American and New York society. Various site sections — linked in the site’s top navigation bar — highlight a number of common projects: a brief biography and photo from each of the site’s authors; audio-recorded immigration stories from the authors, shared and embedded via SoundCloud, which allows for timed comments within the audio stream; statistical profiles of five major immigrant groups in New York, based in part on recent ACS survey data; and representative excerpts from interviews with individual immigrants, organized according to their countries of origin. A consistent visual style to the data figures and other visuals on the site contribute to a sense of unity across these various sections.
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Seminar 2: The Peopling of New York Spring 2013
January 15, 2014
Seminar 2: The Peopling of New York Spring 2013
Professor: Margaret Chin
ITF: Pamela Burger
Campus: Hunter College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/chinatownsdocumentaries/
This site for the public-facing project for Margaret Chin’s Seminar 2. At the request of the professor and students, the course site, used for weekly blog posts, assignments, and course information, was kept separate. This site features four brief documentaries that explore different aspects of the two Chinatowns of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Initially, the assignment asked students to document the different responses to Hurricane Sandy, but many groups had trouble finding enough information. In the end, the Manhattan groups profiled Chinatown, whereas the Brooklyn groups focused more on responses in Coney Island and Bensonhurst to Sandy. Each group was in charge of their video’s dedicated webpage, and the entire class collaborated on designing the home page.
Comments (0) | Tags: Avenue U, hurricane sandy | More: 2013, All The Sites, Chinatown, Chinese, Coney Island, Hunter College, iMovie, Margaret Chin, Pamela Burger, video, WordPress
What Happened When the Lights Went Out?
What Happened When the Lights Went Out?
Professor: Philip Kasintz
ITF: Anton Borst
Campus: Hunter College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/downtownhurricanesandy/
This site, designed and built by a team of students, showcases the documentary projects Professor Philip Kasinitz’s seminar developed in small groups over the course of the semester. Each group was asked to investigate how the social history and social networks of a particulal lower Manhattan neighborhood shaped its inhabitants’ experience of and response to the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. It was a focused research question on a very relevant topic that gave students a lot of room to express their own point of view. Professor Kasinitz blocked off a considerable amount of time so that students could approach the project in stages throughout the spring: we led discussions and workshops on conducting interviews, planning through storyboarding and outlines, developing (and sticking to) a thesis, and, finally, how best to present the documentaries to the public. However, I think we both agreed that even more time could have been devoted to the project. In particular, I thought it would have helped if students had been asked to conduct more interviews and gather more material so they had a surplus of footage to choose from in telling more pointed stories. Bottom-line: to do even a 3-5 minute quality video takes A LOT of work and draws (or should draw) on many of the same skills as writing a research paper: namely planning, writing, gathering material, and developing a thesis or coherent point of view. As far as the site itself, I think the map navigation on the homepage is striking, attractive, and simple. I encouraged students to think about the first impression they wanted to make with the site, to think about how to ensure that visitors would quickly be able to understand what the site was about, who created it, and why it’s interesting–and I think they succeeded in that.
Comments (0) | Tags: alphabet city, financial district, hurricane sandy, social networks | More: 2013, All The Sites, Anton Borst, East Village, Hunter College, iMovie, Lower East Side, Manhattan, maps, Philip Kasintz, video, WordPress
The Peopling of East Broadway
The Peopling of East Broadway
Professor: Ken Guest
ITF: Owen Toews
Campus: Baruch College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/guest2013/
This site displays students’ research findings in a brief, visually attractive way. It allows students to share multi-media creations, such as video, photography, and visual presentations. The site functions as a static, outward-facing exhibition of student work, rather than as an evolving, interactive space for students to share and communicate over time. Because of the way the assignment was structured – students were each assigned segments of the East Broadway strip to research and report back on – gathering their work together on this site conveys an overall sense of place produced by students in collaboration over the course of the semester.
Comments (0) | Tags: built environment, civil society, East Broadway, landscape, libraries, mutual aid, parks, Power Point, Prezi, public space, small business, synagogues, temples | More: 2013, All The Sites, Baruch College, Buddhist, Chinatown, Chinese, Christian, Dominican, East Asian, iMovie, Irish, Italian, Jewish, Ken Guest, Lower East Side, Other, Owen Toews, Polish, Russian, WordPress
Seminar 2, Professor Sharman
Seminar 2, Professor Sharman
Professor: Russell Sharman
ITF: Maggie Galvan
Campus: Brooklyn College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/sharman2013/
Three groups of students investigated the ethnic diversity and immigrant populations in three neighborhoods in Manhattan and Brooklyn. These students identified cultural points of interest and put together an audio walking tour and map guide using the Leaflet Maps Marker plugin.
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Gentrification in New York City
Gentrification in New York City
Professor: David Rosenberg
ITF: Emily Sherwood
Campus: Baruch College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/rosenberg13/
The Changing Personas of New York City: What is gentrification? Gentrification emerges in lower income level neighborhoods where the dynamics of the area change completely. It often involves the poor residents being pushed out by the new residents, who are significantly wealthier than the former. The average income increases, as well as rent property tax, real estate. Old buildings are modernized, and new infrastructures are built. New York City has certainly faced gentrification in many of its neighborhoods, including Chinatown, the Meatpacking District, Astoria, Harlem, and Williamsburg. Cultural, economical and social reforms have led to a series of numerous changes in NYC. These neighborhoods have encountered numerous transformations, for better or for worse. This site will give an insight into these neighborhoods and demonstrate the role gentrification plays in them.
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Staten Island: Ethnic Foodways and Food Deserts
Staten Island: Ethnic Foodways and Food Deserts
Professor: Catherine Lavender
ITF: Scott Henkle
Campus: College of Staten Island
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/peoplingofnycspring2013/
Most people don’t think of Staten Island as part of NYC, or associate it with the rich cultural diversity commonly associated with the “Big Apple.” However, just a ferry ride across the harbor, Staten Island resonates with the culture of the city, and in its own unique way. Staten Island also has a rich food history. Each immigrant group has brought with it unique tastes and flavors from around the world. This site explores the foods of Staten Island, and the way in which its islanders eat, giving special attention to food deserts in the past twenty years.
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Staten Island Ethnic Foodways and Food Deserts
Staten Island Ethnic Foodways and Food Deserts
Professor: Michael Batson
ITF: Kamili Posey
Campus: College of Staten Island
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/peoplingofnycspring2013/
This project marks a collaboration between Michael Batson´s and Catherine Lavender´s Seminar 2 course. This project investigates 12 ethnic food communities on Staten Island and gives individuals familiar with the rich cultural diversity of New York City a chance to see that diversity through the often overlooked lens of Staten Island. The students for the course served as the primary researchers for the site and did firsthand fieldwork in the following communities: Dominican, German, Greek, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Sri Lankan, South Korean, Ukrainian. Some work was done investigating Staten Island´s West African community, but more country-specific work should probably be done here. We hope you enjoy the site!
Comments (0) | Tags: German, Norwegian, South East Asian, South Korean, Sri Lankan | More: 2013, All The Sites, College of Staten Island, Dominican, GoogleMaps, Greek, Irish, Italian, Kamili Posey, Korean, Michael Batson, Other, Polish, Russian, Staten Island, Ukrainian, WordPress
The Peopling of NYC
The Peopling of NYC
Professor: Omri Elisha
ITF: Maggie Dickinson
Campus: Queens College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/elisha2013/
This course site is a showcase of each five individual group projects. Each group picked an organization to study that mediates the cultural politics of difference in some way. The group projects include a look at the role of the New York City Tenement Museum in historicizing poverty, a Polish neighborhood association, the role of Women for Afghan Women in the Afghani community in NYC, an education non-profit called the All Stars project, and Restore NYC, which works to end human trafficking. Together, all of these projects made efforts to move away from simplistic narratives of “melting pots” and multiculturalism, to take in a more nuanced and complex view of New York City. Each group used various methods of data collection including web research, scholarly literature reviews, interviews, and fieldwork.
Comments (0) | Tags: infoshare, non-profit organizations, photography | More: 2013, All The Sites, GoogleMaps, Greenpoint, Lower East Side, Maggie Dickinson, Omri Elisha, Polish, Queens College, Social Explorer, Tiki-Toki, video, WordPress
The Peopling of New York
The Peopling of New York
Professor: Peter Vellon
ITF: Caroline Erb
Campus: Queens College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/vellon13/finalprojects/
During the Spring 2013 semester, the students in Professor Peter Vellon’s Seminar 2 class researched the relationship between immigration and migration, race, and class on the Lower East Side’s identity. They translated their research into websites geared toward the general public with the help of the course’s Instructional Technology Fellow, Caroline Erb-Medina. Students were divided into groups to focus on the history, labor, food, culture, and demographics of different ethnic groups on the Lower East Side. Along with their research, students also learned how to customize a WordPress site. Every student participated in making the main design decisions for their sites. Each group incorporated tools including Google Maps, iMovie, iPhoto, and embedded music on their sites.
Comments (0) | Tags: African American, Chinese, culture, demographics, Dominican, food, Google Maps, iMovie, iPhoto, Italian, Jewish, Neighborhood Tour, Puerto Rican, Queens College | More: 2013, African American, All The Sites, audio, Caroline Erb, Chinese, Dominican, Featured, GoogleMaps, iMovie, Italian, Jewish, Lower East Side, Other, Other, Peter Vellon, Queens College, video, WordPress
The Peopling of New York City
The Peopling of New York City
Professor: Gabriel Haslip-Viera
ITF: Aaron Kendall
Campus: City College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/haslipviera2013/
Students investigated the role of immigration and migration in the shaping of New York’s identity – past, present, and future, through oral history interviews and neighborhood research projects. The projects were carried out individually and with little structuring, which made the website content too broad in my opinion. Next time around I would suggest the students do the project in groups and focus on a few particular issues related to immigration and migration.
Comments (0) | Tags: demographics, history, immigration, migration, neighborhood, Oral history, research, social issues | More: 2013, Aaron Kendall, African American, All The Sites, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Chinese, Christian, City College, Dominican, East Asian, Flushing, Gabriel Haslip-Viera, GoogleMaps, Greenwich Village, Harlem, iMovie, Irish, Italian, Lower East Side, Manhattan, Other, Queens, Staten Island, Upper East Side, video, WordPress
Making it in New York
January 14, 2014
Making it in New York
Professor: Jackie Brown
ITF: Fiona Lee
Campus: Hunter College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/collectiveproject/
This website presents students’ findings and reflections on what they learned in addressing the question, What does it take to “make it” in New York? Popular media, as captured in the music of Frank Sinatra (“If I can make it here, then I can make it anywhere…”) and of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys (“New York/concrete jungle where dreams are made up/there’s nothing you can’t do/Now you’re in New York”), New York City is pictured as a city of endless opportunity for those who have what it takes. Working in groups, students explored the question from a range of perspectives: people who are or who have experienced homelessness; adult English language learners; workers handing out free newspapers at subway stations; subway commuters encountering solicitors; and Hunter College students on the topic of diversity.
Students opted to use Prezi to showcase their findings, a tool that worked especially well when they presented their research and website to their peers in person. For readers encountering the site on their own, the text accompanying the Prezi slideshows, as well as on the page explaining the overall theme of the project, is a helpful guide that ties together the wide range of perspectives presented. The header image, a modification of an image of the well known piece of graffiti art created by a student in the class, also captures the themes of struggle, defiance and fortitude reflected in the stories the class encountered in completing the project.
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Seminar II: The Peopling of New York
Seminar II: The Peopling of New York
Professor: Mike Benediktsson
ITF: Jesse Goldstein
Campus: Hunter College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/benediktsson2013
Our public facing work consisted of short video documentaries produced by small teams of students. Our website has a page in which all of these videos are embedded, though this site was not a focal point of our work. All of the videos are on vimeo and students are encouraged to link to them, add them to their personal eportfolios, etc.
