Posts Tagged ‘music’
Caribbean New York
November 17, 2016
Caribbean New York Professor: Jennifer Lutton ITF: Katherine Logan McBride Campus: City College URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/caribbeannewyork16/ Students in the course worked to understand the transnational connections between the Caribbean (specifically the West Indies and Haiti) and New York City from the early 20th century to the current context, and the influences they have had on each […]
2016 | 2016, African American, All The Sites, Brooklyn, Caribbean, City College, Haitian, Harlem, Jennifer Lutton, Katherine Logan McBride, maps, Other, WordPress | Tags: Art, dance, diaspora, food, gender, identity, literature, media, music, network, political economy, transnationalComments (0)
Rhythm, Identity, and Turf
October 22, 2015
Rhythm, Identity, and Turf Professor: Chris Bonastia ITF: Ben Miller Campus: Lehman College URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/bonastia15_turf/ The site gathers together individually researched and written multimedia-enhanced research essays by all the students in the class. These projects clustered into three themes related to the peopling of New York City: the role of musical scenes (“rhythm”), the relations […]
2015 | 2015, African American, All The Sites, Ben Miller, Caribbean, Chris Bonastia, East Harlem, Harlem, Indian, Jackson Heights, Jewish, Korean, Latino, Lehman College, Other, Other, Other, WordPress | Tags: Ashkenazim, Bob Marley, Japanese, Kanye West, mambo, music, musical scenes, reggae, SephardimComments (0)
The Peopling of New York City
May 28, 2014
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 […]
2014 | 2014, Aaron Kendall, African American, All The Sites, Chinese, City College, Dominican, Flushing, Harlem, Latino, maps, Maps Marker, Other, Ramona Hernandez, video, WordPress | Tags: beauty salon, business, cultural identity, food, health, music, transportation, washington heightsComments (0)
Sounds and Scenes of New York City
May 22, 2014
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 […]
2014 | 2014, African American, All The Sites, audio, Ben Miller, Caribbean, Chris Bonastia, Harlem, Latino, Lehman College, Manhattan, maps, Maps Marker, Other, Other, Other, WordPress | Tags: bushwick, custom css, disco, hip-hop, Jazz, landmarks, latin jazz, music, musical scenes, scenes, soundcloudComments (0)
The Peopling of NYC
May 29, 2012
Professor: Ellen Scott ITF: Soniya Munshi Campus: Queens URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/peoplingnycwebsiteproject/ Dr. Ellen Scott’s course at Queens Colleges used media (films, radio shows, and television shows) to elucidate various (im)migrant experiences in New York City and to grant volume to voices from the margins. The theme of this course centered on how different ethnic and racial […]
