Week 1: Introduction (Feb. 1)
- In Class:
- Introduction to course
- Introduction to research project (Storefront Survivors)
- Introduce ITFs.
Week 2: The Endangered Enclave (Feb. 8)
- In Class:
- My Brooklyn screening
- Readings:
- Oldenburg, Ray (1989). Excerpts from “Characteristics of Third Places” in The Great Good Place
- Zukin, Sharon. (2012) “Will New York City Become One Big Suburb?” from BigThink.com. (video file here if you’d rather watch than read)
- Benediktsson, et. al. (2014). “The Real Small Business Killer”
- Benediktsson, et. al. (2015). “The Endangered Enclave”
- Assignments:
- Post reading response by 10pm the night before class.
- Choose a research partner by 10pm on Super Bowl sunday.
- Introduce yourself via a “Who We Are” post, by 10pm the night before class.
FEB. 15: NO CLASS! (Classes follow a Monday schedule for some reason)
Week 3: Describing Diversity (Feb. 22)
- In Class:
- Lecture / Discussion
- Choose neighborhood
- Workshop: interviewing strategies
- Readings:
- Assignments:
- Post reading response by 10pm the night before class.
- Complete the CITI human subjects research training.
Week 4: Sweatshop Assimilation in the Jewish Lower East Side (Mar. 1)
- In Class:
- Lecture / Discussion
- Hester Street Screening
- Readings:
- Assignments:
- Post reading response by 10pm the night before class.
Week 5: Shop Life (Mar. 8)
- In Class:
- Meet at 3:45pm at the Tenement Museum for tour. (Directions here. Don’t be late!!)
- Assignment:
- Work on Oral History #1
Oral History #1 (Due 10pm the night before class, March 14, as post of transcript / video on our website.)
March 15: Class cancelled due to Professor Mike’s child-inflicted back injury
Week 6: Ethnic Conflict and the Irish Saloon (Mar. 22)
- In Class:
- Lecture / Discussion
- Gangs of New York Screening
- Workshop: First visit to the field.
- Readings:
- Sismondo, Christine (2011). Excerpt from “The Political Machine Invades a Bar,” in America Walks Into a Bar.
- Anbinder, Tyler, Excerpt on Taverns from The Five Points (skim)
- Anti-Irish Political Cartoons
- Anbinder, Tyler, “The Dead Rabbit Riot” from The Five Points
- Gangs of New York scene depicting the “Dead Rabbit Riot” Part 1
- Gangs of New York scene depicting the “Dead Rabbit Riot” Part 2
- Gangs of New York scene depicting the “Dead Rabbit Riot” Part 3
- Assignments:
- Post reading response by 10pm the night before class.
Week 7: The Urban Mosaic (Mar. 29)
- Meet at City Hall for L.E.S. tour.
- Assignment:
- Oral History #2 (Due 10pm the night before class, Mar. 28, as transcript, audio file, or video on our website.)
Week 8: Americanization, Multiculturalism, and the Food Cart (Apr. 5)
- In Class:
- Discussion / Lecture
- Street vendor documentary screening
- Workshop: Statistics, Maps
- Readings:
- Assignments:
- Your Story, Our Stories (Due 10pm Monday Apr. 10, as post to Tenement Museum site)
- Post reading response by 10pm the night before class.
APRIL 12: NO CLASS! SPRING BREAK
Week 9: Enclaves, Eyesores, and the Willets Point Repair Shop (Apr. 19)
- In Class:
- Lecture / Discussion
- Workshop: Archival Sources
- Readings:
- Waldinger, “Immigrant Enterprise”
- Guest, section on Enclaves from “God in Chinatown”
- Santos, Fernanda (2008). “A Dilapidated Tract in Queens, and a Fight to Control its Future” in The New York Times.
- Bilefsky, Dan. (2011) “Concern for the Underclass as the City Progresses with its Willets Point Plan” in The New York Times.
- Assignments:
- “Zooming Out, Zooming In” (Due by 10pm the night before class, April 18, as a post on our website.)
- Post reading response by 10pm the night before class.
Week 10: Throwing the Can – Race War and Pizza in ’90s Brooklyn (Apr. 26)
- In Class:
- Lecture / Discussion
- Do The Right Thing Screening
- Readings:
- Assignments:
- “Looking Forward, Looking Back” (Due by 10pm the night before class, April 25, as post on our website.)
Week 11: From Enclave to Hipster Utopia (May 3)
- Sunset Park Tour
Week 12: Final Class Workshop (May 10)
- ITF Marnie visits to lead last class workshop on Aesop.
- Assignment:
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By 10pm the night before class, please create a post categorized under “Storefront Survivors / Raw Materials” on our class website that includes the following things:
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A possible title for your post (not just the name of the business – put some thought into it).
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A featured image of the shopkeeper or storefront that you plan to use for your post’s main image. Highest quality image possible.
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All transcripts, notes, and/or audio files from all your interviews. (I’ll explain why later.) Copy and paste into the post, or attach as Microsoft Word documents or pdfs.
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Two pull quotes from your interviews that you plan to use. (Again, put some thought into this. Pull quotes should be important and make an impact.)
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Any other photos / images / maps that you might use (if these are already embedded other posts, you don’t need to re-embed them – only if you haven’t uploaded them yet.)
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A link to any video that you plan to use (follow the instructions on our site for uploading video)
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Storefront Survivors post due on Storefront Survivors site by 10pm on Tuesday, May 30.