Annotated lists of resources
Annotated list of resources for teachers
Alexandra, Darcy. "Digital storytelling as transformative practice: Critical analysis and creative expression in the representation of migration in Ireland." Journal of Media Practice (Intellect Ltd) 9, no. 2 (2008): 101-112. This article presents an effective sequence of activities for framing the process of digital story telling by marginalized individuals.
Art21. SEGMENT: Mark Bradford in "Paradox". PBS. 2007. http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/mark-bradford (accessed July 3, 2013). This YouTube segment features interviews with the artist and shows his working process.
Bergman, David and Daniel Mark Epstein. The Heath Guide to Poetry. Lexington, kentucky: D. C. Heath and Company, 1983. This book offers the reader of poetry an easy to understand guide that provides the tools needed to play an active role in what he or she reads. Includes a glossary and instructor's guide.
Brown, Kathryn. "The Artist as Urban Geographer." American Art, Fall 2010: 10 (Berry 2011)0-113. This article is a critical review of the work of urban cartographic artists Mark Bradford and Julie Mehretu.
Brown, Nina W. Creating High Performance Classroom Groups. New York, New York: Falmer Press, 2000. This book is an excellent resource to help with creating efffective groups in the classroom.
Calvino, Italo. Invisible Cities. Translated by William Weaver. New York, New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1972. This is the pivotal literary resource for this unit; an easy-to-read text that provides delightful visualizations of imaginary traveled places.
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz (accessed 07 16, 2013). This website provides interesting information about the royal lineage of Queen Charlotte, the namesake of the City of Charlotte, North Carolina.
Charlotte, North Carolina. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina (accessed 07 17, 2013). This website provides interesting information about the founding of the City of Charlotte, North Carolina.
Cincinnati Historical Society. http://library.cincymuseum.org/cinfaq7menu.htm#queencity. This website provides interesting information about the founding of the City of Cincinnati, Ohio.
de Certeau, Michel. The Practice of Everyday Life. Translated by Steven Rendall. Berkley, CA: University Of California Press, 1984. This book is the inspiration for the idea of the travel story. The text is a bit challenging to read, but take your time, and you will find inspiration here for discovering excitement in the everyday.
Elbow, Peter. Writing with Power. New York, New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. This book is a wonderful guide to getting into writing and enjoying the process.
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence. San Francisco Poems. San Francisco, California: City Lights Foundation, 2001. This collection frames San Francisco from an artist/poet perspective.
Finnegan, Ruth. Oral Poetry. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1992. An extensive discussion of the many types, styles, and audiences for oral poetry.
Goffman, Erving. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life. New York, New York: Doubleday, 1959. A classic on the performance considerations of the self/the teacher.
Harmon, Katharine. The Map as Art. New York, New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2009. Harmon focuses on international artists coming to terms with this era of dislocation. Offers a wealth of inspiration for visual expressions of personal geographies.
High Museum of Art, Atlanta Georgia. Alfredo Jaar, The Fire Next Time, permanent collection, modern & contemporary art collection, . 1989. http://www.high.org/Art/Permanent-Collection/CollectionDetails.aspx?deptName=Modern%20and%20Contemporary%20Art&objNum=1989.51&pageNumber=2#.UdQyXT6G1F8 (accessed July 3, 2013). Seeing this work in person inspired the "kicks" classroom activity.
Munoz Bata, Sergio. We Are All Immigrants Now. http://www.americasquarterly.org/node/233 (accessed 07 9, 2013). This web article discusses the current global migration phenomenon.
Olin, Margaret. "Introduction: The Poetics of the Eruv." Images 5, no. 1 (2011): 3-13.
PBS. Art 21 Alfredo Jaar. http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/alfredo-jaar (accessed 07 16, 2013). This article was my first introduction to the concept of the "invisible city", later made visible during our seminar's walk through the City of New Haven.
The Blurred Racial Lines of Famous Families, Queen Charlotte. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/secret/famous/royalfamily.html (accessed 07 15, 2013). This website provides interesting information about the controversy over the racial and cultural background of Queen Charlotte.
Pinder, David. "Ghostly Footsteps: Voices, Memories and Walks in the City." Ecumene (Sage Publications) 8, no. 1 (2001): 1-19. This article describes Janet Cardiff's aural art work The missing voice based on the book by Michel de Certeau, The Practice of Everyday Life. These two resources inspired the class activity "the pedestrian speech act".
Smith, Chris. How to make a QR code using Google. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRrhbsZ9BS8 (accessed July 30, 2013). This is very good webcast showing how to navigate some of the tricky parts of making a QR code.
Tapahonso, Luci. Blue Horses Rush In. Tucson, Arizona: The University of Arizona Press, 1997. This beautiful collection of poems and prose offers the reader insights into the intrinsic values of the Navaho people regarding sacred lands, ancient traditions and the preservation of their native language despite the passage of time and the distances that can be necessary between loved ones.
Wikipedia.org. Metre (poetry). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metre_(poetry) (accessed July 30, 2013). This webpage offers a good definition of the use of meter in poetry.
Annotated list of resources for students
Berry, Jill. Personal Geographies, Explorations in Mixed Media Mapmaking. Cincinnati: North Light Books, 2011. This book offers great examples of themes and easy hands-on techniques in creative mapmaking including an extensive listing of materials resources.
Futurist F. T. Marinetti's short play called "Feet,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqbeeP9Ukx8 (accessed 8/11/2013). A clever short video offering a look at how one might tell a story from the point of view of feet seen at ground level. The film is based on selections from Filippo Marinetti's short Futurist play entitled "Feet" performed by students of UW Madison for a class on European Avant-Garde Theatre in 2007.
How to Make a QR Code using Google
Shamblesguru Smith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRrhbsZ9BS8 (accessed 7/30/2013). This is very good webcast showing how to navigate some of the tricky parts of making a QR code.
QR Codes for Education, Slide Share
http://www.slideshare.net/mlange/qrcode-in-education (accessed 7/30/2013). This is an excellent Power Point slide presentation on how to make a QR Code.
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