How might these findings apply to the three versions of Frederick Douglass' Narrative?
Here is the excerpt (21 min) version we listened to in class:
And here is the full (60 minute) version.
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Finally, here is the OTM (On the Media) piece on the phenomenon known as "The Decline Effect":
Zeega is a great new storytelling tool. Here's one I did for fun this past summer:
Consider how reasonable Lou Masur's claims are in the following excerpt from The Soiling of Old Glory. What kinds of language devices does he use in order to make his argument more acceptable to the reader?
The Great Gatsby
Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
People Like Us
“The Golden Shovel”
“TV Tokenism” (lect)
“TV Tokenism” (student-led)
“Social Class Stations” (film)
Kenilworth student video
Suburban Comparisons
“The Big Ditch”
Virginia & Kentucky (PPT)
Citizen Kane
Kenilworth Water Dept (PPT)
Jamestowne Muster of 1624/25
The New Jim Crow (PPT) + excerpt
Prison-Industrial Complex
Reconstruction Proposals
BLOGs
Alabama Literacy Test
Norman Rockwell paintings (CRM): “Moving Day” + 1
Kaluna in Frogtown
Factors Influencing Family Wealth (inventory)
Junior Theme (and enclosing texts)
Glory by Ed Zwick?
The Kentucky Cycle
Eric Foner, Give Me Liberty!
8 Factors Correlated with Test Scores
“Down & Out in Orange County”
Reconstruction Primary Source Packet
“The Soiling of Old Glory” by Stanley Forman
The Soiling of Old Glory by Louis Masur
Obama Ancestry article
Gordon Park, “Segregation Series” (photos)
“Enlightenment” by Natasha Trethaway
CNN & Wolf Blitzer, “Cannibalism in Jamestown”
Google Street View of Unincorporated DuPage County (Wheaton Ridge subdivision)
Emily Garcia & Oscar Wao
“Beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement” - PPT & VT
Eyes on the Prize
The Great Gatsby IMAGE SEARCH
Code-switching essay
Gatsby ads
Google Map of Jamestown, Va.
A kind of mini- Junior Theme. Click HERE to listen.
In 1883, the a coalition of railroad officials carved the continental U.S. into five time zones, introducing Americans to the idea of “standard time.” Twenty five years later, the revolutionary idea was codified into law, with the 1918 Standard Time Act.
In this episode, we’ll look at the changing ways Americans have experienced the 24-hour day — from pre-industrial times right on up through today’s era of time-shifted media. We’ll explore the impact of those powerful Gilded Age railroads, and look the role of economic forces in shaping America’s relationship with the clock. We’ll also explore how people have experienced the rhythm of night and day — and why the advent of electric lighting changed that rhythm forever. Finally, is unlimited time always a good thing? We take a loving look at basketball’s shot clock.
Guests Include:
- Roger Ekirch, Virginia Tech, on 19th century Americans’ changing relationship with night
- Michael O’Malley, George Mason University, on how Gilded Age railroad officials standardized time across the country
Further Exploration
Have a look at our list of outside sources, and check out a rundown of the works we consulted while making this show. If you have enough time, that is.
Even More
Read the listener discussion that helped to shape the show.
Check out the music used in this show. [Available Monday.]
