Jan 8th, 2012
Upcoming Civil Rights Tour
In March, I join dozens of area youth for a trip to Montgomery, Atlanta, Selma, and a host of other places in the South as part of an annual tour to introduce students to Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The trip is sponsored by the local Mayor’s Youth Empowerment’s FasTrac Cultural Diversity & Diversity Awareness [...]
Dec 19th, 2011
Research: Dissertation update
I am wrapping up my data collection for my dissertation, which is focused on how newsworkers, public officials, and city residents characterize their neighborhoods and places. Scheduled for defense in July, I am excited about this work, especially in using mental maps (drawings of how we experience our spaces and places, such as the one [...]
Dec 19th, 2011
Teaching: Journalism & engagement
My friends, fellow Iowa doctoral students Raquel Baker (English) and Daniel Kinney (Art Education), went to the Twin Cities in September month to participate in Imagining America, a civic-engagement conference. Our team was selected to discuss CrossingBorders.us, which we started together. The fledgling website deals with issues of community, race, and storytelling in Iowa City. [...]
Oct 2nd, 2011
Community: Mapping, students, and stories
Art students at Iowa City’s South East Junior High School worked with CrossingBorders.us (a community journalism and storytelling website I helped create) to tell their stories of life in their neighborhoods. Beyond drawing their tales, we talked about how maps themselves tell stories, how they shape space and create place. Enjoy the slideshow!
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