What were the cultural meanings assigned to Caribbean populations by Americans at the turn of the 20th century? Why is it so difficult to make sense of visual representations produced in the past? How can we “read” political cartoons? In what ways can political cartoons convey a political issue or standpoint? How similar or different…
A Third Piece of the Puzzle: En Routes Project
At a Crossroads: At this point in the process, I need to make a decision regarding the primary sources I will select and the aim of the lesson plan I am about to create. I’m torn between continuing with the En Routes postcard project or an alternate plan that may give me a better chance…
Greetings from Puerto Rico! The “En Routes” Postcard Project
Aim of En Routes Postcards were the Twitter, Facebook, Flick, Instagram, and email (all in one) of the 1900s. And for the United States, the expansion of postcard printing coincided with the nation’s territorial expansion throughout the Caribbean. As a strategic location to secure the sugar and tobacco markets, Puerto Rico felt the presence of…
Project Pitch for En Routes: Markers & Makers in 1900s’ Puerto Rico
En Routes: Markers & Makers in 1900s’ Puerto Rico Main Topic: The aim is to create a site for history scholars and scholars-to-be to interact with primary and secondary sources that treat the subject of rural Puerto Rico in the first quarter of the 20th century. This platform will provide educators and learners access to…
Thinking About Historical Thinking
Historical Thinking as a Practice and a Discipline: Whether it is a “mind-altering encounter” (Wineburg et. al.), the “self-appropriation” (Levesque) of procedures for interpreting history, the decoding (Pace) or unpacking (Middendorf) of the discipline of history, or to go “against the grain on our thinking” (Wineburg), there seems to be a general consensus among the…
Nashieli Marcano’s Bio
Hello Everyone! As an academic librarian in the humanities and social sciences, I support students and faculty in their research and learning workflows. I enter these scholarly communities and contribute with my expertise in library collection development, online and face-to-face teaching and training, qualitative data analysis (e.g. NVivo, Atlas.ti), web design, and outreach programming. I’m…
“Territorio no incorporado”: Wrap-Up Report
Introduction “Territorio no incorporado” is a small-scale, digital public history prototype developed to showcase the experience of Puerto Ricans in the Upstate region of South Carolina. Powered by Omeka, this site has been an invitation for DPH newbies like me to get a firm handle on the how to build a website, select and create…
“Territorio no incorporado” Portfolio Blog Post 3
Progress: The Creation of the “‘How about them peaches?’: Puerto Rican Migration to the Upstate” Exhibit The “How about them peaches?: Puerto Rican migration in the 1970s” exhibit showcases life for farmworkers and their families in Sunny Slope Farms, Gaffney, South Carolina. This exhibit allowed me curate some photographs from Z.R. (contributor wanted to remain…
Exploring your Landscape with the Mobile Digital Public History Site “The Clio”
The Clio https://www.theclio.com/ Urban humanist, Mark Tebeau has examined the possibilities that mobile technologies offer to curators and historians as they reach out to audiences, stating: “Although humanists, including oral historians, have embraced these technological trends, sometimes slowly, broad publics have incorporated mobile computing into their daily lives.” (25) With the use of GPS, mobile…
“Territorio no incorporado”: Progress Report 3 (Module 7)
The “Territorio no Incorporado” platform is taking more shape with the creation of the new Exhibit: “Puerto Ricans in the Anderson-Pickens-Oconee County Area, Upstate South Carolina.” So far, this exhibit revolves around the story of Julio Rosado, an elite hairstylist living in the town of Anderson. Successes #1. The First Storyteller has Emerged This exhibit…
