As the next phase in the lesson plan for the 1898 Political Cartoons project, I have been creating a Zoom-In Inquiry activity, based on a lesson plan created by Joe Jelen (Northwood High School), published on teachinghistory.org. This introductory section will be designed to start leading students to a path of inquiry by doing a…
HIST689: On Selecting American Political Cartoons on the 1898 War
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…
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…
