This project intends to expand the practice of historical research and critique beyond the borders of locations, ideology, institution and discipline, repositioning historical scholarship in a digital age and re-contextualizing criticism through a creative lens aimed to increase accessibility and interest through a public, digital humanities approach to preserving and sharing knowledge. Students should consider the digital publication medium, being aware of layout and accessibility issues.

Scholars will identify a theoretical reading from a selected list of course readings, one of the primary sources from the anthology (M&M S2-4) 1861-1975, and conduct additional research from a list of selected approach. Students are asked to engage with these texts in consideration of Black Studies’ interdisciplinary perspective, personal connection to the texts, and ability to communicate views and insights across different media. Students should draw connections between their 3 main sources (theoretical reading/anthology document/student research), highlighting course themes as they respond in an original, innovative and creative format, combining two different types of media.

• Students must select at least one of the following options as the basis for their project: 

  Sacred Space – a location or event of significance to the course themes or required reading.

  Archival Research – locate another primary source document related to the theory or anthology reading.

  Cultural Artifact – select and examine an object or cultural production that you view as being directly connected to a theory or anthology reading.

  Current Scholarship – locate a recently published (last 2-3 years) article written for academic audiences or the general public connected to a theory or primary document from the anthology.

  Historical Figure – select an individual connected to one of the theories or anthology readings. Profile this individual briefly and explain their experience and significance in terms of historical context and embodiment of ideologies related to the course.

• Students must include two of the following genres or mediums for their project:

  Visual – drawings, photographs, posters, infographics, charts

  Audio – sound recording of critical or creative work

  Written Text – blog post, annotated bibliography, narrative essay, journal entry, letter, list, manifesto, film/literature review, Op-Ed

  Tactile – object-based and student created or sourced; must include image and written description

  Multimedia – presentation or website, social media meme*** (still requires a written portion, unless equivalent writing and citations are provided in the slide deck)

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