Faculty of ArtHISTORY 4P50 — 2021W PRESENTATION AND BLOG GUIDELINES
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HIST4P50 – Presentation and final reflection/blog post Guidelines
Presentation to the Canada Games Council (Friday, Dec. 17 at 10am)
At our meeting with the CGC on Dec. 17, I will begin by giving a brief overview of the status of the digitization initiative. I will also explain the goals of HIST4P50 and the work you did with the CGC collection as part of the course. I will then introduce each of you.
Aim to present for about 10 minutes each. I recommend putting together a PowerPoint slide
show for your presentation, since the Omeka exhibits will probably not be ready by Dec. 17.
In your presentation, please address the following:
1. How did you decide which part(s) of the collection to focus on? What other research did you do?
2. Describe the digitization practicum. What did you enjoy most about the experience? What did you enjoy least? What were some of the challenges you faced and how did you overcome them?
3. What are some of the more interesting or surprising photographs you found?
4. Tell us about your research exhibit. How did you incorporate the photographs into your research? To what extent did the photographs direct your research?
5. What did you learn about the Canada Games and about sport history more generally through your research?
6. What are your recommendations for how to proceed with digitizing the collection? Are there any other research topics that you would recommend for future students?
Final reflection/blog post (E-mail to me no later than Wed., Jan. 5, 2022)
Your final reflection will be part of a longer post on the Faculty of Humanities’ blog that consists of:
1. A brief introduction (written by me) that provides an overview of the SOHA-CGC photograph digitization initiative and HIST4P50.
2. Kat’s reflection (with a hyperlink to her exhibit)
3. Mike’s reflection (with a hyperlink to his exhibit)
Please address the following in your final reflection (500-700 words):
1. Explain how you approached the digitization project. What did you do to prepare for it? How did you decide what to focus on? What other research did you do?
2. Describe the digitization practicum. Walk us through the process; what did you enjoy most about the experience; what did you enjoy least; what were some of the challenges you faced and how did you overcome them.
3. Describe one (or a series) of the more interesting or surprising photographs you found.
4. Provide a brief summary of your research exhibit.
5. How did you use the photographs as a source in your research? How did you choose which ones to include in your exhibit? To what extend did the photographs direct your research?
6. Connect your experience of digitizing and working with the CGC photograph collection to what you learned about the Canada Games, digitization, sport history and photography, and/or the visual turn in oral history.