American Studies
205
Material Aspects of American Life
This is a page dedicated to my American Studies 205 class, which is held
in the AT&T Teaching Theater. I will have to admit that when I first
learned that the majority of this class would be on computers, I was a
little frightened. In fact, I guess that you could say that I was
downright petrified of the fact that I would be expected to use a
computer for something other than finding books at the library. I had
never really even used a computer previous to this class (I just learned
how to double click on something two weeks prior to the class). Despite
my fears and anxieties, I think that I pulled through and managed to
learn a lot about computers, as well as "Material Aspects of American
Life." I even think that this will become my new hobby.
Throughout the semester, which quickly become my learning ground for
computer skills, we looked at the cultural meanings of various
artifacts, and how each of the artifacts relate to different ideas
or periods of
history, such as college life in the 1990's, American history, fashion
trends, or the history of Greenbelt, MD.
These stories of American history are told through the following
projects:
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Project 1
Jake the Wild Thing |
This essay is an analysis of my "Where the Wild Things Are" doll, as
it relates to college life in the 1990's |
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Project 2
Field to Factory:
Afro-American Migration (1915-1940) |
This is a critique of the an exhibit at the National Museum of
American History |
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Project 3
Tattoos:
Artifacts of Antifashion |
This is an analysis of tattooing, as it relates to American culture
and fashion in the 1990's |
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Project 4
Depression Glass |
This is a look at depression glass, as it relates to the history of
Greenbelt, MD. |
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American Studies 205
Official Homepage |
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Enter my homepage |
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Amst class pictures |