![• “Noticed a revitalization project . . . [which] made us think about the
relationship between revitalization and the larger sociocultural phenomenon of gentrification”
• “Marmalade is known as SLC‟s „gayborhood,‟ but we were left
wondering about the future of this status, as we discovered that the
Utah Pride Center was one of the organizations that recently left the
area.”
• How do the contradictions between old and new in Marmalade
generate a sense of this place for current residents of the
neighborhood or of the greater SLC area?
• What would a historical investigation of the Marmalade district
reveal about the evolution it has undergone and how change has
affected who resides in, moves through, or “owns” the
neighborhood?
Q2: What concepts of place have we identified and
which are worth pursuing in SLC?](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/day4inventionpresentation-140129092421-phpapp02/85/On-Invention-What-projects-and-inquiries-are-worth-pursuing-5-320.jpg)
On Invention: What projects and inquiries are worth pursuing?
- 1. Write out your answers to the following debriefing questions (10 minutes): • What? What did you do on your walking tour, and what did you discover about Liberty Park from the tour? • So what? What did you learn about place and the process of researching and writing about place from your discoveries? • Now what? How might you use your insights from the walking tour and narrative to inform your early project ideas? Walking tour debrief
- 2. MORE ON INVENTION: What inquiries and projects are worth pursuing?
- 3. • We need to look at which sites are worth pursuing in civic contexts (areas/locations/people) • We need to look at what concepts of place are worth pursuing in the sites and in SLC generally (angles) • We need to look at how to manage our study of sites and concepts (scale/scope) Inventing a project idea
- 4. Q1: What specific area/site would be interesting to write about for a critical audience of engaged citizens?
- 5. • “Noticed a revitalization project . . . [which] made us think about the relationship between revitalization and the larger sociocultural phenomenon of gentrification” • “Marmalade is known as SLC‟s „gayborhood,‟ but we were left wondering about the future of this status, as we discovered that the Utah Pride Center was one of the organizations that recently left the area.” • How do the contradictions between old and new in Marmalade generate a sense of this place for current residents of the neighborhood or of the greater SLC area? • What would a historical investigation of the Marmalade district reveal about the evolution it has undergone and how change has affected who resides in, moves through, or “owns” the neighborhood? Q2: What concepts of place have we identified and which are worth pursuing in SLC?
- 6. Q3: How far and wide should the project reach? Should it cover a lot of ground or a single building? Should it be far-reaching in terms of audience and geographical location or not?
- 7. Group Activity (10-15 min): • In your groups from last week, use your walking tour narrative to imagine a tangible project idea that you could research this semester. Answer the three invention questions we just discussed to guide your idea.
- 8. The Project Pitch • http://sharktankclips.com/season-2-episode-8citikitty/ • Review assignment sheet
Editor's Notes
- #3: Note here how we’ve addressed invention so far: inquiry-driven explorations of place. Asking questions. We need to focus more readily now on creating specific research projects we can pursue this semester
- #4: To discover and define our projects and inquiries, we should move forward as follows. I want to talk about these three issues of project invention in a moment but I want you first to quickly review my sample post on Marmalade district. Go there and skim through the post I wrote.
- #5: What site and what about it makes it particularly interesting for a critical audience?Marmalade: On the cusp of change with new things coming.
- #7: What do you sacrifice when you take on more sites? When you narrow your study to one?
- #8: Whole Class discussion follows group activity. Students should focus on the concepts of place classmates have uncovered and consider whether or not these concepts might transfer to their own developing project ideas.TRANSITION to introducing THE PROJECT PITCH
- #9: Whole Class discussion follows group activity. Students should focus on the concepts of place classmates have uncovered and consider whether or not these concepts might transfer to their own developing project ideas.TRANSITION to introducing THE PROJECT PITCH