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Questions and Questioning in Toni Morrison's "Recitatif"
Class: NHTI-Concord: ENGL287C-ZZ - Women in Literature
Student: Sarah J. Bibeau
Professor: Prof. Paula Del-Bonis Platt
From the student: In this project I explore how Morrison uses both counter narratives and counter memories to challenge how the reader perceives certain thematic content the context of the story as well as in their own lives. Memory plays an integral role in the plot between the characters of Roberta and Twyla, as they struggle to make sense of their own childhood and in turn who they have become over the years. Morrison's pointed choice to never state the race of Twyla or Roberta couples with ambiguity of the race of the character Maggie as well, creating an interplay of counter narrative on memory and how we view racial stereotypes.
Memory in Literature: Power & the Literary Canon
Class: NHTI-Concord : ENGL255C - British Literature II
Student: Chloe Alice Rattee
Professor: Alan Lindsay
From the student: In my project I explored how cultural memory applied to literature can open up the discussion to talk about how power is wielded by those that create a canon, literary or religious. I used William Blake's work to discuss how few educated, powerful people's interpretation of something so difficult and massive at The Bible can cut out perspectives or opinions that they don't want included in their teachings.
Technology and Preparation Fight For Maple Syrup Against Climate Change
Class: UNH ENGL401: First-Year WritingC
Student: Molly Jocelyn Kearing
Professor: Shelley Girdner
From the student: This project describes the impacts the maple syrup industry may experience because of climate change and the technological advancements that can help combat them. It includes academic sources and news articles as well as a personal interview with the owner of a maple operation.
Shoes...
Class: UNH ENGL501.01
Student: Migda M. Llanes Cardenas
Professor: Melinda White
From the Student: Each pair of shoes can tell a story, from their production process to people wearing them and walking on paved streets, muddy paths, or luxurious carpets. This multimodal essay presents stories from around the world where shoes are the protagonists. The writing style ranges from texts with an informative purpose to texts with very detailed descriptions, while others focus more on provoking feelings in the reader. Following the recommendations of Professor Melinda White, I am submitting my project under the Change the World category.
Digital Liberation: Exploring Collective Consciousness throughout a Slave Narrative
River Community College
Student: Darren Harlow
From the Student: The goal of this project was to create a digital exhibit using Microsoft Sway that includes artifacts relevant to Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs and, more broadly, the collective memory of slavery in the United States.
UNH Pole Vaulters Dynamic Duo
Class: ENGL: 712 Multimedia Storytelling
Student: Meredith Hohnbaum
Professor: Scott Ripley
In this UNH student video project, UNH Track and Field sophomores Makena and Kyran share a bond created through their shared passion for vaulting. As two of the only three vaulters on the team, they understand each other's triumphs and struggles better than anyone else.
https://media.unh.edu/media/Kyran_and_Makena_final_submission/1_80r24t3e
Mexico: The Center of Latin American Tourism
Class: History 632 - Human Rights and Social Justice in Latin America
Student: Arin Henderson
Professor: Julia Rodriguez
From the student: This project is an infographic focusing on the effect of tourism, all-inclusive resorts, and catering to foreigners in Mexico. Sources regarding history and statistics of Mexican hospitality were utilized, as well as its economic contribution and the true cost of labor. It was created for the purpose of educating the viewer on social injustices within the Mexican tourism industry, discrimination towards lower-class women, as well as what tourists—often from the United States—are really paying for.
https://www.canva.com/design/DAFzr_XtT0A/sKAe2UIGUg9rWl58xrSLkw/view?utm_content=DAFzr_XtT0A&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor#1
Participatory Culture, Copyright, & Fair Use: The H3H3 Case
Class: Communication 696: Theorizing YouTube
Student: Kaylie E. Efstratiou
Professor: Michael Soha
From the Student: This video essay describes how creators Ethan and Hila Klein's win in their court case against Matt Hoss paved the way for the commentary/reaction video genre on YouTube. By fighting for their right to react to videos in a transformative/satiric fashion, they laid the groundwork for other creators to follow suit with a precedent of protection in place.
Unified Basketball
Class: First-Year Writing
Student: Katayoun Hashemin
Professor: Krista Jackman
From the Student: For class, I was assigned to write a personal narrative about inequality. I immediately knew what I wanted to do. I wanted to talk about my friends with disabilities and how people often look down upon them even though they are so much more than their disability. In fact, I wanted to write about their abilities.
https://prezi.com/view/UEgHPZOtmWrvxEmdglGH/
"Inside the Lines"
Class: Introduction to Creative Nonfiction
Student: Cameron Slide
Professor: Melinda White
From the Student: “Inside the Lines,” my Knight Lab Timeline-based hypertext essay from the final unit of ENGL 501: Introduction to Creative Nonfiction, is the culmination of my creativity, digital savviness, and appreciation of the medium. The project, which was the result of weeks of curating and refining, is a timeline-based representation of my life through the presence of lines within my upbringing. Spread over five key ages in my life, “Inside the Lines” offers a glimpse in how I learned to not be defined by the lines laid before me.
https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/timeline3/latest/embed/index.html?source=1mXc-go3q4lPWxZApI8-trDJEPUaRxYHrxCL05Xvp2Ak&font=Rufina-Sintony&lang=en&initial_zoom=2&height=650
UNH Virtual Mural and Sculpture Interactive Map
Class: Introduction to Digital Humanities at UNH
Students: Barnes, Lauren E.; Teague, Olivia J.; McDonough, Lily M.; Shaw, Mark J.; Maly, Alexander M.; Lemay, Logan; Prewitt, Alexa S.; Drinan, Jason; and Garcia, Ava,
Professor: Melinda White
From the Students: This project was created to provide a virtual tour guide of the murals and sculptures on the UNH Durham campus. It shows the walking routes to each piece and provides descriptions of each one along with the artists. We were hoping to help people who may not be able to see them in person as well!
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?ll=43.14094705807323%2C-70.92815138358166&z=15&mid=15Db08Z_456WUZz7e3ZU3pQV7D_WeGlE
The Eye: Redesigned
Student Organization: The Eye at NHTI Concord
Student: Skyler Boudreau
Professor: Dave Edwards
This project is a complete website redesign for The Eye, NHTI's student literary journal. Initially, the redesign focused purely on modernization and navigational improvements, but quickly evolved into a larger endeavor. The Eye's new website features artwork, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry by NHTI students, a series of video discussions between students and faculty on topics including censorship in the United States and "controversial" books such as Maia Kobabe's graphic novel Gender Queer, and also compiles several special digital editions of The Eye themed around modern social issues.
Beautiful Star: A Meditation on the Power of Women's Voices
Independent Study in Experimental & Civic Arts
Student: Audrey French
Professor: Kevin Healey
From the Student: This piece aims to share the stories of three women, Shaye Moss, Ruby Freeman and Cassidy Hutchinson, who faced harsh criticism in the media despite having done nothing wrong. Through movement and music, we hope to bring the emotions of these women to light and spread awareness of their untold stories. Choreographing this original piece has helped me to discover dance's potential as a form of societal activism and has aided me in recognizing the value of the human body in artistic creation.