I have a few thoughts that are slowly limiting my options:
- I want to do an actual text. Although I adore visual rhetoric, I want to deal with something more foundational for this time.
- Of course, memory or something with a memory component. I'm fascinated with museums and websites that deal with this sense of memory, but it's difficult to write about those without introducing a visual component.
- Of course, with memory work you're often dealing with the past, but this project needs to have some importance in the present.
Thanks! -S
I'm out of bounds on the writing group and all, but just wanted to throw out a hell yes to a project on memory and the fifth anniversary of Katrina. Lots of options for discussion and analysis seem available, including speeches, images, (and important to memory) places.
ReplyDeleteIf you're still interested in looking at a text related to Katrina, here's a link to President Obama's speech at Xavier University on the 5-year anniversary. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/08/29/remarks-president-fifth-anniversary-hurricane-katrina-new-orleans-louisi
ReplyDeleteHi Sarah,
ReplyDeleteWith such a broad topic, I might suggest thinking about narrowing your "text" down to a few significant artifacts. Sometimes when the topic is too broad, the critic's argument falls short from justifying the texts. It's just a thought. There was a great documentary series on T.V. not to long ago called "Remembering Katrina." The documentary provided an up-close look at not only Katrina, but the aftermath as well.
Also, have you thought about what type of public memory scholarship you'd like to engage with for your project? ]
In thinking about your topic I did a search for "katrina memorials" and several "virtual" memorials came up. It might be an interesting way of approaching the three options you've narrowed for yourself.
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