Gentrification HW # 7

Fill out the Author Analysis worksheet based on the article, Towers and Tenements, by Matthew Schuerman.

Gentrification HW # 6

View all photo slide shows that were posted on the blog. Complete the handout that we started in class.

Gentrification HW # 5

Read and annotate the article, Who Hurts?, by Ben Gibberd. Complete an Author Analysis worksheet based on the article.

Gentrification HW # 4

Based on the Freeman, Braconi article complete the Author Analysis worksheet.

Gentrification HW # 3

Read and Annotate the article, Gentrification and Displacement: New York City in the 1990's, by Lance Freeman and Frank Braconi. You do not have to complete the Author Analysis worksheet yet. Just annotate and write 2-4 questions for discussion and/or clarification.

Gentrification HW # 2

Read and Annotate the article, White FLight to Brooklyn, by Dana Rubinstein. Complete the revised Author Analysis sheet based on the article.

Gentrification HW # 1

Reread the article, Andres Duany Applauds Gentrification, 2001. Based on the article complete the Author Analysis Worksheet.

Park Slope Labels Due Monday October 19

Example Label

Carlos Mesquita 1989 -
Looking
Brooklyn, NY
Photograph

This photograph shows a pole with a pamphlet posted on it that advertises an apartment. On the background, what seems to be right across the street from the poster, lays a realty company. The two objects, the pole in the foreground and the realty company in the background, work together to convey the idea that Park Slope is being smothered by gentrification, development, and other common trends taking place in the area. I took this picture to emphasize the idea that Park Slope is changing. The pamphlet in the foreground portrays a perfect example of someone who is in desperate need to move in with someone; perhaps because he was thrown out of his building due to high rent charges. This is a perfect example of gentrification.


Photograph Label

Write a “label” for 2 photographs.
Each label must be typed as it will be posted next to your photograph.

In the top, left hand corner, it must contain:

§ your name, your birth year
§ the title of the photograph
§ Where and when it was made
§ Medium

In paragraph form, it must tell the following information:

§ What this is a photograph of
§ Why you took this photograph
§ Describe the composition of the photograph (what’s in the foreground, middleground, background)

Example:
Carlos Mesquita 1989 –
Looking
Brooklyn, NY 2006
Photograph

This is a photograph of… This photograph shows that… In the foreground…

Park Slope Walk Reflection HW: Due Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Respond to the TWO of following questions in your binder. We will discuss them on Tuesday.

AND

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BRING IN YOUR CAMERA AND USB CORD

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YOUR IMAGES ON CD, FLASH DRIVE OR IN YOUR EMAIL

We will be looking at your photos in class on Tuesday!

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REFLECTION QUESTIONS:

1. Describe three photographs you took in 2 – 3 sentences each. What were you trying to capture in these photographs?

2. How did what you noticed in Park Slope today compare or contrast to what you usually see in Park Slope? How did what you observed on our walk strengthen or change your perception of the neighborhood?

3. Of the trends we have mentioned in class (renovation, restoration, revitalization, development, gentrification, immigration, migration), which did you notice the most in Park Slope? How does this compare with your own neighborhood?

4. What did you find most challenging about the walk? What did you enjoy the most? What might you do differently for your next walk? Explain.

HW # 7 - Due Monday (10/5)

Write answers explaining your thoughts to the following questions:

1. What is most interesting to you?
2. What is most thought-provoking?
3. About what do you have the most to say?