Syllabus [pdf]
Schedule of class meetings, due dates, and readings:
| 1 | Tuesday, August 28 | Course Introduction, Context Film #1 My Brooklyn |
| 2 | Thursday, August 30 | Context Film #2 Citizen Jane + Discussion |
| 3 | Tuesday, September 4 | Context Film #3 The Human Scale + Discussion |
| Thursday, September 6 | Research Seminar, Review of Site Documentation Report Template, Sketch | |
| Tuesday, September 11 | No classes scheduled; library is open 9-5 | |
| 4 | Thursday, September 13 | Downtown Brooklyn Walking Tour #1 |
| Tuesday, September 18 | No classes scheduled; library is open 9-5 | |
| 5 | Thursday, September 20 | Downtown Brooklyn Walking Tour #2 |
| 6 | Tuesday, September 25 | Research Seminar, Archival Research Overview |
| 7 | Thursday, September 27 | New York Public Library Maps Division |
| 8 | Tuesday. October 2 | Research Seminar, Evaluation of Sources; guest lecture |
| 9 | Thursday, October 4 | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection, Central Library |
| 10 | Tuesday, October 9 | Research Seminar: Site + Archive Findings, Emerging Themes |
| 11 | Thursday, October 11 | Research Seminar, Outline Development; archives site report due |
| 12 | Tuesday, October 16 | Research Methodologies, Newspapers + Databases; archives site report 2B due |
| 13 | Thursday, October 18 | Barclays Center/Atlantic Yards site research visit |
| 14 | Tuesday, October 23 | Mid-Term Presentations (Summary,Theme,Method,Outline,Bibliography) |
| 15 | Thursday, October 25 | Mid-Term Presentations (Summary,Theme,Method,Outline,Bibliography) |
| 16 | Tuesday, October 30 | Final Project: Theme + Group Formation |
| 17 | Thursday, November 1 | Group Work: Outline |
| 18 | Tuesday, November 6 | Research Seminar, Annotated Bibliography |
| 19 | Thursday, November 8 | Group Work: Research |
| 20 | Tuesday, November 13 | Group Work: Research |
| 21 | Thursday, November 15 | Group Work: Annotated Bibliography; Outline due |
| 22 | Tuesday, November 20 | Group Work: Annotated Bibliography |
| Thursday, November 22 | No class; college is closed | |
| 23 | Tuesday, November 27 | Group Work: Final Project; Annotated Bibliography due |
| 24 | Thursday, November 29 | Group Work: Final Project |
| 25 | Tuesday, December 4 | Group Work: Final Project |
| 26 | Thursday, December 6 | Group Work: Final Project |
| 27 | Tuesday, December 11 | Group Work: Final Project Editing |
| 28 | Thursday, December 13 | Reading Day; group work optional and encouraged! |
| 29 | Tuesday, December 18 | Final Project Presentations |
| 30 | Thursday, December 20 | Final Project Presentations / Wrap Up |
