Week 3 Assignments: 24-Hour Postponement

Due to the day lost when the server was down, your Week 3 assignments are now due this Saturday by noon.

Class: Thursday, July 24

10:00
library tour part 2:
life before the internet
indices, bound periodicals, archives
Thomason Room
11:00
continued working on Week 3 assignments

Class: Wednesday, July 23

10:00
explored all links on "Finding the World of the Play"
11:00
worked on Week 3 assignments

Class: Tuesday, July 22

10:00
analysis of Scene 1 of Scenes from an Execution
11:00
server down: everyone will work at home on Week 3 assignments

if you were absent today, you'll only have to make up one (1) hour

Class: Monday, July 21

10:00
applying research to understand the "world of the play"
place settings and multi-course meals and Omnium Gatherum
1800s courtship etiquette
11:00
begin work on Week 3 assignments

Finding "The World of the Play"

Here are some loaded resources that may help you with this week's assignments:

U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/
State & County Quick Facts
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html
International Data Base
http://photos.ltmcollection.org/ixbin/hixclient.exe?_IXDB_=ltm&search-form=main/home.html&submit-button=search
Association of Religion Data Archives
http://www.thearda.com/
Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/
Infoplease
http://www.infoplease.com/
Inflation Calculator
http://www.westegg.com/inflation/
How Much Is That?
http://eh.net/hmit/
HyperHistory Online
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
American Memory from the Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
Performing Arts Collection
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?category=Performing%20Arts,%20Music
Federal Theatre Project
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fedtp/fthome.html
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Online Collection
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/pphome.html
New York Public Library Digital Collection
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm
Artchive.
http://www.artchive.com/ftp_site.htm
Costume History at the Costumer’s Manifesto
http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/costhistpage.htm
History of Private Life (U.S.)
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/private_life.cfm
Classical Music
http://www.classical.com/listen/browser.php?sbid=13
Popular Music
http://www.mp3fiesta.com/
Sound Effects
http://www.sounddogs.com/
National Portrait Gallery (London)
http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/
Old Bailey Online (London)
http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/static/London-life18th.jsp
London Fire Brigade
http://www.lfbphotos.com/assetbank-lfb/action/viewHome
Royal Collection eGallery
http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/eGallery/
London’s Transport Museum: Photographic Collection
http://photos.ltmcollection.org/ixbin/hixclient.exe?_IXDB_=ltm&search-form=main/home.html&submit-button=search
Photograph London
http://www.photograph-london.com/

Week 3 Assignments

THE WORLD OF THE PLAY

As dramaturg, you’ve been asked to help the director and production team understand the “world of the play”—what life was like at the time the play takes place. (If your script doesn’t offer a specific time or location, then assign it one. If the location provided is fictional, then substitute with a real location.) Be specific but also selective, choosing information that will be of value to the team and production.

TIME (5%)

What was going on at the time the play takes place—global and national as well as local events and phenomena—that would affect the characters, the lives they lead and the choices they make?

What did these characters believe and value? (This includes any specifics you can find about economics, religion, war, art, politics, sex, the role of women, etc.)

If you copy and paste text, please be specific and selective and edit your content for relevance…and cite!

SPACE (5%)

What does the world of the play look like? Include natural geography as well architecture, fashion, transportation, entertainment, etc.

Post and link 10 images that best illustrate this world. For each image, provide a caption and link.

SOUND (5%)

What the world sounded like is too vague, so we’ll focus on music. What type of music was popular at this time and location? Give 5 examples with explanations and links. (If you can link to an audio file, great! If you can find lyrics to a song, great!)

For each example, how and where could we get a CD or an .mpeg file? Be specific and include cost.

A note on grading:
Be as specific and relevant as possible. Check your spelling and make sure that all of your links are active.

Class: Friday, July 18

10:00-12:00
continued working on Week 2 assignments