Activity 6

Digital Archive Activity 6: In the form of a three-to-five-minute video or audio recording, reflect on what you have collected and discovered in this Digital Archive these past two quarters–and on what you observe in your classmates’ websites. What ideas, insights, or even possible theories about worldbuilding do you sense emerging from your own collection and the websites of your classmates that you have perused? Prof. Wasserstrom’s lectures, building on those before his, have emphasized how primary sources from a wide range of genres and media can stimulate our interest in learning more about a particular context or topic. As you contemplate your own Spring research project, what might be a thought-provoking text, artwork, set of historical materials, film, or other cultural object to investigate in relation to the theme of worldbuilding? Think expansively about potential primary sources and topics that you find compelling, not just those that have been discussed in lectures.