Digital Mapping Project & Presentation

Dr. Takkara Brunson (California State University, Fresno)

Students will generate their own topic on Black/African experiences on the continent or in the diaspora, and map major locations using StoryMaps.

Project Goals

• Develop an original research project on Black/African experience on the continent or in the diaspora, focusing on issues of religion, gender, ethnic identity, precolonial or post-colonial society, politics music, or the visual arts
• Map at least 7 locations related to the topic using StoryMaps
• Make an argument about the topic to support the thesis
• Make a traditional oral presentation of topic
• Create a poster presentation of the map showing how it supports the thesis

Students draw on major themes from the course African Cultural Perspectives to identify and map the major issues, sites, and topics which speak to their own interests and thesis. The project incorporates StoryMap JS, allowing students to not only create a textual description of their topic, but visualize it by mapping the major locations and events which provide cultural context.

Outcomes & Deliverables

As the final project, students will create a StoryMap with a minimum of 7 locations, a poster which displays the map along with relevant descriptions and information, and share these products through a traditional oral presentation.