It has been an exciting week for our cemeteries project. The team is coming together: we have a GC Commons forum that we are using to collaborate and are well on the way to defining the goals of the project and its central conceit. We have had to rethink the […]
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Team Members and Roles Name: Brianna CaszattPrimary Role: Project ManagerSecondary Role: Web Development, MappingCemetery: Cemetery that was repurposed as a public park Name: lane vineyardPrimary Role: Outreach, Social MediaSecondary Role: DesignCemetery: Cemetery that was repurposed and later rediscovered and exists again as such Name: LisaPrimary Role: Design, TestingSecondary Role: Documentation […]
During last week’s class, the group collectively decided on our primary and secondary roles. Based on prior professional experience with outreach as well as some social media management, I selected these areas to be my primary focus in the project. My secondary role is going to be in design, as […]
I’m not really sure where to start. Already it’s been such a rollercoaster of emotions. Excitement, fear, gratitude, overwhelmingness (I didn’t know this was already a word until just looking it up now). This project is so different and so much more than I initially envisioned, and that’s so great. […]
This week, our team discussed the workflow we plan to commit to during the project development, specifically which tools we will be using to communicate (We decided on a Commons Group as a way to keep track on progress, share findings and feedback), as well as the content of our […]
I know it’s after the two deadlines we agreed on, and my apologies, but if possible (after much wavering), I’d like to put my mapping project up for discussion. Overview Death is an inescapable and universal part of being human, but the rituals and care provided by the living to […]
Writing and Editing I studied creative writing in undergrad, in particular poetry, so I’m very interested in how we use language to communicate, and I’m always thinking about whether there are better ways to say what we want to say. I’ve been an editor for more than 13 years, and […]
