Description of Mapping Project Examples, by Matt Kase

D.I.Y. New York City

This collection of writing goes through the “Do it Yourself” ethics of the New York art scene, and in one instance the New York food scene. Each space is connected to its own description of what the atmosphere was like and why the DIY mindset made the location what it was. 8 different events are described, and the one that I was most interested in is split into three different places. It is a music festival that took place on top of New York city roofs. The author gives a thorough enough explanation of the scene to allow the reader to understand DIY music, but then goes even further to provide pictures showing exactly what the festival looked like. This piece of writing could definitely be an effective model for me, not only because I enjoy the content, but because the author executes her writing very coherently.

Final Project by Hope Marion

The author gives a decent enough description of each location she visited, but that does not make the paper an effective model for me. Her organization is extremely confusing. I cannot tell if she is writing about historical landmarks, Latin-themed locations, restaurants, or locations involved in the storage of books. An introductory paragraph, or simply a more clearly organized categorization of her concept of interest, would be extremely beneficial for Hope Marion.

Come Together NYC

Although he separates “art,” “music,” and “crafts,” this text primarily looks at the local art scene in a variety of locations. The first “pin” described is a Sweet Tooth art exhibit. In this section, the author does an excellent job of blending geographical history with the particular event he observed. Another noteworthy aspect of the writing is the crafts fair that the author visited. He included a video in order to illustrate what the fair looked like, and the footage is actually very well edited. I would like to use video in my project and can take an example from this essay.

Modern Gommorah

The focus and rhetoric used in this project has been my favorite so far. The author looks at the decline of religion through arts and culture of certain locations in New York City. Besides only giving a description of an event or place, this piece really goes in depth with the sociopolitical and historical contexts of the areas of interest. I especially liked the line “Punk music has always had beef with Christ.”