In-Class Mapping-Scott Haraway

D.I.Y. New York

This project was done very well because it had a great breadth of examples on advancing modern day counterculture, from sophisticated visual arts to vegan fast food to grungy punk rock concerts. I thought this was the most effective structure of map, because it had the sort of introductory excerpt to introduce the student’s point of view for the whole project. It is the easiest to internalize because of the paragraph. She also uses a ton of pictures, which makes it the most fun to read.

Final Project

This project did not have very much of an overall sense beyond art, which eventually led to it ineffectiveness. It seemed to be a very surface-level project just about almost “touristy” art. This one was not very effective because it is not very creative at all and nothing was unusual or particularly enlightening. She also didn’t connect it very well to a topic throughout either.

Come Together NYC

This one was my favorite conceptually because I thought it, along with D.I.Y. had the most clear and concise theme. The sort of social bonding or “coming together” of citizens in many different ways, from impromptu concerts to grief memorials, capture the essence of brotherhood that is often associated with proud New Yorkers. I thought this was a very effective model because, even without an introductory paragraph, he makes each place an obvious connection to the theme. The use of a video as a dynamic attachment is also nice to see.

Modern Gomorrah

Every marker in this map has some sort of relation to religion within art. Some of the variations are a bit of a stretch to me, particularly the Indian restaurant, but his description was very detailed and a good read. This one was only somewhat effective because it had a lack of connectivity. However, his structure for writing the individual markers is done very well, though.