Out from Behind this Mask

Themes in Franklin Evans; how do they show up in Whitman’s other work?

— destruction
— death
— liquor
— going astray
— being lost
— optimism –> despair
— city as dangerous
— tempation
— concern for health, the body

Issues of Genre
— temperance novels
— literature of moral reform
— episodic nature of narrative
— didacticism

Check out our group wire post for current assignments and the Projects Info page on our course blog for descriptions of those assignments.

Presentation

Here are some photos taken during the visit that the City Tech class made to the Brooklyn Historical Society on November 3rd.  The trip was part of a new research project in which each student in the course chose an address in which Whitman lived briefly during his time in Brooklyn.  Students will perform historical research on the address using insurance maps, land conveyances, city directories, and other resources provided by the BHS.  Many thanks to the BHS and librarian Elizabeth Call for their assistance with this project.

Here are some recaps of the trip from students in the course:

techwhit: Brooklyn Historical Museum Visit

fabfab: BHS Recap

oatakan: Old, Cold and Cool Place

jenniferying: jennifer for nov 10