Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Using See, Think, Me, We…at the Elementary Level Analyzing a Picture Book See: The teacher shows an illustration from a picture book and asks the children what they see. Students could discuss topics like the importance of friendship or how birthdays are celebrated differently in various cultures.

Primary Sources 143

Primary Sources History Cultures Cultural Studies 143

Sapiens

JANUARY 21, 2025

My interest in the topic is more personal, not just because of my history as a former Giggling Gertie, but because its a behavior that is much less straightforward than it seems. As the cultural studies scholar Fran McDonald showsin her analysis of the incident, laughter without humor appears to render us mechanical, terrifying, monstrous.

Humanities 142

Humanities Cultures Psychology Cultural Studies 142

ED Surge

JANUARY 6, 2025

A scholarly book or article about history or philosophy counts. So does a local oral-history project, an art exhibit, or a dinner-table conversation about books, movies, or music. Like air, humanities-driven work is everywhere but taken for granted, so much a part of life its easy to overlook.

Humanities 145

Humanities Oral History Archiving Pedagogy 145