Overview
After reading the article Curating Sociology and viewing the materials about Sociologist Matthew Desmond's Eviction exhibit, please respond to the following two questions. Use the readings in your post. Please reply to two of your classmates posts and discuss their curations.
*It's okay to be creative here!*
*Think outside the box!*
- You are working for the City of XXXX (insert your favorite city). You have been asked to create an exhibit inside the lobby of City Hall that will be on display for three months. You have been given complete control of the exhibit and were told to "trust your sociological training" and "create an exhibit that educates residents in the city." You have been given a generous donation by an anonymous donor in the amount of $100,000.
- You must follow the minimal guidelines below:
- The topic must be related to human HEALTH in some way. Any topic about human health is acceptable. (P.S. almost everything in sociology connects to health!)
- You must have visual displays and things that people can touch and feel. Describe these.
- The exhibit space is about 600 sq. ft (the size of a one-bedroom apartment).
- The curation will be donated to a local hospital after the three-months at City Hall to remain on permanent display in the hospital lobby.
*You do not need to cite academic research in your post, but you should write the post with sociological relevance and knowledge as if this is a task at your job for the City of XXXXX.
Before thinking that this exercise is a ridiculous idea, it is actually similar to what a former student in my class did at her job after graduation. She was working at a large Physical Therapy center with patients who had TBI's (traumatic brain injury) from strokes, attempted suicide, or car accidents. She was tasked with creating field trip activities for her patients so they can visit places in the city and learn things in the city they live in - because many of them had memory problems due to their injuries. She developed a series of field trips for her patients that included visiting museums and lobby's to see and learn things (for free - she didn't have much of a budget). She asked for my help one time to lead a field trip through the Historic Westside and provide a driving audio socio-historical narration of the field trip. It was very fun for the patients and one of the most rewarding things I have done in my job.