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No—we don’t have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you, but we do have a bridge and other historic landmarks along the Brooklyn waterfront that we would like to show you. We invite you to apply for a weeklong National Endowments for the Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop for Community College Faculty, “Along the Shore: Changing and Preserving the Landmarks of Brooklyn’s Industrial Waterfront.” The workshop will combine discussions and presentations, introductions to and use of primary source materials, media presentations, site visits—consisting of walking, bus, and boat tours—and media laboratory workshops. We will offer the workshop twice: June 6-12 and June 20-26.
If you come, you will explore the changes and preservation efforts that have come to the landmarks along Brooklyn’s industrial waterfront, declared one of America’s eleven most endangered historic places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 2007. You will also explore the nature and meaning of different types of landmarks along the waterfront and document and interpret specific landmarks using a range of digital media that will bring these landmarks alive for you—and perhaps revolutionize your understanding of the term “landmark.”
The application deadline is March 2, 2010. Participants will receive a stipend to assist with travel, food and housing. Please visit our website for more information: www.citytech.cuny.edu/alongtheshore
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