34116 research outputs found
Sort by
Bowls
No full textThis object was photographed and inventoried during summer 2019 by Julia Conway ('20) and Bailey Cook ('20) as part of a digital curation fellowship.�Please note that the date issued field refers to the date of the digital object's creation. The temporal coverage field contains date information for the actual physical object, when known.General Description: These red lacquer bowls feature floral designs in gold. They are similar with the exception that B also has a floral design in gold at the very center of its basin, while A does not.Condition Description: A is in good condition. B has two large cracks from the rim to halfway down the bowl
Rhodes Institute for Regional Studies Student Papers
No full textThis paper explores the English as a second language (ESL) education among adult refugees who have arrived in Memphis, Tennessee within the last twenty years. The research is based on an eight-week ethnography and interviews. By investigating the experiences of both ESL teachers and adult refugee students, this paper will demonstrate challenges that Memphis refugees face including a lack of time, resources, and confidence on their way to becoming proficient in English.This paper will conclude with strategies to combat future refugee resettlement challenges, including an increase in collaboration within the city and the refugee organizations,an increase in funding, and an increase in cultural sensitivity among the Memphis community
Case
No full textThis object was photographed and inventoried during summer 2019 by Julia Conway ('20) and Bailey Cook ('20) as part of a digital curation fellowship.�Please note that the date issued field refers to the date of the digital object's creation. The temporal coverage field contains date information for the actual physical object, when known.General Description: A mirror case in red with black edges. It shows flowers on both sides.Condition Description: Good condition
Rise Up
No full textThis digital image was taken by a member of the Memphis Art Project team. It was uploaded to DLynx during summer 2019.Middle school students from Humes Preparatory Academy worked with local artist Shea Colburn to complete a mural on the fa�ade of a blighted building at 989 Looney Street. The idea stemmed from a partnership between the Klondike-Smokey City Community Development Corporation, UrbanArts, Crosstown Arts and the Mayor�s Innovation Delivery Team, as another installment of the Delivery Team�s 25 SQ project. The word "rise" can be seen followed by a large green upward arrow. Other images such as people holding hands, an eye, a head, and flowers are also present
Mask
No full textThis object was photographed and inventoried during summer 2019 by Julia Conway ('20) and Bailey Cook ('20) as part of a digital curation fellowship.�Please note that the date issued field refers to the date of the digital object's creation. The temporal coverage field contains date information for the actual physical object, when known.General Description: This is a tan mask that appears to be smiling. The lips are red. There are also two white circular raised sections of the forehead. Above these white circles there is the beginning of a black hairline. There are also three holes in the chin where a beard extends. Only two of these holes for the beard have hair coming out of them.Condition Description: The mask is missing one the sections of hari that extend from the chin. There is a black paint mark on the foreheah and nose. There are several places where the paint has been rubbed off. The paint at the top of the head is also chipping
"Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals" Installation Image
No full textThis digital image was photographed by Chip Pankey and uploaded to DLynx by the Visual Resources Center in Spring 2019.This is an image of the Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals installation held in the Clough Hanson Gallery. The exhibition is curated by Monument Lab’s Artistic Director Paul Farber. Monument Lab is a national public art and history project based in Philadelphia. As a curatorial team led by Paul Farber and Ken Lum, Monument Lab works with artists, activists, and students to critically engage the monuments we have inherited and unearth the next generation of monuments.
"Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals" includes prototype monuments from Monument Lab collaborators Kara Crombie, Michelle Angela Ortiz, Jamel Shabazz, and Marisa Williamson, in which they centered projects around themes of social justice and solidarity; artifacts of the Monument Lab public engagement process including samples of the public dataset of proposals and copies of the culminating Report to the City; and a research room that places the exhibition in local and global context.
Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals will run from January 19 through March 16, 2019
Two Sides of the Same Coin: The Interrelation of Education and Mass Incarceration Image
No full textThis image was taken by Grayson Burke in spring 2019 and was uploaded in the VRC in summer 2019On Tuesday, April 2, 2019, Stephanie Cage, associate director of The Lynne & Henry Turley Memphis Center had a Memphis Centered talk on The Interrelation of Education and Mass Incarceration. Description is as follows: In Shelby County and nationwide, a central theme in the mass incarceration era is a widespread education deficiency. A growing convergence between education and incarceration has emerged, with incarceration being prioritized over education. In this conversation, Dr. Cage will explore the interconnectedness of local and national practices related to education and incarceration and highlight the lived educational experiences of people adversely impacted by the education system and the carceral system.
Fabric
No full textThis object was photographed and inventoried during summer 2019 by Julia Conway ('20) and Bailey Cook ('20) as part of a digital curation fellowship.�Please note that the date issued field refers to the date of the digital object's creation. The temporal coverage field contains date information for the actual physical object, when known.General Description: A yellow damask brocade runner. There are designs of green, pink, orange, and tan in a floral pattern.Condition Description: Generally good condition. Very stained on the back
Plate
No full textThis object was photographed and inventoried during summer 2019 by Julia Conway ('20) and Bailey Cook ('20) as part of a digital curation fellowship.�Please note that the date issued field refers to the date of the digital object's creation. The temporal coverage field contains date information for the actual physical object, when known.General Description: This plate is on an elevated bottom and is scalloped around the rim. The plate is in white with a design of a bird in the very center done in yellow. There is a floral pattern around the rim in yellow, blue, green, and orange.Condition Description: This plate has been broken and was fixed. There are several very large cracks showing where it was once broken
Case
No full textThis object was photographed and inventoried during summer 2019 by Julia Conway ('20) and Bailey Cook ('20) as part of a digital curation fellowship.�Please note that the date issued field refers to the date of the digital object's creation. The temporal coverage field contains date information for the actual physical object, when known.General Description: A red hexagonal case with a flower design.Condition Description: Signs of wear - small scratches and tears