23 research outputs found
Levitt Shell Audience Development Research
No full textPresentation by Natalie Peterson ('20) delivered at the Rhodes College Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium (URCAS).The Levitt Shell annually provides over 50 free concerts at an outdoor bandshell in the heart of Memphis, Tennessee. In partnership with the Memphis Public Libraries, The Levitt Shell
provides the "5 Fridays of Free Jazz" concert series, bringing in over 500 attendees each event. The model of free concerts has been used both at the Levitt Shell and Memphis Public Library, though demographics demonstrate that 5 Fridays of Free Jazz has a drastically different audience
than the Free Concert Series Levitt Shell in terms of race and ethnicity. This paper examines the question of what factors that motivate people to attend free concerts at these two public venues.Echoing the Levitt Shell annual survey, this research compares the geographies, motivations,
marketing methods, and experience of the attendees of the 5 Fridays of Free Jazz and Levitt Shell free concert series. The research team used random sample surveys and informal interviews
at each concert; gaining zip codes and demographic data. The Levitt Shell and the Library will be able to see where there are communication and programming gaps. Overall, this project enables further discussion of public spaces in Memphis and how cultural events are accessed and
enjoyed
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
Ethnic Renewal in Philadelphia’s Chinatown: Space, Place, and Struggle
No full textThis is a book review for the April 2016 issue of Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography
Transnationalism, Mobility and Identity: the Making of Place in Flushing, New York City
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“We Are All Children of God”: The Intersectionality of Religion, Race and Ethnicity, and Immigration in Chinese Churches in Memphis, Tennessee
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