Schedule

Week 1

Tuesday, February 12

  • Welcome and introduction to our research questions and work plan.

Thursday, February 14

Week 2

Tuesday, February 19

Thursday, February 21

Week 3

Tuesday, February 26

Thursday, February 28

  • Discussion of Going Up the Country.
  • LAB SESSION: Andy Kolovos, Associate Director and Archivist at the Vermont Folklife Center.
  • First draft of discussion paper #1 (submit via Canvas by Sunday, March 3 at 10:00PM).

Week 4

Tuesday, March 5

Thursday, March 7

  • Class time and LAB SESSION: Work in groups.
  • Final draft of discussion paper #1 (submit via Canvas by Sunday, March 10 at 10:00PM).

Week 5

Tuesday, March 12

Thursday, March 14

  • Oral progress reports for peer feedback, project working session.
  • LAB SESSION: Angela Evancie, managing editor for podcasts and The Brave Little State at Vermont Public Radio. Listen to these examples:
    • “Those ‘Aging Hippies’ Who Moved To Vermont … Where Are They Now?” June 8, 2018 episode of “The Brave Little State.
    • “Why Are There So Many African-Americans Incarcerated In Vermont?” November 2, 2018 episode of “The Brave Little State.

Week 6

Tuesday, March 19

Thursday, March 21

  • Mid-course sharing of ideas with Middlebury faculty and staff.
  • LAB SESSION: check-in with the working group of Vision for Vermont.

Friday, March 22: completion of interviews with VfV partners

Week 7

Tuesday, April 2

  • One-on-one group consultations and cross-group collaboration.

Thursday, April 4

  • Class time and LAB SESSION: Work in groups.

Week 8

Tuesday, April 9

  • What have we learned? Assessing the beloved community in 2019 – visit with Yvonne Daley.

Thursday, April 11

  • Class time and LAB SESSION: Work in groups.

Week 9

Tuesday, April 16

  • Work in groups.

Thursday, April 18

  • Oral progress reports for peer feedback, project working session.
  • LAB SESSION: check-in with the working group of Vision for Vermont.

Friday, April 19: completion of interviews with other Vermonters

Week 10

Tuesday, April 23

  • Work in groups.

Thursday, April 25

  • Presentation brainstorming and prep
  • LAB SESSION: visit with Oratory Now tutors.

Week 11

Tuesday, April 30

  • Practicing colloquium presentations.

Thursday, May 2

  • Project group work.
  • LAB SESSION: dress rehearsal of colloquium presentations.

Friday, May 3: completion of podcasts

Week 12

Tuesday, May 7

  • Final rehearsal of colloquium presentations.

Thursday, May 9

  • Visit with George Lakey.
  • Presentation at the Howard Woodin Colloquium.
  • LAB SESSION: class debrief and celebration at the Coltrane Lounge (details TBD).

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