Reminder of the first task

In our meeting in Week 3 (our first proper meeting where you have a task to complete) we will discuss some of the early images of America produced by Theodore De Bry. This will build on William’s lecture on early settlement and our seminar on Jamestown in Week 2.

THE SMALL GROUP TASK FOR ALL GROUPS
1) Find out about Theodore De Bry, the images he copied, engraved and published. Read the short essays on De Bry’s engravings which you can find here:
http://www.vahistorical.org/cole/gallery.htm
Pay special attention to the section “Interpreting Historical Images” as this will guide you in how to understand and comment on the images in our small group meeting
2) Browse and select ONE image, either from the above site or from this site:
http://www.csulb.edu/~aisstudy/woodcuts/
and please post it to the blog, either as a link or as an image (latter is best.)
link: just copy the http address and paste it into the blog as a new post
image: click on the picture icon at the top of the new post option and follow the instructions for adding an image from the web
3) Make sure you visit the blog in advance of our wk3 meeting to check out the images. Come to the small group ready to discuss your selection as evidence of the European encounter with the New World – what can it tell us of the native inhabitants? What can it tell us of how the inhabitants were seen by the Europeans?
THE BLOG TASK:
The Poster: search for a website which deals with any aspect or detail of early American settlement. Post a link to it, and write an explanation of how you searched, why you selected the site you did, and what you found interesting, informative and useful about it.
Others: visit the website posted, and write your own comment on the site chosen, identifying aspects of it which you found informative and useful or conversely, aspects you did not.
Your small group tutor will identify who is the poster for each week. Guidance can be found in FAQ.