Sulphur Springs Service Learning Project 2011 Part Two

Willie Streeter & Dewaun Mays

Elders brought in photos to share with youth.  The photos were scanned digitally for the museum archives.  The methodological approach used in this project was photo elicitation. The thrill found in a photograph comes from the onrush of memory.  This is obvious when it’s a picture of something we once…

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Sulphur Springs Service Learning Project 2011 Part One

In the Spring of 2011, I collaborated with the Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center (SSMHC) as part of a service learning experience for a Visual Anthropology course.   The purpose of the project was to unite community elders and teens to:  1) share artifacts including visual images that have…

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