Research Excursion #2 Reactions
First, I checked out Cassi's Neatline exhibit which was super cool and interesting. I loved how well organized it was and how she used a variety of colors to differentiate the time periods and points on her map. I also liked how she prefaced the exhibit with a nice introduction on the side, telling viewers a bit of background, where to start, and how she set up the exhibit so the organization can make sense to everyone. I am definitely going to incorporate this into my own Neatline exhibit for the final project. One of the posts I thought was most interesting was how prophets and oracles and women fit together. Women were seen as seers within household settings, but were never actually accepted as prophets or oracles and couldn't be taken seriously. Another part I thought to be interesting in terms of Antigone was the social status of seers. In Antigone, Creon disrespects Tiresias and doesn't believe his advice is true until he consults with the chorus. In Cassi's post she states that seers had an extremely high social status to that of almost the same as kings. This makes me see even further Creon and his arrogance. Finally, I thought it was really cool how Cassi connected everything back to Antigone in the final stage of the exhibit and did even further research to explain why there had been references to seers with animals and the natural world.
In James' essay about the chorus in Antigone, I thought one of his points was really interesting about how Sophocles decided to make up the chorus of 'Elders.' This gave the chorus a more viable and respected opinion and it made sense that they would advise the king. It was also interesting how this chorus differs slightly from the chorus in other plays as they directly advise characters in the play, rather than just sitting back and observing like they do in most other plays. Finally, James acknowledged how, at times, the chorus was in a scene simply observing an argument and it wouldn't have been known unless you paid close attention to the stage directions. I missed their presence in a lot of scenes and wish I had known about this sooner.
Hi Eloise! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the research excursions. I thought that what you wrote about James' project was pretty interesting because I feel like I hadn't spent much time analyzing the chorus. It's always cool to see what new takeaways others have when the commit even a few hours to learning more about a topic.
ReplyDeleteHi Eloise! Neatlines are actually kind of cool to see once they are complete! It's super cool to see all the locations in relation to each other and the information that someone learned. Knowing the importance of seers in ancient Greece, I agree that it makes Creon seem arrogant, even if he is the king. If you make a Neatline, I would be super excited to see how you use it!
ReplyDeleteHey Eloise! I'm glad you liked my Neatline exhibit! The description and introduction on the side was Michelle's idea that we talked about during a drop-in session, so all credits go to her for that one! I'm glad she suggested it because as you said it made the exhibit so much more clear and easier to navigate! I didn't check out James' essay yet, but I read John's on a similar topic. Based on what you said, I would be interested to see how their essays compare and what different information they have!
ReplyDeleteHello, Eloise! I also thought that Cassi's NeatLine was interesting, too. It certainly gave me ideas for how any future research excursions I do! You pointed to a lot of elements I noticed, like the introduction on the side, that I am definitely going to parrot if I use NeatLine! As I see more well-done projects on NeatLine, I become more and more tempted to use it!
ReplyDeleteHi Eloise, I agree that the NeatLine project looked really cool. The introduction looked like a brilliant idea and I'm also planning to use NeatLine for the final project. I read the essay about the Chorus from John, so it was really interesting to see the chorus from a different perspective as well.
ReplyDeleteHi Eloise! I also looked at Cassi's Neatline exhibit. I agree completely that the organizational features that were used made the project easier to navigate for the reader. I also found it interesting to learn that women were considered seers in the household but were not given respect or status outside the house.
ReplyDeleteI hope everyone gives Neatline a try soon. Cassi's example makes it clear how engaging the presentation can be, and it's lots of fun to work with once you get into it :)
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