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COURSE PROJECTS
DIVERGENT THINKING
FOOD PORN IN FILMS
The movies in the Food and Film course syllabus were the catalyst to explore a variety of themes not only related to food imagery, but also to cultural and ethnic traditions in the contemporary world. I felt compelled to write about Food Pornography
(colloquially known as “Food Porn”), which was a common theme running throughout most of the films that we watched in this class. This unifying thread offered me the opportunity to think critically about the different sub-genres within the Food and Film
genre. LEARN MORE.
Student and teacher responses
REEL WORLD CARTOON
One of the assignments in the Reel World class challenged my creative abilities. Not only did I analyze the Hollywood's portrayal of Arabs in the 1940 Porky Pig "Ali-Baba Bound" cartoon, but I rewrote it by reversing the roles of the main characters. LEARN MORE
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WOMEN & PATÉ
My research project in the Food and Film class was not only an invitation to recreate my aunt's traditional paté recipe, but enough motivation to conduct some research on the role of female chefs in contemporary media. If you "dip" your cursor in the pate below, you will find more about my project.
Photo Collage of the Project
CONTEMPORARY MEDIA LITERACIES
This website is the culminating project of my Contemporary Media Literacies course at UNCG. Every section of this website intends to illustrate how learning a foreign language through the exposure of multiliteracies will make the learning process more engaging, meaningful, and feasible. LEARN MORE
Student and teacher responses
FUTURE CANVAS PROJECT
The Age of Revolutions final course project invited students to include exercises, assignments, graphics, and suggestions for further study. I decided to create an interactive assignment to include in the Learning Area section of the Canvas class. LEARN MORE
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INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY & INTEGRATIVE THINKING
INFORMATION REVOLUTION
The Information Revolution has brought about significant emerging cultural, social, and economic changes that began in the mid 20th century, continuing into the 21st with no signs of slowing down in the foreseeable future. The essay I wrote in the Age of Revolutions course intends to describe one of the most prolific and innovative companies whose actions have revolutionized and transformed society and commerce: Amazon. Drawing on my research and personal experience, this essay is an invitation to describe a revolutionary phenomenon that touches our lives every day and one that the reader can easily relate to. LEARN MORE
ECOTERRORISM
The final research project for the Dangerous Mind: Terrorism class is comprised of three sections that are worth exploring:
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Essay on Environmental Terrorism and Animal Rights Groups with supplemental Internet resources, recommended online reading, as well as films and documentaries
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Discussion Board
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Interactive Case Study
VOICES OF LATIN AMERICA
This website is the culminating project of the Voices from Latin America: The Modern Period course at UNCG. Through the exploration of the different project pages, you will learn about the main topic of my research project: Argentina: Voices from The Deep South. Every section of this website intends to illustrate the history of Argentina between 1946 and 1990. LEARN MORE
THE BRAIN GPS
Out of the 864 individuals, only 48 Nobel Prize awards have gone to women from around the world between 1901 and 2016. May-Britt Moser has been the 11th woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Women’s contribution to science was also a motivating factor to start my research for the final paper in the Science Through Nobel Laureates course. Fortunately, May-Britt lives in an era where women’s scientific discoveries are not only appreciated and embraced, but also rewarded for their contribution in their scientific field.
