Belk Tower at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte. 30 Oct. 2012. Personal photograph by author. JPEG file.
This is a photograph taken of the Belk Tower in the middle of campus. In accordance with this project, it demonstrates the communication from structure to student, as the tower represents a pen with a jar of ink and it has been denoted by the students as a place to use their freedom of speech.
Last, First. Personal interview. Day Month. Year.
I have not yet conducted this interview, but eventually the plan is to find someone with a tattoo and ask them what it means to them. As getting a tattoo is a permanent decision, often times people will have serious reasons for getting them, so as to remind them of something or to symbolize some important person or event. This is potentially a very interesting form of literacy that deserves some acknowledgement and a role in this project.
No Smoking Sign at Atkins Library, Charlotte. 30 Oct. 2012. Personal Photograph by author. JPEG file.
This is another photograph, but of a no smoking sign. We will use an just one commonly seen example of symbols with a specific meaning in our culture. Eventually, it might become a collage of different symbols, and the citation would adjust accordingly.
Hi Lydia,
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see the pictures and interviews. I'm also curious to see how you will relate the freedom of speech with the giant pen structure. One last question I have is about the tattoo. What kind of tattoo are you hoping to find?
Doesn't matter, just one with a meaning or story behind it.
DeleteLydia, I like where you are going with this. I honestly never knew that the Belk Tower was meant to be a pen with a jar of ink... But it is all coming together and I can see it now. This is a great way to represent freedom of speech. The tattoo idea is also great because I think in order to get a tattoo there is always a meaning or some sort of story behind it that is important to the person. I like the idea of the smoking sign and I think it would be great for you guys to do a collage of a lot of signs.
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