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There is still room in the NCHC Place as Text Master Class preceding the conference in Chicago (Nov 5-7). The deadline to register has been extended. I hope you will consider joining us to learn more about the City as Text™ pedagogy! Please remember that there are $500 stipends to attend this and other national opportunities as a WRHC member benefit: https://wrhcouncil.org/stipends/

This NCHC Master Class will provide an opportunity for faculty to engage in an intensive exploration of Chicago prior to the 2023 National Conference. The “Windy City” is the third largest city in the country with a history that reflects layers of immigration, industry, transportation and innovation. The “Uncovering Chicago” Master Class will provide participants an opportunity to explore the city’s diverse neighborhoods, landmarks, and public spaces as they engage in principles of site-based experiential learning with the intent of taking home a deeper understanding of City as Text™ pedagogy as well as developed ideas for course- and program-level applications.

Participants will engage in direct observation, discussions, interviews, writing assignments, and mapping exercises. Participants who attend the NCHC National Conference may choose to complete optional explorations on Wednesday as well as participate in facilitating the City as Text™ Signature Event on Thursday.

Costs & Deadlines

Member Cost: $675

This fee covers Master Class reading materials, instructional fees, final dinner, and incidental charges. It does not include travel to and from Chicago, accommodations, or most meals. Options for accommodation will be provided to registrants.

https://www.nchchonors.org/events/place-as-text/chicago-2023

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https://www.nchchonors.org/events/place-as-text/chicago-2023
If you are coming to Chicago for NCHC, please consider signing up for the Chicago Place as Text Master Class!

This NCHC Master Class will provide an opportunity for faculty with prior City as Text™ experiences (through an NCHC Faculty Institute or its national conference) to engage in an intensive exploration of Chicago prior to the 2023 National Conference. The “Windy City” is the third largest city in the country with a history that reflects layers of immigration, industry, transportation and innovation. The “Uncovering Chicago” Master Class will provide participants an opportunity to explore the city’s diverse neighborhoods, landmarks, and public spaces as they engage in principles of site-based experiential learning with the intent of taking home a deeper understanding of City as Text™ pedagogy as well as developed ideas for course- and program-level applications.

Participants will engage in direct observation, discussions, interviews, writing assignments, and mapping exercises. Participants who attend the NCHC National Conference may choose to complete optional explorations on Wednesday as well as participate in facilitating the City as Text™ Signature Event on Thursday.

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Planning for summer professional development is underway--consider learning more about place as text pedagogy in 2023:

This project of NCHC’s Place as Text Committee takes participants to Charleston, South Carolina, to investigate the intersection of its contested history, cultural tourism, environment, and economic development. Charleston, founded in 1670, is home to the first and largest historic district in America and is credited with beginning the historic preservation movement in the United States. The city has celebrated its status as one of Condé Nast magazine’s best tourist destinations in the world, while National Geographic cites it as the former slave-trade capital of North America. Institute participants will interrogate these contrasting narratives using City as Text™ to uncover, interpret, and analyze the tensions that are pertinent to disciplines across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

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Planning for summer professional development is underway--consider learning more about place as text pedagogy in 2023:

This Institute provides participants with an opportunity to see the city of Pittsburgh through new eyes. Using Place as Text pedagogy, participants will “read” this city through its unique cultural geography. Pride, pierogis, personality, grit, and peoples create the patchwork that is Pittsburgh. From repurposed steel mills to the Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh – marked by the convergence of three rivers – has continually defined itself through – and sometimes against – its industrial history. The manner in which cities remake themselves in the past and present will be considered. This NCHC Place as Text Faculty Institute invites participants to uncover and navigate through and across the juxtapositions found in this city, one bridge at a time.

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