Day
by Day Schedule
All Institute Sessions are held at Woodland Commons, on the
UMassDarmouth campus, unless otherwise noted.
2009 Institute sessions will run from 9:00 – 3:00 pm
daily and slight changes to the schedule may be necessary.
Evenings and weekends are free for individual research &
recreation.
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WEEK 1 The Sailor and the Sea - Fishing, Culture, Technology, Weather & Climate Sunday, July 12 Afternoon Arrival & Registration starts at Noon / Lodging Available after Noon Evening Welcome Dinner, All Participants, Faculty, Directors, Staff Monday, July 13 Morning Introductions & Orientation, led by Mollo, Malloy & Brandon Break Images & Discussion: Sailing Vessels & The Sea, Co-Directors & Brandon Lunch Afternoon Walking Tour of the New Bedford Waterfront, “Schooners, Trawlers & Layout of a Port,” led by Brandon, with Mollo & Malloy Tuesday, July 14 Morning Visiting Scholar Thomas Puryear, Chancellor Professor of Art History Emeritus, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Slide Lecture, “Architecture and Maritime History in 19th Century New Bedford” Break Group Discussion and Q & A with Thomas Puryear Lunch Afternoon Discussion of pre-assigned readings of The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States, 1884-1887 by Goode. Led by Malloy, with Brandon Wednesday, July 15 Morning Interdisciplinary Contexts: Reading Weather’ & ‘Navigational Instruments, led by Capt. Brandon Break Discussion: Learning Standards & Interdisciplinary Curricular Design, led by Kessler Lunch Afternoon Marine Science Talk -“Technology of Fishing,” led by Brandon, with Malloy Thursday, July 16 Morning Travel to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Close readings of Homer’s ‘A Fog Warning’ & ‘Long Branch’ in the MFA, with specific Visual Thinking Strategies, led by Mollo with Malloy View selected works in the MFA’s 19th century American collections Lunch Afternoon - close viewing of selected Homer watercolors in the MFA Archives in the Morse Reading Room at the MFA, led by Mollo Late Afternoon - small group discussions of archival watercolors at the MFA “Afternoon Tea” Friday, July 17 Morning Visiting Scholar Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, Prince of Asturias Professor of History at Tufts University, Lecture - 'The Atlantic World: A Context for the New England Maritimes' Break Discussion and Q & A w Felipe Fernandez-Armesto Lunch Afternoon Discussion of Readings - Captains Courageous, by Rudyard Kipling, led by Malloy Evening Pot Luck & Informal talks with members of ‘The Fishermen’s Family Association’; Optional viewing of DVD of the 1938 film version of Captains Courageous (Lionel Barrymore & Spencer Tracy) Sat July 18 Free Sun July 19 Free |
WEEK 2 Seafaring Culture – On Land and on Sea Monday, July 20 At the New Bedford Whaling Museum & National Historic Park Morning Discussion of Readings - The Seaman’s Friend, by Dana, led by Malloy, with Brandon Break Visiting Scholar Stuart Frank, Senior Curator, New Bedford Whaling Museum, Discussion on Reading Objects as Historical Sources Lunch Afternoon - A Concert of Seafaring Songs, New Bedford Whaling Museum, with Frank & Malloy Tuesday, July 21 At the New Bedford Whaling Museum & National Historic Park Morning Discussion of Maritime Documents-Using the Research Library, Close readings of maritime objects & documents in the Archives of New Bedford Whaling Museum, Led by Frank & Malloy Lunch Afternoon Discussions w NBWM librarians and curatorial staff; Individual study or group lesson on-line resources, led by Bradley & Kessler at the New Bedford Star Store Computer labs Wednesday, July 22 Travel to the Sterling & Francine Clark Art Museum, Williamstown, MA Morning - examine the Clark Museum’s American collections and Homer seascapes Lunch Afternoon Visiting Scholar Marc Simpson, Curator of American Art, Sterling and Francis Clark Art Museum, Lecture with excerpts from Simpson’s Making Art, Making History Followed by individual & small group discussions, with Simpson Evening Light dinner and return to UMass Dartmouth campus Thursday, July 23 Morning Discussion of Reading: African Americans in Maritime Trades: A Guide to Resources in New England, led by Malloy Break Continue Discussions in Small Groups Lunch Afternoon Homer’s Media & Technical Skills: Ink, Watercolor & Oil, led by Mollo Friday, July 24 Morning At the New Bedford Whaling Museum & National Historic Park On Preserving the American Maritime Trades, w Directors & NBWM librarians and curatorial staff Break Lesson Development & Thematic Considerations, led by Kessler, w Bradley at Star Store Computer Labs Lunch Afternoon Individual & Group lesson development continues, led by Kessler, with Bradley at Star Store Saturday July 25 Free Sunday July 26 Free |
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3 The Maritime Community & the Maritime Landscape Monday, July 27 Morning Discussion of Readings, w focus on multiple voices & using oral histories, The Opening Chapters of Moby-Dick by Herman Melville (Chapters 1 - 4), led by Malloy Break Visiting Scholar Stuart Frank – Talk on Melville’s World in New Bedford Lunch Afternoon “Neither Out Far Nor In Deep”, Robert Frost; Country of the Pointed Firs and “The Gloucester Mother”, Sarah Orne Jewett; Fishing Out of Stonington, Calabretta – Discussion of Readings, led by Malloy, with Mollo Afternoon Individual study and group project development, consultation with directors Tuesday, July 28 Morning Travel to Brown University, Providence, RI Examine cartography resources at the John Carter Brown Library (JCB), followed by discussion on “Sources”; Talk by JCB Reference Librarian, with Malloy & Brandon Break Independent research in John Carter Brown Library, Brown University Lunch Afternoon Participants select one of the follow activities: Visit to the Rhode Island School of Design’s Art Museum; A Walking Tour of historic Providence; Independent research in JCB Library Wednesday, July 29 Morning - travel / Visit Harvard University Museums, Cambridge, MA Close Readings of Objects in the Navigational Instrument Collection at Harvard’s Science Center, led by Brandon in late morning, followed by café luncheon Afternoon - discussion of Pre-assigned reading (Homer’s Wine Dark Sea, written by Marc Simpson) & viewing of watercolors at one of Harvard’s sites. Close reading of selected works by W. Homer: Schooner at Sunset (1880); Sunset at Gloucester (1880); Sailboat and Fourth of July Fireworks (1880); and Gloucester Sunset (1888), led by Mollo Thursday, July 30 Morning Small Group and Individual Work on Lessons, led by Kessler, with Bradley Break Large Group Discussion of interdisciplinary themes, with Mollo, Malloy, Brandon, Kessler and Bradley Lunch Afternoon Independent lesson development, led by Kessler, with Bradley at Star Store Computer lab Friday, July 31 At the New Bedford Whaling Museum & National Historic Park Meet with Directors & NBWM librarians and curatorial staff, for further discussions on objects & collections, relating specific sources to K-12 lesson themes Break On Digital Imaging and Interactive Media in Classrooms, Kessler, with Bradley at Star Store Computer Labs Lunch Afternoon Individual & Group lesson development continues at NBWM or in Star Store Labs Saturday August 1 Free Sunday August 2 Free |
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