Trinity Banter | ncyr | Activity https://commons.trincoll.edu/members/ncyr/activity/ Activity feed for ncyr. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:29:28 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=9.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 de6581e9aff71522bc5f654615bdc611 ncyr wrote a new post, Nate Cyr - Final Paper, on the site The Digital Image of the City http://commons.trincoll.edu/amst-digitalcity/?p=1054 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 22:02:02 -0500 Nate Cyr

AMST 409

Digital Image of the City

Final Assignment

 
Trinity College, Hartford, and Constructing the CLI Archive
 

Colleges and universities have traditionally existed to perform three c […]

]]> 19d8b137e814ed7470cc311f6de6f4e6 ncyr wrote a new post, Trinity College & Hartford, CT, on the site The Digital Image of the City http://commons.trincoll.edu/amst-digitalcity/?p=1005 Mon, 12 Dec 2016 18:50:21 -0500

]]> d9be603c88a7e7957cce13043a6cb700 ncyr wrote a new post, European Invasion: The Transformation of Sovereignty, Wampum Diplomacy, and Native Space in the Northeast, on the site Sense of Place in the Native Northeast http://commons.trincoll.edu/nativenortheastplacenames/?p=4662 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 11:58:13 -0500  

The continued maintenance and ultimate survival of Native communities in the Northeast, relied on inherent notions of reciprocity and collective subsistence. European contact however, served to disrupt […]

]]> c766d0ff8b67de8050440a4105bad354 ncyr wrote a new post, Blog Post 8 12/5, on the site The Digital Image of the City http://commons.trincoll.edu/amst-digitalcity/?p=945 Mon, 05 Dec 2016 15:34:24 -0500 To this point, all of the archive materials collected by our group have been uploaded to the course site. Additionally, we have been working in class on a survey which will guide us in the construction of the […]

]]> 13f1084fc7bdba57bbd32eda5bbcd712 ncyr wrote a new post, Blog Post 7 11/28, on the site The Digital Image of the City http://commons.trincoll.edu/amst-digitalcity/?p=840 Mon, 28 Nov 2016 17:42:06 -0500 After completing the creative project last week, we have begun to think critically about the construction of our course archive. We attempted to compile a list of critical questions to be included in an initial s […]

]]> ba4f4d37d6ec18255852d5756a3a08b8 ncyr wrote a new post, Creative Project, on the site The Digital Image of the City http://commons.trincoll.edu/amst-digitalcity/?p=771 Mon, 21 Nov 2016 16:06:37 -0500 Nate Cyr

AMST 409

Creative Project

Artist Statement

 

 

At Trinity College, Community Learning Initiative (CLI) courses are fashioned to create a unique partnership between the local c […]

]]> f51b17fa941d08d98e481666f54405c3 ncyr wrote a new post, Visualization of Narragansett Persistence, on the site Sense of Place in the Native Northeast http://commons.trincoll.edu/nativenortheastplacenames/?p=4467 Wed, 16 Nov 2016 17:39:13 -0500 Piktocharts are a useful tool in attempting to convey specific meaning through the use of graphics. The visualization created above concerns a 1909 newspaper article published in The Boston Journal entitled […]

]]> b494895142f974f11cfeb98a2c83125f ncyr wrote a new post, Narragansett Feast Day Celebration, on the site Sense of Place in the Native Northeast http://commons.trincoll.edu/nativenortheastplacenames/?p=4447 Wed, 16 Nov 2016 14:54:34 -0500 While this article, “Indians Observe Ancient Customs. Remnant of Narragansett Tribe Has Feast Day Celebration” originally published on August 9, 1909 in The Boston Journal alludes to a misconception of the ‘va […]

]]> 341aabab829862caf3dfdb106d6291f6 ncyr wrote a new post, Blog Post 6 11/14, on the site The Digital Image of the City http://commons.trincoll.edu/amst-digitalcity/?p=748 Mon, 14 Nov 2016 16:43:04 -0500 This week we finally received the contact information for Laura Thompson, a teacher at the Magnet School and the community partner for Professor Kovarik’s CLI courses. We reached out to her proposing a short, 30 m […]

]]> 82dac31c841bbd001b8a3c2811d426e7 ncyr wrote a new post, Blog Post 11/7, on the site The Digital Image of the City http://commons.trincoll.edu/amst-digitalcity/?p=708 Mon, 07 Nov 2016 16:10:07 -0500 Overall, our group experienced a productive week in terms of interviews. Matt and Griffen were able to complete their interview with Professor Kovarik, while Alec and Emily initiated the process with former […]

]]> 36abd044a3a30854dd7d32c50eb683fe ncyr wrote a new post, William Apess & Politics in Native Space, on the site Sense of Place in the Native Northeast http://commons.trincoll.edu/nativenortheastplacenames/?p=4275 Wed, 02 Nov 2016 14:59:51 -0400 The Woodland Revolt of 1833 influenced by both, William Apess and decades of what Lisa Brooks refers to as “Indian degradation”, produced a number of documents “designed to effect change in the social, polit […]

]]> f48186c0857789ace621eb91509b80dc ncyr wrote a new post, Story Map Analysis of Letter from William Stoughton to Robert Treat, on the site Sense of Place in the Native Northeast http://commons.trincoll.edu/nativenortheastplacenames/?p=4268 Wed, 02 Nov 2016 11:06:18 -0400 Utilizing the digital tool StoryMaps to analyze Colonial documents, in this case a personal letter, enables important aspects of the exchange to be highlighted accompanied by commentary. While the original […]

]]> 6cf08c91b80555260c04fbcd323f7ffd ncyr wrote a new post, Blog Post 4 - 10/31, on the site The Digital Image of the City http://commons.trincoll.edu/amst-digitalcity/?p=660 Mon, 31 Oct 2016 15:19:55 -0400 This week our group met to discuss the impending interviews for our archival research. Matt successfully reached out to Professor Kovarik and set up an interview, to be conducted on Wednesday. Both Eleanor and I […]

]]> 81603922dc605e8651763f609de2bf11 ncyr wrote a new post, Blog Post #3 10/24, on the site The Digital Image of the City http://commons.trincoll.edu/amst-digitalcity/?p=615 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 14:51:35 -0400 Progress in the archival research for this week was highlighted by the designation of a CLI group. I was assigned to a group focusing on the chemistry courses, specifically CHEM 312 Instrumental Analysis, taught […]

]]> 8e31fba6fdb4076294c43c19d90ae07c ncyr wrote a new post, Captivity Narratives & Sense of Place After the Deerfield Raid, on the site Sense of Place in the Native Northeast http://commons.trincoll.edu/nativenortheastplacenames/?p=4165 Wed, 19 Oct 2016 20:20:24 -0400 John Williams diligently recounts the 1704 Deerfield Raid and subsequent English captivity at the hands of Wabanaki and French peoples in “The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion”. While Williams affords ample rel […]

]]> 6a669ba7670eeb6be5a75941eaf7cb88 ncyr wrote a new post, Audra Simpson - Implications of Gendered Captivity Narratives, on the site Sense of Place in the Native Northeast http://commons.trincoll.edu/nativenortheastplacenames/?p=4088 Wed, 19 Oct 2016 13:00:17 -0400  

Captivity narratives served not only as thrilling tales of subjugation to foreign authority which highlighted colonial interactions, but also conveyed the important role of gender in terms of power and […]

]]> 2d72ca4e3e9446613e410936c69f0ca6 ncyr wrote a new post, Blog Post #2, on the site The Digital Image of the City http://commons.trincoll.edu/amst-digitalcity/?p=569 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 15:10:20 -0400 The last two weeks entailed more specific focus on personal research of the Densho Digital Archive than the explicit study of my assigned Trinity CLI course. Ultimately writing the archival research essay, taking […]

]]> ceb5d959e950e39b0d5430bf8e4f4fb6 ncyr wrote a new post, Archival Research Essay, on the site The Digital Image of the City http://commons.trincoll.edu/amst-digitalcity/?p=536 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 11:05:39 -0400 Nate Cyr

AMST 409

Professor Gieseking

Archival Research Essay

 

 

The Densho Digital Archive seeks to preserve and stimulate the legacy of Japanese Americans in the United States with a s […]

]]> 5d1c93ca2ca48cbb6db4f62db363afc2 ncyr wrote a new post, King Philip's War, on the site Sense of Place in the Native Northeast http://commons.trincoll.edu/nativenortheastplacenames/?p=3925 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 16:32:14 -0400 The extension of Colonial authority through religious conversion, the forceful and deceitful taking of Native lands, and the ultimate transformation of the claimed territories to reflect English cultural […]

]]> 826cae753bc5fb2129b00676f9b3eb12 ncyr wrote a new post, Archive Post 1, on the site The Digital Image of the City http://commons.trincoll.edu/amst-digitalcity/?p=516 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:24:44 -0400 In this first week of archival research, I simply examined the syllabus for the FYSM 249 Art & Identity Politics offered by Erin Valentino during the Fall 2015 Semester at Trinity College. The hope was to gain a […]

]]> 9f4db3cb49972126bd80a59ac119b893 ncyr wrote a new post, Pequot Village - Fishing, on the site Sense of Place in the Native Northeast http://commons.trincoll.edu/nativenortheastplacenames/?p=3833 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 00:07:02 -0400

]]> 9af9844bb2e31ec61f94ea0858092f86 ncyr wrote a new post, Pequot War Site - Block Island, on the site Sense of Place in the Native Northeast http://commons.trincoll.edu/nativenortheastplacenames/?p=3809 Wed, 21 Sep 2016 15:54:12 -0400 In detailing the events of the Pequot War, particularly those preceding the climax of violence at Mystic Fort in 1637, Katherine Grandjean, Andrew Lipman, and Alfred Cave overtly reference Block Island. Despite […]

]]> 349ca8e1c42b6f8a80ff19a1f4db6449 ncyr wrote a new post, Trinity College and Hartford - Assignment One Reflection, on the site The Digital Image of the City http://commons.trincoll.edu/amst-digitalcity/?p=475 Mon, 19 Sep 2016 19:47:03 -0400 Cities are not simple or universal concepts expressed by a distinct definition. Often these urban areas are outlined in terms of population, physical space, or economic function requirements. For example, The […]

]]> 9cabcd0c4818ec34dd5aade72c40c740 ncyr wrote a new post, Letter from William Stoughton to Robert Treat - Nate Cyr, on the site Sense of Place in the Native Northeast http://commons.trincoll.edu/nativenortheastplacenames/?p=3774 Wed, 14 Sep 2016 18:35:18 -0400 “Letter from William Stoughton to Robert Treat”, documents an exchange between the former Governor of the Connecticut Colony and the former Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony written June 12, 1697. This man […]

]]> 3ee7053a8f4c8f69f2366d10ec0e32f5 ncyr wrote a new post, The Pequot War - Meadow on the Connecticut River, on the site Sense of Place in the Native Northeast http://commons.trincoll.edu/nativenortheastplacenames/?p=3755 Wed, 14 Sep 2016 15:19:34 -0400 Through Relation of the Pequot Warres, Lion Gardiner provides several detailed accounts highlighting the interactions between European settlers and the Pequots in New England. While the origin of the conflict is a […]

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