The day it all began...A day to walking, hearing, observing, getting attached, sharing, laughing, experimenting, getting comfortable... Becoming an immigrant.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Fieldwork week
**Please post any photos, notes, observations from Wednesday's tour that you would like to share!**
From 26-30 July we will be working intensively on our research in Yeoville. The schedule is as follows:
1) Monday 26th, 11.00-13.30
Meet at Yeoville Recreation Centre on Raleigh St at 11am sharp. PLEASE DO NOT BE LATE, especially now that you all know where you are going - I have arranged with various people to take time out of their day to speak to you and it is incredibly rude to keep them waiting.
You will meet four or five people with different insights into Yeoville's past and present, who will each make a short presentation with time for questions.
After this session you will divide into pairs and choose themes for your week's research. Each pair will choose one of the following themes: Architecture; politics; arts and culture; social and religious histories; African diversity. You will work in these pairs to collect as much information as you can about sites, people, spaces and stories in Yeoville that are connected to your chosen theme. These are also the pairs in which you will design your walking tours. You should spend Monday afternoon planning your research activities for the week and begin to identify sites for study.
2) Tuesday, 27 July, 9.00-11.00
"This is my Yeoville" tours with residents. We will meet at the Recreation Centre. Each student will be paired up with one Yeoville resident, who will take you on an individual tour of his or her personal Yeoville - to spaces that are important to him/her, spaces that have particular memories connected with them, frequently used public spaces, introduce you to other residents, etc. You should document this tour carefully - this documentation will be submitted for marks.
After the tours, you should meet up in your pairs to continue your thematic research.
3) Wednesday 28 July - you're on your own! Continue with your thematic research in pairs.
4) Thursday 29 July, 9.00 - we will have a brief meeting at the Recreation Centre to share progress, and then you will spend the day continuing your research in pairs.
5) Friday 30 July, 9.00-12.00 - we will meet at the Recreation Centre to give you an opportunity to publicly show some of the material you have found so far. Please ensure that anyone who has helped you throughout the week is invited to this public meeting. This will be an informal presentation to give residents and interested people an idea of what information you have uncovered so far, and hopefully to get some suggestions about where else you could look. Use the afternoon to tie up loose ends and to plan what you still need to do.
On August 4th you will present, in pairs, a summary of your findings so far as a Powerpoint presentation, which will be worth 5% of your course mark; and you will hand in your documentation of your "This is my Yeoville" tour which is also worth 5%. See your course handouts for details.
From 26-30 July we will be working intensively on our research in Yeoville. The schedule is as follows:
1) Monday 26th, 11.00-13.30
Meet at Yeoville Recreation Centre on Raleigh St at 11am sharp. PLEASE DO NOT BE LATE, especially now that you all know where you are going - I have arranged with various people to take time out of their day to speak to you and it is incredibly rude to keep them waiting.
You will meet four or five people with different insights into Yeoville's past and present, who will each make a short presentation with time for questions.
After this session you will divide into pairs and choose themes for your week's research. Each pair will choose one of the following themes: Architecture; politics; arts and culture; social and religious histories; African diversity. You will work in these pairs to collect as much information as you can about sites, people, spaces and stories in Yeoville that are connected to your chosen theme. These are also the pairs in which you will design your walking tours. You should spend Monday afternoon planning your research activities for the week and begin to identify sites for study.
2) Tuesday, 27 July, 9.00-11.00
"This is my Yeoville" tours with residents. We will meet at the Recreation Centre. Each student will be paired up with one Yeoville resident, who will take you on an individual tour of his or her personal Yeoville - to spaces that are important to him/her, spaces that have particular memories connected with them, frequently used public spaces, introduce you to other residents, etc. You should document this tour carefully - this documentation will be submitted for marks.
After the tours, you should meet up in your pairs to continue your thematic research.
3) Wednesday 28 July - you're on your own! Continue with your thematic research in pairs.
4) Thursday 29 July, 9.00 - we will have a brief meeting at the Recreation Centre to share progress, and then you will spend the day continuing your research in pairs.
5) Friday 30 July, 9.00-12.00 - we will meet at the Recreation Centre to give you an opportunity to publicly show some of the material you have found so far. Please ensure that anyone who has helped you throughout the week is invited to this public meeting. This will be an informal presentation to give residents and interested people an idea of what information you have uncovered so far, and hopefully to get some suggestions about where else you could look. Use the afternoon to tie up loose ends and to plan what you still need to do.
On August 4th you will present, in pairs, a summary of your findings so far as a Powerpoint presentation, which will be worth 5% of your course mark; and you will hand in your documentation of your "This is my Yeoville" tour which is also worth 5%. See your course handouts for details.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Release form for download
Follow the link below to download a template for a release form. Please print this and make copies to carry with you while you conduct your fieldwork. You should use this every time you interview or photograph someone. Fill in the blanks as appropriate, get the participant/ interviewee to sign the slip at the bottom and tear it off. Leave the letter with the interviewee, and file the consent slip away carefully.
Release and consent form for Yeoville Stories participants -
Release and consent form for Yeoville Stories participants -
Briefing and Yeoville Tour - Wed 21 July
On Wednesday 21 July, we will meet at 10am sharp at the Yeoville Swimming Pool on Raleigh Street (same block as the park and recreation centre). Please be there a few minutes early so we can start on time.
Maurice Smithers from the Yeoville Bellevue Community Development Trust (YBDCT) and George Lebone from the Yeoville Stakeholders' Forum (YSF) will speak briefly about Yeoville, its histories and its current landscape. We will then go on a tour led by Maurice Smithers, which will introduce you to the area.
After the tour and lunch we will meet back at Wits to talk about the upcoming fieldwork week. We should finish for the day by 3.30pm if everything runs on time.
Bring cameras, notebooks, voice recorders if you have them, comfortable shoes as there may be some walking, and some money for lunch.
Maurice Smithers from the Yeoville Bellevue Community Development Trust (YBDCT) and George Lebone from the Yeoville Stakeholders' Forum (YSF) will speak briefly about Yeoville, its histories and its current landscape. We will then go on a tour led by Maurice Smithers, which will introduce you to the area.
After the tour and lunch we will meet back at Wits to talk about the upcoming fieldwork week. We should finish for the day by 3.30pm if everything runs on time.
Bring cameras, notebooks, voice recorders if you have them, comfortable shoes as there may be some walking, and some money for lunch.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Welcome to Yeoville Stories!
This blog is for Wits University BAS (Hons) students who are completing the Yeoville Stories elective in ARPL4005 (Research Report), 2nd semester 2010.
Please check in regularly for updates, submission deadlines and other important information.
You can also use this space to share your notes, photographs, drawings and ideas.
Please check in regularly for updates, submission deadlines and other important information.
You can also use this space to share your notes, photographs, drawings and ideas.
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