1 10 12 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/33439/archive/files/ccfcea3355be917e6027beb8e074fdb5.jpg?Expires=1774483200&Signature=EY7s0bE90sYuP7Ioigtaz5wTPtf5sQwK369zp-MhANFvI5PG60URKd3e9hUbvJRzRMOnzLIzd3AfVtzgINNwj0VrZ-i0iFqJBpLqLXNBioXJ4SroJAuVajgw-QnaER6vP6zJSHqn1WhyLZHka4122iIFZ6ufLQYjprS5Y1vRe02BgTkOOTGQsqCIib2MiiygioMZGrbM1iItueIJ0iub5fUPUUz%7EKUrq8k%7EBTNIv7cEyd5BeV8eIke5cXhiXeQAGg3GwVPu5YisBoBZOdpw0s83dCJ6S7Y854YRkHOzgnULMeiH%7EJWNB0gHrvTivoJKJCttaDHD9VxXsKNRUQRwUdQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 55dd8b933903a35ea1cfe7c2054e7cb2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Connecting the Classical to New England Still Image Catalog Entry The photograph of the Roman Bath in England shows steam coming off of the bath’s emerald green water. Doric style columns line the perimeter of the bath and Roman statues are placed above each column. The area directly above the bath is opened to the sky allowing natural light to pour in. Roman baths like the one in Bath, England are mentioned in the medieval poem titled "The Ruin." The poem describes a once “bright” city with “many bath houses” that have since fallen into decay ("The Ruin," line 19). The area where the remnants of the bathhouses were located has gone untouched even though “one kingdom after another” has had control over the area ("The Ruin," line 10). The poet goes on to imagine what the city would have been like in its peak. Men “glad-minded and gold-bright” once roamed the city’s streets where “there were baths, heated at its heart” ("The Ruin," lines 28, 35). The photograph of the Roman Bath looks exactly like the ruins of bathhouses described in the poem. By looking at the photograph it is easy to imagine the citizens in the poem enjoying its warm waters. The location of the Roman Bath has gone unchanged since it was built, like the ruins in the poem. The poem does not explicitly say where the bathhouses were, therefore the Roman Bath in Bath can be substituted as one of the bathhouses in the poem. The courtyard in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts not only resembles the Roman Bath, but the two also serve similar purposes. In 1896 Isabella and her husband Jack began to entertain the idea of building their own art museum. Modeled after the couple’s love for Italy, classical and medieval architecture, the museum is filled with “columns, windows, and doorways…as well as reliefs, balustrades, capitals, and statuary from the Roman, Byzantine, Gothic, and Renaissance periods” (“Building Isabella’s”). The courtyard itself is a combination of “an ancient Roman sculpture garden, a Renaissance Venetian canal-scape, a medieval European cloister, and a turn-of-the-century universal exposition hall” (“Courtyard”). In the center of the courtyard a large mosaic is surrounded on both sides by statues and plants. If the Roman Bath and the courtyard were compared side-by-side, the layout of the two would be almost identical. The courtyard is reserved for museum functions, but visitors can sit on benches placed just outside of it and socialize while looking at art. During its heyday the Roman Bath was also a place where people would come together to socialize, spend “their leisure time”, and view “art and cultural programs” (Ward 127). The artwork that Mrs. Gardner placed within the courtyard came from ancient cities much like the one described in "The Ruin." Statues of women surround the mosaic in the center of the courtyard, much like how the statues above the columns of the Roman Bath surround the bath itself. In his article titled "Women In Roman Baths," author Roy Bowen Ward examines women’s access to and participation in Roman baths throughout their history. He writes that the earliest Roman baths “may have been for men only,” but states that there is not much evidence to support that statement (Ward 127). Coincidentally, there is also no mention of women in "The Ruin." Only men appear to inhabit the city. It is interesting that Mrs. Gardner chose to have only statues of women present in the courtyard (“Courtyard”). If it is true that women were excluded from the baths at one point in time, Mrs. Gardner’s choice of all female statues can be interpreted as a tribute to those Roman women. Not only does the courtyard resemble the Roman Bath in appearance, the two share the same purpose of providing people with a place to relax, look at art, and enjoy each other’s company. Bibliography “Building Isabella’s Museum.” Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, www.gardnermuseum.org/about/building-isabellas-museum#chapter5. Accessed 4 May 2018. “Courtyard.” Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, www.gardnermuseum.org/experience/rooms/courtyard. Accessed 4 May 2018. “The Ruin.” Anglo-Saxon Narrative Poetry Project, anglosaxonpoetry.camden.rutgers.edu/the-ruin/. Accessed 4 May 2018. Ward, Roy Bowen. “Women in Roman Baths.” The Harvard Theological Review, vol. 85, no. 2, 1992, pp. 125-47. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/1509900. Accessed 29 Apr. 2018. Photographer(s) Kisha G. Tracy Catalog Entry Author(s) Haley Quinn, Student, Fitchburg State University Research Assistant(s) Joshua Folmer-LaFleur, Student, Fitchburg State University Michaela Vick, Student, Fitchburg State University Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource ALFA Mini-Exhibitions Still Image Catalog Entry The artifact I would like to talk about is not necessarily a piece of history you can hold in your hand or observe to take in the art style and history of other cultures. It is a door to discover more than the surface of learning. My theme revolves around trying to spread knowledge without having to excavate and hold important artifacts in museums in foreign countries. The library I decided to take as an artifact is one of New England's oldest and largest places of learning, the Boston Public Library. The premise of museums is you go and look at relics of old and you read a small summary for a few minutes and move on to the next exhibit and so on. I believe if true learning and interest can be sparked it can be nourished in the walls of a different building, that of a library not a museum. There is a basic appeal to visiting museums and looking at parts of history and getting a glimpse of other cultures' art, lifestyles, etc. When you go to libraries such as Boston’s Public Library you can get a hold of something much better than a one-hundred-word summary on artifacts, other cultures, and other parts of the world altogether. When I chose this theme to discuss I started off as thinking certain artifacts in certain museums should be given back to their rightful lands and peoples, but I think this artifact gave me a different light after exploring this thought more. Overall the goal of museums in my eyes is to inspire younger children to like history and to get them to learn in a relaxed environment, and to visit a Library the goal is to get work done and study. I find this confusing because libraries and museums should go hand in hand; they both offer knowledge and access to material on foreign, local, and all kinds of historical information, so why are museums so much more popular than libraries? To continue the question on my mind, I have to ask why are libraries only seen as a resource to use for study and not as a place to learn in recent years? In my opinion if kids were to be given one day in a library instead of museum they would be able to learn so much more and then some. However, museums have the appeal of being able to walk through exhibits and show the past in collections, while making it seem like no work or learning is being forced onto you. Why has there been no push to integrate these two forms of storage for knowledge and cultural relics before? In my research I found very few museums with dedicated libraries that came along with the rest of their collections. It seems like such a wasted opportunity to not establish this relationship between reading and observing history in these two similar places. Ideally I would see someone walking through an exhibit being fascinated with an Egyptian artifact and then going a mere few steps and finding a library with access to all kinds of Egpytian-based texts, historical records, and more. Would merging these two ideas not solve the flaws that come with these two places of learning? Museums' ease and relax observational aspects to draw in the crowd and the libraries' knowledge and availability of texts and extended research for learning would make for an excellent combination. When I was researching the Boston Library's history I found an amazing collection of investors, both government and private, donating these amazing sums of money and books over the many decades since its creation. This came as no major shock since public facilities normally come from generous donations to allow the greater masses to enjoy its benefits, but what did catch my attention was the amount of appreciation for this library in particular. Its popularity compared to the Boston Museum of Fine arts was astounding; the Boston Public Library averages around over four to five million visitors per year to research, work, and study in their walls while the Boston Museum of Fine Arts has an average of only one million visitors. The majority of these visitors to the library are working students and those researching topics for their jobs, future careers, or personal interests, while the MFA's visitor count leans heavily towards younger audiences and family-related trips. The Boston Public Library is my example of what learning could be in the future if libraries could create exhibit-like wings in relation to the type of learning/area of learning. Would it not draw in more people and help develop both interest for learning and the amount of information learned? In my opinion there is a lack of the desire to learn and an even greater gap in the accessibility to learn for early education, and this idea could be a possible solution. I grew up in the years before technology really started becoming a popular tool in learning and was taught subjects through books in the local library after being assigned projects on certain cultures or periods of history. And I believe I can say with confidence having spent all that time in books and researching topic after topic, it can spark a kid's attention and lead them to learn so much more than opening up a tablet and looking up answers on Google. In a very similar manner when visiting museums as a kid I loved seeing all the different ancient cultures and their artifacts that represented them in the exhibits, but if you ask me about the museum exhibits I can probably recall one out of the hundreds I've been to while being able to still remember the Egyptian gods after ten years since I lasted studied them. So to wrap my thoughts up, I would like to ask once more: why not try to aim for an inbetween of these two centers of learning for the better of the new generations? Bibliography “About Us.” Boston Public Library, www.bpl.org/about-us/. “Annual Report.” Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, www.mfa.org/about/annual-report. “BPL History.” Boston Public Library, www.bpl.org/bpl-history/. Catalog Entry Author(s) Dominic Malo, Student, Fitchburg State University ALFA Mentor Veda Ross Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource ALFA Mini-Exhibitions Still Image Catalog Entry A 254-foot “Black Lives Matter” billboard was placed outside of Fenway Park to stand with those who are dealing with racial inequality. The sign is very visible when passing Fenway Park on the Massachusetts Turnpike. The billboard was put up in early June, so it is fairly new and it had to do with current events at the time. The sign was operated by the Boston Red Sox Foundation. In an article written by Garry Dzen, he included what a Red Sox spokesperson, Zineb Curran had to say about the billboard that was placed. “The Red Sox ‘plan to amplify the Black Lives Matter movement throughout the baseball season as a way to amplify the voices of those who share our values, but may not share our platform,’ she said,” (Dzen). The billboard was put up as an acknowledgment of the team’s commitment to the Black Lives Matter movement. The Red Sox and Fenway Sports Management agreed that the most successful way for their organization to affect change was to concentrate their attention internally, within their own organization, in 2020, with a renewed focus on social justice, equality, and inclusion on and off the field. The Red Sox and The Red Sox foundation use their public platforms to promote the importance of racial and social causes, but their main focus is to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within their community and with their field staff. Having organizations come together to publicize their support and feelings about the injustices that have occurred allows voices to be heard. The Black Lives Matter sign was put up shortly after George Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020. The death of George Floyd was the peak for many people and institutions to show their utmost respect and support to the Black Lives Matter movement. The Boston Red Sox are supportive of the fight, the fight for equality. This sign expresses the active stance they are taking against racism and police brutality. Many people who are not black will pass by this huge billboard and get offended or feel some type of way because it is directed to black people and black people only. It is very common to hear “all lives matter” because people are supporting the black lives matter movement and not including all of the other lives. In an article written by Chris Simkins mentions what an activist, Nkechi Taifa had to say about this particular saying, ‘“It is not to say that all lives do not matter. What it means is that specific attention at this period, at this time, needs to be placed on people who are most adversely impacted by the laws and policies that are going on,’ she said,” (Simkins). If all other lives are being treated equally and are able to practice their freedom rights, then focus on those who are fighting and have been fighting for a long time. The more people that show support to the movement, the more change can happen. The Boston Red Sox have had a problematic history of racism including racial discrimination and racial slurs that some players have faced or witnessed. In a Boston News report written by Deyscha Smith she states that “Retired outfielder Torii Hunter admitted that he has been called the N-word by younger fans several times, and admitted that he has heard more racist remarks in Boston than any other city in the country,” (Smitch). This gave The Red Sox a bigger reason to support the Black Lives Matter even more. Since they’ve had players experiencing racial inequality, they hope to get a powerful message across using their big platform. In a Boston News article written by Deyscha Smith, team president and CEO Sam Kennedy states, “We’re committed to amplifying powerful messages for progress and fighting against inequality and injustice at every turn,” (Smith). The Red Sox want to see change, so they are in it together with all other African and Black Americans fighting for their lives. Many people across the world have been supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and doing things in remembrance of all innocent lives that have been lost. An article published by The Economists states, “Events over the past six months, she says, have brought a rare chance to shape national affairs. Protests flared across America after footage spread of the death of George Floyd, an African-American who was choked for nearly nine minutes by a policeman in Minneapolis in May. By one count over 8,500 civil-rights demonstrations have taken place since,” (Economist). There are also people against this movement. Not everyone will be in favor of the Boston Red Sox for supporting the movement and being a part of the change. Some fans were very upset about the banner that was put up and these were some of the things that they had to say published on Complex,“‘All done now! What the hell does this have to do with baseball Sports used to be my happy place. You just screwed that up. I'm done!,’ ‘Thanks for the memories. I’m blessed to have seen a lot of great play at Fenway. I will not support any organization that supports Marxism & uses destruction to implement it,’ ‘I wish you wouldn’t have done that,” (Rose). This clearly shows that racism is real and it is still around up to this day. The Boston Red Sox dealt with backlash and addressed it, but their fans are a part of the problem. They wanted to do a good deed and stand with those whose voices are not being heard. They also want to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement throughout their baseball season. A fan tweeted “BLM vision is not about black lives, it’s about tearing down the country to replace it with some gobblygook ideas,”. There is always going to be different opinions all around, but the Boston Red Sox did what they thought was right in support of the Black Lives Matter Movement. Bibliography "The George Floyd effect; Black Lives Matter." The Economist, 12 Dec. 2020, p. 29(US). Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A644479772/ITOF?u=mlin_c_fitchcol&sid=ITOF&xid=0d023984. Simkins, Chris. 'Black Lives Matter' Movement Seeks Reforms to End Police Brutality. Federal Information & News Dispatch, LLC, Washington, 2015. ProQuest,https://fitchburgstate.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www-proquest-com.fitchburgstate.idm.oclc.org/reports/black-lives-matter-movement-seeks-reforms-end/docview/1752211437/se-2?accountid=10896. Smith, Deyscha. Sam Kennedy Explained the 'Black Lives Matter' Billboard Outside Fenway Park. 23 July 2020,www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2020/07/23/sam-kennedy-response-black-lives-matter-billboard-fenway-park. Asmelash, L. (2020, July 23). The Boston Red SOX put up a Black Lives matter billboard over the Massachusetts Turnpike. Retrieved April 02, 2021, from https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/22/us/boston-red-sox-black-lives-matter-trnd/index.html Rose, Jordan. “Boston Fans Called Out Over Racist Comments Following Red Sox Black Lives Matter Banner.” Complex, Complex, 23 July 2020, www.complex.com/sports/2020/07/boston-fans-called-out-over-racist-comments-red-sox-black-lives-matter-banner. Catalog Entry Author(s) Alejandra Obregon, Student, Fitchburg State University ALFA Mentor Bill Ayadi Photographer(s) Unknown Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource ALFA Mini-Exhibitions Still Image Catalog Entry Boston Strong is one thing you will often see when reading about the Marathon bombings. These two words mean so much to many people from Boston as they show how the community is strong together. In this image, you can see a prosthetic leg with a “Boston Strong” sticker on it. This leg belongs to Roseann Sdoia, who is a Boston marathon bombing survivor. The leg has a special meaning to it as I believe it shows great strength and resilience. I believe this because of the “Boston Strong” message on it. I love the fact that this is on the leg because in the bombing many people lost limbs and need to have prosthetics just like this. It's hard going through this, but strength can get them through this. It's a beautiful image and beautiful prosthetic leg because it shows the struggle that many needed to go through in order to live a normal life again, but also how many are using these two words to remind themselves to stay strong and power through. Sdoia is now a motivational speaker and an author. She isn’t the type of person who is shy of her lack of a leg. In fact in a gig she was walking up to the stage and swung up her prosthetic leg and refused help from others. She says it is something she would have done before this and that she does anything that makes her feel less disabled. I think this is a good example of how she is strong. It shows that even with this setback she still tries to be herself and think about what she would have done before this traumatic event. Instead of being hurt by this she continues to be herself and be strong throughout her journey. Still after many years, according to Sdoia she still wakes up and thinks, “Oh my god I don't have a leg.” She talks about no matter how much she sees it she still has trouble really thinking about what happened to her leg. After experiencing such a traumatic event, to get a prosthetic leg is a hard task. Replacing your own leg with a fake metal leg could be an unsual feeling. Instead of complaining about it Sdoia worked to live her life normally again with her new leg. In the photo she is attempting to walk with the help of parallel bars to guide her forward. I think to do something like this requires great strength. Not many people get put in the position where you have to adapt your life to this new lifestyle. Truthfully, I know this would be hard for me. Everyday I use all my limbs for everything and for that to be taken away from me I would not know how to act and how to live my life, when walking from my room to the bathroom, or going to the dining hall, or even driving my car. We use these limbs for everything for our lives. This prosthetic leg shows a lot of strength because many in the world may not be able to live like that. Yet Sdoia is able to push through because she is Boston Strong. Bibliography Bebinger, Martha. “Marathon Bombing Victim Makes Strides Toward Her New Normal.” WBUR, 24 Sept. 2013, www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2013/09/24/marathon-bombing-victim-makes-strides-towar d-her-new-normal. Smith, Tovia. “Sharing Lessons Of Resilience, 5 Years After The Boston Bombing.” NPR, 15 Apr. 2018, www.npr.org/2018/04/15/601816832/sharing-lessons-of-resilience-5-years-after-the-boston -bombing. Catalog Entry Author(s) Harold Peterson, Student, Fitchburg State University ALFA Mentor Bill Ayadi Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Connecting the Classical to New England Still Image Catalog Entry The amphitheatre at Caerleon in Wales is one of the best preserved amphitheatres in the United Kingdom. It was built around 75CE and was occupied until around 300CE by the Second Legion Augusta. There were around 6000 Roman men in Wales at the time of its occupation, and all of those men needed something to do in their free time. The amphitheatre was made as a place of entertainment for the Roman soldiers, a place they could go when they weren’t fighting or on guard at the Roman fortress nearby. The whole compound fell into disuse after the Romans left, with the Welsh later taking some of its building materials for reuse. The large oval amphitheatre soon became overgrown and ended up looking like an almost perfectly round dip in the ground, until it was fully excavated in 1926 by the Liverpool Committee for Excavation and Research in Wales and the Marches. Until then, people were calling it King Arthur’s Round Table, but it was found to be the Roman amphitheatre. It was shortly after the excavation that they saw that it was mostly used for entertainment purposes. Most of the entertainment that went on in the amphitheatre at Caerleon were gladiatorial battles, but there was also a wide variety of Greek and Roman plays produced there. Soldiers could go and watch Greek tragedies and comedies performed by amateurs and professionals alike, booing when they wanted to and laughing or crying at other times. They could watch plays by Sophocles and Aristophanes, Euripides, and Aeschylus. It wasn’t just the soldier who could go, though; Welsh natives could find their way into the amphitheatre to watch the “best” of Roman entertainment along with the occupying armies. It was one of the few places that Romans and natives mingled, along with marketplaces. If the people wanted to watch, then the amphitheatre provided. The world of Roman sports and entertainment happened mostly in amphitheatres all over the empire, and it was where the people flocked. A similar heritage site in New England is Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The stadium was originally built in 1912 to be home to the Red Socks baseball team. It was and still is a place where people go to watch sporting events and concerts, though it is mostly used as a baseball field. The connection between Fenway Park in Boston and the Roman amphitheatre in Caerleon is that they were both constructed with entertainment in mind. Both structures were built to be the place where people went to watch fun shows and to relax a little. Going to a baseball game is a fun way to pass the time with the family and so was going to see a Roman play or two or more gladiators fight. While Fenway Park doesn’t put on plays like the amphitheatre in Caerleon did, and while the park wasn’t built to entertain a foreign army, they both hold a place in the hearts of those around them. Fenway Park is synonymous with fun, good times, and baseball. The amphitheatre was just the same for the Romans and Welsh natives. Well, except for the baseball. Bibliography MLB Advanced Media. "Fenway Park." MLB.com. MLB, 10 Feb. 2001. Web. 01 May 2018.<a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/bos/fenway-park-living-museum/timeline/">http://mlb.mlb.com/bos/fenway-park-living-museum/timeline/</a> Mynde. "History." Excavations of Caerleon Amphitheatre. Caerleon Net. Web. 01 May 2018. <a href="http://www.caerleon.net/history/amphexcav/index.html">http://www.caerleon.net/history/amphexcav/index.html</a> Mynde. "History." The Roman Army in Caerleon, Isca, Wales. Caerleon Net. Web. 01 May 2018. <a href="http://www.caerleon.net/history/army/index.html">http://www.caerleon.net/history/army/index.html</a> University Press. "Ancient Greek Theatre." Ancient Greece. Ancient Greece, 2003. Web. 01 May 2018. <a href="http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Theatre/">http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Theatre/</a> Photographer(s) Kisha G. Tracy Catalog Entry Author(s) Heather Ferguson, Student, Fitchburg State University Research Assistant(s) Chris Gerardi, Student, Fitchburg State University Alex O’Neil, Student, Fitchburg State University Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource ALFA Mini-Exhibitions Still Image Catalog Entry The Boston Marathon bombing was one of the most traumatic events for our state. Especially if you were there the memories may scar you forever. It may not have been the main motive, but one motive for the bombings was to scare us. The terrorists wanted to make us fear them, but we wouldn’t let that happen. It is a horrible act to inflict on anyone and to do it at a happy and joyful event hurts a lot. A moment that inspired many was David Ortiz when he spoke at a Red Sox game. Ortiz stepped out there as a Bostonian and a leader. He told everyone “This is our (blank) city!” letting everyone know not to be fearful. I can say from my perspective that, seeing this from a well-known Boston athlete that I myself idolized, made me feel a lot better. I will admit after the bombing I as well as many others were in fear. Many people wondered where the bombers could be and what they might do next. It was a hard time, but with the help of others we became fearless and stronger together. The speech was very small. Ortiz said later that it wasn’t planned and came rolling off his tongue. Yet this speech hit so many people in such a positive way, giving them comfort in a tough situation. Another example of fearlessness among Bostonians is Rebekah Gregory. Gregory is a Boston Marathon bombing survivor and lost a leg in the blast. It caused her to change her life and how she functioned. Being in such a traumatic event and losing your leg because of it could cause so much fear and PTSD. Even with the harsh memories of the day and the permanent memory of that event with her missing leg, she decided to go back and participate in the race two years after. To be able to do something like this is very empowering. To go back to the place that changed your life forever and scared you is hard. She did not only just go back, but she completed the whole race. From start to finish, she ran through the race. In order to do this race she had to train to get used to running with her new leg. Doing this showed how fearless she was. The very same event that flipped her life forever, she went back to without fear and finished it. There were some others just like Gregory that showed strength and fearlessness. Patrick Downes and Adrianne Haslet were two of the other survivors that ran in the race again. It takes a lot to step back out there. There are many stories about people who have been resilient in their recovery and fearless along the way. One person is Sydney Corcoran. Sydney was another survivor from the Marathon bombings that showed a lot of perserversance through her recovery. In an article published by Global News, they had survivors return to the finish line to see their reaction and how they felt. Sydney said her message was “You Can Scare Me, But You Cannot Stop Me” (“Boston Marathon Bombing Survivors Share Stories in Powerful Photo Series.”). I think this shows a great example of how she was strong and fearless. As said earlier this event has the ability to scar you, but she said she won't let it stop her. These are just more and more examples of people showing Boston Strong, and showing that we continue to live our lives freely without fear. I also didn’t let it affect my life either. It was a scary time after the bombing because no one knew where the bombers were. The bombing took enough away from many people’s lives. My family and I went out to Skyzone, which is a trampoline park in Hyde Park a couple of days after the bombing. On our way over we listened to updates on the search. It felt weird because we didn’t know where the bombers could be, but we wanted to live our lives and have fun. The point of going wasn’t to be reckless or a rebel because many were told to stay inside. It was because we believed that we should not fear them. The point of the attack was to push fear onto us and make us scared to go out. I didn’t want them to win, nor did I want them to think they have power over us. As David Ortiz said, “This is our city,” and no one will take that away from us. Bibliography “Boston Marathon Bombing Survivors Share Stories in Powerful Photo Series.” Global News, 2014, globalnews.ca/news/1269108/boston-marathon-bombing-survivors-share-stories-in-powerf ul-portrait-series/amp/. Catalog Entry Author(s) Harold Peterson, Student, Fitchburg State University ALFA Mentor Bill Ayadi Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Connecting the Medieval to New England Still Image Catalog Entry Boudicca, queen of the Iceni, lifts her hands in victory or in challenge. This ancient queen led her people against Rome, even managing to sack and burn Londinium at the heart of Roman Britain. This rebellion had followed Rome’s betrayal of her late husband’s will, which had named the Roman Emperor as well as Boudicca’s daughters as his heirs in an effort to keep the peace. After suffering a flogging and the rape of her daughters, Boudicca began a campaign of revenge which did not end until 80,000 Romans were killed and many Roman cities sacked and burned. Her statue in modern-day London now stands as a reminder of her legend and bravery. Much closer to home in the South End of Boston, there stands a memorial to another brave woman. The Harriet Tubman Memorial, also known as Step on Board, honors a woman who showed a different kind of bravery. Nicknamed “Moses” for her work in the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman not only escaped herself, but led roughly 300 slaves to freedom over the course of ten years. Neither Harriet nor any she helped escape were recaptured. This was all accomplished while suffering from a head injury which caused sleeping spells from which she could not be awakened. Her statue shows her holding a Bible in front of those she led to safety depicted on a vertical slab. On the back there are various quotes from Harriet Tubman, Fredrick Douglass, and Sarah Bradford. There is also a map depicting stops on the Underground Railroad. Both Boudicca and Harriet Tubman are immortalized in bronze in the heart of two cities that each played an important role in their lives. They faced tremendous odds in order to lead their people to freedom and safety from tyranny, and their courage still inspires us today. Bibliography “Facts: Harriet Tubman.” Harriet Tubman Historical Society, www.harriet-tubman.org/facts/. “Step on Board/Harriet Tubman Memorial.” Boston.gov, Boston Art Commission, 26 June 2019, www.boston.gov/departments/arts-and-culture/boston-art-commission. Photographer(s) Kisha G. Tracy Sonia Marks, Student, FSU Catalog Entry Author(s) Pagan Rose Maeve, Alum, Fitchburg State University Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource ALFA Mini-Exhibitions Still Image Catalog Entry The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has taken up many different excavations in many places in the world that hold historical significance. The location I would like to talk about is one of the more well-known historical cultures of the past, the Egyptians. This history-rich culture is known for some of the most large-scale excavations that have revealed countless famous artifacts from an ancient time. The one I am bringing to attention today is the sculpture of King Ptahkhenuwy and his wife and the connection it has with my idea concerning museums. At first glance, the sculpture itself seemed to have no extraordinary meaning besides the outstanding condition it was found in preserved under one of the three Pyramids of Giza. That quickly changed once I dug a little deeper and expanded my research into how exactly the Museum of Fine Arts Boston interacted with the Egyptian government when handling these important excavations. The sheer amount of relics that were being uncovered in these digs is unbelievable, and when culturally-important artifacts were found the excavation group had some talks with the Egyptian government about what they wished to take back for display purposes and what should remain to allow local researchers and museums an opportunity to restore some of the more untouched pieces. This interaction between peoples gave me some positive feedback into the artifacts I had been looking to research for this project. My whole dilemma with museums and excavation teams going into these sites was the amount of artifacts and relics found and the amount made available to the people and culture they belonged to. So when I heard about the widespread sharing of resources and restoration plans of these relics under the care of both the Egyptian government and the many museums who had formed the excavation teams, it gave me some peace of mind that it was a positive and equal exchange. In recent years it has been hard enough for people of our own country to get along with our governing bodies and even each other, so to see such positive and successful relations dating back to 1906 and continuing to present day sparks hope. The statue of King Ptahkhenuwy and his wife holds importance to Egyptian history and the royal families who built up the empire that went on to be buried in the Pyramids of Giza. The statue was found in the third Pyramid of Giza, which was dedicated to Ptahkhenuwy himself. There were many sculptures and pieces of art depicting him in similar forms throughout his burial chambers, but I chose this artifact for a few different reasons. This statue in particular is one of the few artifacts that have defied time and remained almost fully painted throughout the thousands of years that separate its creation to its discovery. Although it was restored with a fresh coat and protective layers to preserve the piece the condition must have been a true sight to behold for the excavators. Lovely condition aside, I also chose this artifact because I found it to be important to Egyptian culture but also not one of a kind; the statue itself had multiple depictions on many different slabs of stone, limestone, etc. It both carried weight as a valuable and cherished Egpytian artifact and as a piece that could be put on display to show the wonders of Egypt to those worlds away. This is the kind of artifact I would love to see more of in museums; to put a item of religious worship behind a glass panel could be seen as pretty unethical by a variety of groups of people while putting historical relics on display is much more appropriate. After even the most basic research and knowledge of how these excavations even got to happen I know there were countless talks with the government representatives and many back and forth negotiations on what can be kept, what should be put under care of the government run facilities, and so on. I hope I do show some sign of understanding in this discussion as I bring up the many questions and thoughts that come with my choice of exhibition. One of my bigger questions that first drew me to this artifact is how do the excavators go about the actual excavation and who sets the terms of what they can and can’t do while exploring the many tombs of Giza. Again after some quick research, I found the basic guidelines for excavating in government-protected sites and it all seemed simple enough. There is a large amount of qualifications; you need to even ask permission to mount an exploration team, and once you get to that point you have to meet with a party who controls and looks over the site and discuss the methods of excavation. So I just wonder how safe the Egyptian officials thought dynamite mining was when the Boston team showed up with plenty of explosives to face the many deep underground sections of Giza and its vast underground network of tombs and burial chambers? Bibliography "Pair Statue of Ptahkhenuwy and His Wife – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston Museum of Fine Arts." Museum of Fine Arts Boston. collections.mfa.org/objects/137139/pair-statue-of-ptahkhenuwy-and-his-wife?ctx= e72069ed-27c2-4c69-ac68-a84fb40db086&idx=8. Trader, Patrick. "Guidelines for Phase I, II, and III Archaeological Investigations and Technical Report Preparation, West Virginia State Historic Preservation Office." WVCulture. www.wvculture.org/shpo/techreportguide/guidelines.html. Artifact Owner Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Catalog Entry Author(s) Dominic Malo, Student, Fitchburg State University Photographer(s) <a href="collections.mfa.org/objects/137139/pair-statue-of-ptahkhenuwy-and-his-wife?ctx=%20e72069ed-27c2-4c69-ac68-a84fb40db086&idx=8">Photo courtesy of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston</a> ALFA Mentor Veda Ross Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Connecting the Ancient to New England Still Image Catalog Entry “The caged bird sings with fearful trill of the things unknown, but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill, for the caged bird sings for freedom.” Famous words written by the infamous African-American author and poet Maya Angelou. While looking at the beautiful carving of the Nubian girl on the mirror holding that bird, one can be reminded of those very words. Wondering to yourself if you are the caged bird or the free bird. Whether you are African-American or Caucasian-American or any other type of American, you can ask yourself, are you living a caged life or a free one? However as a person of color the chances of you living the free one are slim. Eyes gazing up to the mirror itself you wonder. If you look in it, what will you see? Will you see him? Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? Will you see a person of color that makes him proud? That makes him think he died for a good cause? Will the person you are today, right now, be a person he would be glad to die for? Or do you forget where you come from? Do you choose to bury your head in the sand while others suffer? Do you think “oh, it’s not my problem” as you live your Anglo-Saxon life with your Anglo-Saxon friends? Do you remember what he died for or just enjoy the day off of work in January? Being a person of color in 2018 can be difficult. You gaze in mirrors daily, hoping to see the strength of MLK, Jr., and the wisdom of Maya Angelou shining out from behind your eyes. You hope to be the free bird that thinks of nothing but “breezes, and fat worms, and writing his name on the sky.” But if you are that caged bird, the one who doesn’t remember anything more than the first few sentences of “I Have A Dream,” maybe you look in this mirror again and remember. Bibliography Demby, Gene. “How Black Americans See Discrimination.” National Public Radio, 25 Oct. 2017, https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/10/25/559015355/how-black-americans-see-discrimination. Photographer(s) Courtesy of the MFA Courtesy of the Boston Globe via Getty Images Catalog Entry Author(s) Shani Farrell, Student, Fitchburg State University Artifact Owner Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA - Nubian Mirror; Boston, MA – King Speaking at Massachusetts State House african american african festival boston massachusetts MFA nubian storytelling and oral tradition fall 2018 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/33439/archive/files/904d87816db0c5e0eb79535fb1c50183.jpg?Expires=1774483200&Signature=eSybyThtCWNH1%7ECCB-fU9%7EVxUEidrf6C9fOckQcaYED8yWsWG%7EktEZdgRV0TUtHlQbzrpvDXTS7F2yZDfBbwmuHX9Vko30%7EuIGrd-z71QaWKtUNGZh7y15VBel3yzJubE2VuigQZSmZitfkhfWOLWF88lF-KNVjFgOliWH3jFQ3ErcqtFGfvq85SbEWukmqGiL6sbuOEpj9Uxf8QbikmsOgHyd53SehkL1V4H5a31t%7EH81nt9IosvbNv7BVTRcvzuXgDv%7EiZ6CJWZiUJSXYaUB2zfJuSDO4hJx7VUK5OGWRcAS6GPsfKzfm42ZIbUTo-p02Q4aQ2IIrfj5VNzuqi-w__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM b40cd4322d37eee9bf756542a458fe77 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Connecting the Classical to New England Still Image Catalog Entry On the Tiber River in Rome a mural, titled Triumphs and Laments designed by William Kentridge, stretches across the waterline along the walls. The mural was designed using water as dirt removal on the walls to stencil the designs. Kentridge faced controversy due to the fact that the mural was a memory of the failures and the triumphant moments of the great city of Rome. The mural was also created by Kentridge without any patronage from the Pope or support from the city; the public art project was a risk that the artist took and it showcases a broad history of Rome. The image in the photo is the She-Wolf, which was suckled by Romulus and Remus who founded Rome. The She-Wolf was selfless and gave her energy to the twins so they could succeed in their journey to found Rome. The She-Wolf is a known symbol of ones loyalty to Rome, therefore the image of her in the mural shows that the citizens of Rome have been loyal and selfless for their great city, reminding those in Rome to appreciate, remember and stay loyal to Rome and the cultural heritage of the city. Though the mural does show laments of the city as well, it shows the laments to address the wrongs that Rome has done as well as give a voice and representation to those who may have been wronged by the city they were loyal to. The Dock Tattoo Project in Boston, Massachusetts is a piece of cultural heritage that can be closely connected to the mural in Rome. Liz LaManche is the artist behind the project, and she created 1000-foot long tattoo designs using ink and a paint brush to craft tattoo designs that represented the many different cultures and cultural heritages that have been throughout history and still are today connected to Boston Harbor. The piece is meant to bring the people of Boston together, to remind them of the many wins and losses that America has had, as well as give a proper representation of the many cultures that helped shape America. The piece is a form of public art that represents the highs and lows of Boston, and it allows those on the Harbor to look out at the art and the ocean and remember those who were here before them. Both public art pieces remind viewers that they should stay in connection with their cultural heritage as well as remember those who were not given proper representation throughout history. Both artists put diversity and inclusion at the top of their list and made it a priority to represent honesty in their artwork. Reminders of those who lived before us and those who weren’t given equal opportunities are important so that we can continue to practice freedom and allow others to have their own freedom too. Bibliography Lauf, Cornelia. “Locating William Kentridge's Massive Mural in the Roman Landscape.” Hyperallergic, 21 Apr. 2016, hyperallergic.com/292807/locating-william-kentridges-massive-mural-in-the-roman-landscape/. LaManche, Liz. “Connected by Sea: Boston’s 1000-Ft Tattoo.” Dock Tattoo Project, http://earthsign.com/docktattoo/. Accessed 5 May 2018. Shao, Yiqing. “East Boston Pier Is Getting Public Art ‘Tattoos’.” Boston Magazine, 27 Aug. 2014, www.bostonmagazine.com/arts-08/12/dock-tattoo-project-east-boston-harborarts-pier/. Tomrankinarchitect. “William Kentridge's Triumphs and Laments.” TRA_20, 7 July 2017, tomrankinarchitect.com/2016/07/william-kentridges-triumphs-and-laments/. Photographer(s) Kisha G. Tracy Catalog Entry Author(s) Autumn Battista, Student, Fitchburg State University Research Assistant(s) Tenzin Dhakpa, Student, Fitchburg State University Chris Lach, Student, Fitchburg State University Zachary Romero, Student, Fitchburg State University Victoria Weeks, Student, Fitchburg State University Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rome, Italy - Triumphs and Laments; Boston, MA - Dock Tattoo Project boston british literature I spring 2018 classical tradition spring 2018 italy massachusetts mural mythology