Weekly discussion

Writing Prompt (650 words)

“Case Study Patterns: Archives Across Readings”

Archives reveal power through specific cases. This week, focus on case studies from readings, no outside examples needed.

Your Task: Write a 650-word essay that:

-Analyze 4 case studies from 3 or more readings:

Yale: Venetian indexes OR Colbert’s system OR Guatemala archives

Jimerson: Marshall papers

Jolly: Wills’ Turnstile OR Ferran’s psychiatric photos OR King-Smith revenants

Mller: Eickstedt collection

Rose: Lutz/Collins National Geographic

For each:

-Key facts (what happened, who/what involved)

-Archival issue (ordering, access, ethics, art)

-Vocab term + page citation

Pattern: What common theme connects them? (e.g., “access as power,” “colonial silencing,” “digital disruption”)

Requirements:

4+ vocab terms (term + page + explanation)

-Direct quotes/citations from readings throughout

Thesis: “Case studies from [authors] reveal [theme] in archives because…”

Rubric :

Detailed case study summaries

Clear pattern/theme connection

Vocab + precise citations

-Replicability (others code identically) (10p, slide 6; 16p, slide 8)

-Sampling methods: random, stratified, systematic, cluster (10p, slide 6; 16p, slide 6)

There are more file I will send it after you accept the question.

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