Wade, Burton. Belk Gym. 20 December 2006. UNC Charlotte- Stake Your Claim, Charlotte. Flickr. Web. 3 November 2012.
This is a picture of the Belk Gym at UNC Charlotte (I didn't take the actual picture. It is Wade Burton's photo. I was going to take a picture of the building, but had some difficulties. So for now I'll just use this as a reference point). In using a similar photo like this one, I could talk about the structure of the gym's interior and exterior. I could maybe even mention the floor and the designs on it and its relation to specific sports. I believe that their are hidden literacies under the lines on the court. For example: One of the lines may say "hey, if you shoot here you get two points", another might say "if you shoot here than you get three points and tells you that you're pretty good".
Anonymous. Personal interview. November 2012
I have not conducted an interview yet, but hopefully I will in the near future. In this interview I hope to interview at least two people (one male and the other female). I think it would be best if I could interview some one that knows the building's history, and changes it has gone through. From the interview I could see how other people see the building. During the whole interview I'll try to center it around its relation to literacy or hidden literacy. I bet that the interviewees will have different thoughts on the building and the literacy of it.
Belk Gym. "Basketball at Belk's Gym". Rec, 2012. CD
This would basically just be a recording or short film of people participating in sporting events. I could incorporate some of the sounds into the film and show the hidden sonic literacy such as a ball bouncing and people playing a basketball match. The communication and the sound that echoes in the gym. I could even potentially expand on the architectural areas of the gym such as: Why does sound echo in the gym. I think that after viewing the recording I'll get a different view on literacy in particular the hidden literacy (most of the pieces might come from sound).
(These are just some of the thoughts I had in mind. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. The category of literacy i'm focusing on is based on "architecture".)
Hey Johnny, I like that you posted a picture of the Belk gymnasium; I've never seen the inside! This is also a really neat idea to talk about the literacy of the marks on the court. Can't wait to see the finished product! :)
ReplyDeleteHey! I like the way you are going with this and although I can not think of any more ideas for you, I will say that the picture and the interview are good ideas. Maybe you could do some research on a building you are interested in and contact the head person of that building who would know something about it. I think the gym and video idea is great becauase it can really show us what literacies are within!
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