Updates!
During this month of myself being absent from posting Erin has been collecting numerous articles from the archives and storing them to our google docs account. I am in the process of conducting and meeting with either 3 to 5 people to interview with that will help to construct the community narrative of the pumpkin festival. I was also able to get into the archives my self and find some pretty cool information regarding previous pumpkin fest that were leading up to the events in 2104. We currently getting all of our materials in one area and with the upcoming Pumpkin Festival this Sunday, the campus as well as the community is on high alert. This weekend will be substantial in crafting the narrative for the future of this historical community event. I will be posting about the festival after it happens to discuss about the vibe, atmosphere, and overall success of this event.
Roadblocks and Challenges regards to project outlines
As Milestone 2 approaches, I have found that the when the initial start of the project outline that a huge factor that I forgot to take into account. This being the 4 other classes being my two capstone classes, as well as my methods practicum for student teaching this semester. With this being said I am in the process of getting the IRB forms approved and conducting our first formal interview with a member of the Keene community that was heavily involved with the process of resolving the conflict in the community. I am currently in contact with this person and will hopefully conduct it in the next week or so.
Moving Forward
With November approaching fast, and the deadlines coming up, the plan for the coming weeks will be to organize the articles onto our blog and then create a hybrid timeline/ story arch using the articles and interviews to gain a perspective on how Keene’s Pumpkin Fest became what is it today. On top of this the buzz around campus noting the incoming festival this weekend will generate conversations from all which will be included by either anonymous accounts of passing by students or formal interviews. Stay tuned for more great stuff to come!
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