Framing the Final Project: "Talk to Me About Pigeons"

This American Life: 'Talk to an Iraqi' Booth Project

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SOPIS Final Projects
Your final project will be modeled on the 'Talk to an Iraqi' booth, but instead of focusing on Iraq, your topic is pigeons. You will be doing a one day performance in Union Square park on Thursday July 24 during class time (4-6:50). You will need to build a temporary booth and design posters, flyers, t-shirts and/or artwork to give away to people that pass by. Your handouts will include little-known pigeon facts, and resources for people to learn more about pigeons. You can also include information on the politics of feeding pigeons and pigeon population control -- hot topics here in New York City, as you know. We have been studying pigeons since the first day of class, this performance should utilize all of the information you have learned.

Each team member must take a turn manning the booth and interacting with people. You must prepare in advance to clearly answer questions about pigeons and the materials you are handing out.

Each team member must also do some video taping, to document the performance. Afterwards, we will edit the video along with photos and other documentation into an organized presentation. This final presentation will be shown to visiting artists and the SOPIS community at the end of the semester.

Team 1
Sofia
Soon Ji
Tomas
Miho
Daphne
Ane

Team 2
Patricia
Jo Un
Saki
Min
Yu Jin
Mutiara