Class Projects in Sociology and Anthropology

A showcase of projects completed by sociology and anthropology students for their classes in the department.

Digital Storytelling: SOAN 333 Age, Aging, and the Lifecourse

These videos were created by students in the course Sociology of Age, Aging, and the Lifecourse, taught by Meika Loe, associate professor of sociology and women's studies. For the lab component of the course, each student was matched with an elder learning partner and tasked with compiling a life history and creating a digital story.

Title	Elder	Student
Walking through History: The Life of Leo Kiely	Leo Kiely	Caroline Williams '13
A Life of Love and Friendship During World War II	Sandy MacKinnon	Evan Chartier '14
Let's Go for a Drive!	Jerry and Marvie Stone	Virginia-Jeni Parkman '12
The Basis for a Meaningful Life: Family and Friends	Larry Baker	Erin Nash '12
Growing Up and Change in Central New York	Stan Roe	Harlan Abeshouse '13
The Legacy of Music	Lois Rainsford	Jessica Bitsack '12
The Story of Walt Jaquay	Walt Jaquay	Jordan McCord '13
The Education of a Lifetime	Polly Mahoney	Kristen Friberger '14
Fire Fraternity	John Basher	Melissa Benton '14

For videos from previous semesters, click here

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Rising from the Subsoil

By Michael Newberg '11

"Rising from the Subsoil" is a video created by Colgate University student Michael Newberg '11 that focuses on the relationship between avocational and professional archaeologists working on Native American sites in Central New York.