I am using Eric Klinenberg's Heat Wave in my Intro class and am planning on collecting the run-up media coverage of Katrina so students can compare what was done prior to the Chicago heat wave with what was done prior to Katrina. It will be interesting to see if any of the patterns that Klinenberg found in the Chicago heat wave also exist in the wake of Katrina. Like Erikson's Everything in Its Path, Heat Wave examines a different sort of natural disaster but there are many possible points of comparison.
-Denise Copelton --- "Roberts, Keith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > I would like to share ideas appropriate for first > and second year > students for tapping into to the current news on the > Gulf coast - I > think what I am doing is fairly routine (with > culture) but I would like > to hear what others are doing. > > Susan > * * * * * * * * > > In one of my classes I will be doing Kai Erikson's > classic study > Everything In Its Path--looking at the social > consequences of a > disaster. That study is of a flood, but > applications can be made to > other types of disasters. > > Keith > -------------------------------- Denise A. Copelton, Ph.D. Department of Sociology SUNY Brockport 350 New Campus Drive Brockport, NY 14420 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
