Daily Archives: January 14, 2009

Religious Music

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Posted by: Michael

Ideally my project will consist of a comparative analysis of religious music in Charleston.  If possible I would like to include music from a variety of local religious centers including: Brith Sholom Beth Israel Synagogue, the Dharma Center of the Charleston Tibetan Society, the Central Mosque, and one of the many Christian churches. I’m not limiting myself to these and I am also open to ideas and suggestions if you know of any specific examples of religious music in Charleston.

Research Project Ideas

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By Suzanne

For the past couple of weeks I have been considering doing my research on the basketweavers in the Charleston area. I am a bit hesitant though, after hearing that they are not usually very receptive to college students who are interested in studying their work. I think it could still be a great project, but it just might be a little more challenging than other possible topics, based on the difficulty of talking with the people. I feel like its hard to think of another topic because if I’m not already familiar with one, how would I be able to come up with an idea to do it? I think I just need to spend some more time thinking about ideas and whether or not the basketweavers would be a practical project. A few minutes ago I got the idea to maybe do something with wine making, but I don’t even know if that is a popular hobby in this area or not. I guess we’ll see what develops in the next couple of days. I feel like I need to figure this out soon, though!

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by Gillian

I have considered a few possible project ideas thus far.  Two of my ideas both involve dance in the Charleston area; Contra dancing and the state dance of South Carolina, shag.  There is actually a night club for shag dancing in West Ashley so if I choose that as my topic, I’ll spend some time there interviewing regulars and participating myself.  I have also thought about working with the art galleries in the French Quarter.

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–Caitlin —

For my project, I am going to research the expression of ghost stories in the lowcountry.  Through published literature, public events (tours, haunted houses, etc.), and whatever other material, I want to explore how ghost storytelling has become such a prominent feature of Charleston/lowcountry culture.  I don’t know much about the subject, but right now I am interested in the demographics and socioeconomics of ghost story culture – in terms of who the stories are about, and also who tells them/who hears them.  I’m sure more interests will surface as I further my research.  Part of my research will include participating in the ghost tours offered in Charleston, visiting the haunted jailhouse in Charleston, etc.

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posted by Meghan

For my project I’m thinking about studying the art of preaching.  I’m not sure if this is a definite plan yet.  However, I want to start looking at different churches in the downtown area which I might like to conduct my field research.  Particularly, I’d be interested in looking at AME churches or any animated, enigmatic preacher with a tight knit community atmosphere.

Just this moment Dr. Quinn suggested that I might look into studying African Dance since I am taking that course this semester.  Many possibilities.

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*Byron*

Dont really know for sure what I am going to do my research project on. I didn’t know that I could do Human evolution topics so i might do something in that category. That’s all I have for now, but i did want to share this just in case you haven’t had the opportunity to.

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