Introduction:

Sonia is a senior American Studies student concentrating in English and is from the Bay Area. She is writing her thesis on American female stand-up comedians and their discussion of gender, sexuality, race, and politics on the stage. Sonia loves cats (she has a kitten named Pabu), bad reality television, and cooking with her roommates. She will be researching New York City, NY this semester.

Learning Goals:

• To learn about how Jewish tradition and history is marked differently throughout various regions (e.g. art, gravestones).
• To learn more about Jews in Latin America. I have many Jewish relatives in Chile, but haven’t had the opportunity to learn about their historical background.
• To become a pro at using blogs.reed.edu.

Assignment Links:

Sonia’s 6 Short Assignments:

• Object Analysis: Walter Jonah Judah’s Gravestone
• Object Label: Abigail Minis’ Will
• Asynchronous Post
• Photo Analysis: Isaac and Sophia Phillips
• Précis on Lessons of Hurricane Katrina for American Jews
• Asynchronous Post: Rabbi Arnold Josiah Ford
• Précis on Black Judaism in Harlem
• Object Label: Letter to Gay G.I.

• Link to my City Directory
• Link to our Exhibit Brief
• Link to our Final Project