ENCW 205: Art & Identity in New Orleans

I’m not entirely sure what I want to do for the final project. At least, I don’t know what I could do creatively. I have two ideas for the research part of it, though I don’t know which I’d want to do. Learning more about the history of New Orleans cemeteries and how the influences of French, Spanish, and African burial practices combined to influence the modern day mourning and funeral traditions of the city would be very interesting to me, but I’m not sure what I could do creatively. Another option could be comparing Hurricane Camille in 1969 and its affect on my hometown of Nelson County with Hurricane Katrina and its affect on New Orleans, or just sharing about Camille. While Camille was no where near as destructive as Katrina by any means, the 1969 hurricane has always been talked about in my life, both from family members who remember going through it and the recent 50th anniversary of remembrance. It would be interesting to share it with others.