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Objects, Material Culture, and Empire: Making Russia

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 25.01.02

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Writing Object(ive)s: Items as Inspiration for Literacy Work

Dan Croteau

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¹ “80+ Key Social Media Statistics to Keep an Eye On 2025,” Status Brew, January 6, 2025, https://statusbrew.com/insights/social-media-statistics.

² Jules David Prown, “Mind in Matter: An Introduction to Material Culture Theory and Method,” Winterthur Portfolio 17, no. 1 (April 1982): 1–19, https://doi.org/10.1086/496065.

³ Pat Pattison, Generate Ideas Through “Object Writing,” October 26, 2009, https://www.writersdigest.com/wd-books/writing-better-lyrics-excerpt.

⁴ Jennifer Stanchfield, “The Power of Using Objects, Pictures, and Other Metaphoric Methods in Teaching and Group Facilitation,” web log, August 22, 2013.

⁵ Jennifer Stanchfield, “The Power of Using Objects, Pictures, and Other Metaphoric Methods in Teaching and Group Facilitation,” web log, August 22, 2013.

⁶ Pat Pattison, Generate Ideas Through “Object Writing,” October 26, 2009, https://www.writersdigest.com/wd-books/writing-better-lyrics-excerpt.

⁷ Jules David Prown, “Mind in Matter: An Introduction to Material Culture Theory and Method,” Winterthur Portfolio 17, no. 1 (April 1982): 1–19, https://doi.org/10.1086/496065.

⁸ Jules David Prown, “Mind in Matter: An Introduction to Material Culture Theory and Method,” Winterthur Portfolio 17, no. 1 (April 1982): 1–19, https://doi.org/10.1086/496065.

⁹ Jules David Prown, “Mind in Matter: An Introduction to Material Culture Theory and Method,” Winterthur Portfolio 17, no. 1 (April 1982): 1–19, https://doi.org/10.1086/496065.

¹⁰ Jules David Prown, “Mind in Matter: An Introduction to Material Culture Theory and Method,” Winterthur Portfolio 17, no. 1 (April 1982): 1–19, https://doi.org/10.1086/496065.

¹¹ “Writing 101: What Is Symbolism?,” MasterClass, August 30, 2021, https://www.masterclass.com/articles/writing-101-what-is-symbolism-symbolism-definition-and-examples-in-literature.

¹² Gilad Elbom, “What Is Symbolism?,” College of Liberal Arts, March 20, 2020, https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/wlf/what-symbolism.

¹³ “Symbolism,” Stone Writing Center, accessed July 3, 2025, https://www.delmar.edu/offices/swc/_resources/Literature/symbolism.pdf.

¹⁴ “Writing 101: What Is Symbolism?,” MasterClass, August 30, 2021, https://www.masterclass.com/articles/writing-101-what-is-symbolism-symbolism-definition-and-examples-in-literature.

¹⁵ Gilad Elbom, “What Is Symbolism?,” College of Liberal Arts, March 20, 2020, https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/wlf/what-symbolism.

¹⁶ “Types of Symbols in Literature: What Is Symbolism + Examples,” Custom Writing, June 2, 2025, https://custom-writing.org/blog/symbols-in-literature.

¹⁷ “Writing 101: What Is Symbolism?,” MasterClass, August 30, 2021, https://www.masterclass.com/articles/writing-101-what-is-symbolism-symbolism-definition-and-examples-in-literature.

¹⁸ “Types of Symbols in Literature: What Is Symbolism + Examples,” Custom Writing, June 2, 2025, https://custom-writing.org/blog/symbols-in-literature.

¹⁹ Kerri Lee Alexander, “Sandra Cisneros,” National Women’s History Museum, 2019, https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sandra-cisneros.

²⁰ Sandra Cisneros, “Biography,” Sandra Cisneros, 2024, https://www.sandracisneros.com/mylifeandwork.

²¹ “Sandra Cisneros,” Chicago Public Library, April 30, 2009, https://www.chipublib.org/sandra-cisneros-biography/.

²² Kerri Lee Alexander, “Sandra Cisneros,” National Women’s History Museum, 2019, https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sandra-cisneros.

²³ “Sandra Cisneros,” Chicago Public Library, April 30, 2009, https://www.chipublib.org/sandra-cisneros-biography/.

²⁴ Sandra Cisneros, “Biography,” Sandra Cisneros, 2024, https://www.sandracisneros.com/mylifeandwork.

²⁵ Sandra Cisneros, “Biography,” Sandra Cisneros, 2024, https://www.sandracisneros.com/mylifeandwork.

²⁶ Kerri Lee Alexander, “Sandra Cisneros,” National Women’s History Museum, 2019, https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sandra-cisneros.

²⁷ “Sandra Cisneros,” Chicago Public Library, April 30, 2009, https://www.chipublib.org/sandra-cisneros-biography/.

²⁸ Sandra Cisneros, “Biography,” Sandra Cisneros, 2024, https://www.sandracisneros.com/mylifeandwork.

²⁹ Sandra Cisneros, “Biography,” Sandra Cisneros, 2024, https://www.sandracisneros.com/mylifeandwork.

³⁰ Kerri Lee Alexander, “Sandra Cisneros,” National Women’s History Museum, 2019, https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sandra-cisneros.

³¹ Sandra Cisneros, “Biography,” Sandra Cisneros, 2024, https://www.sandracisneros.com/mylifeandwork.

³² “Sandra Cisneros,” Chicago Public Library, April 30, 2009, https://www.chipublib.org/sandra-cisneros-biography/.

³³ Kerri Lee Alexander, “Sandra Cisneros,” National Women’s History Museum, 2019, https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sandra-cisneros.