Reader Traversal of M. D. Coverley's "Califia," by Amber Strother
Traversal of M. D. Coverley's Califia, by Amber Strother, Part 1
Amber Strother begins her traversal through M.D. Coverley’s Califia. The work begins with an ocean scene with footprints. She clicks on the footprints and reads the poem on the screen, and is invited to join the character, Augusta, on her journey to find the treasure of Califia. Next, the four different journeys of north, south, east, and west are revealed and Strother picks the journey south. Strother looks through the kitbag and it tells what each of the three characters, Augusta, Kaye, and Calvin, roles are during the journey. In Calvin’s kitbag, Strother can decide what to use and what to leave behind. She also gets the choice of either getting a full tour or going directly to the story. Strother picks the story and between the three character’s paths, she chooses Kaye’s path.
Traversal of M. D. Coverley's Califia, by Amber Strother, Part 2
In the second part of the traversal, Strother continues on Kaye’s path in the journey south. As she reads through, she clicks on “movie stars” and an animated picture of a movie star appears. Strother notes the music being played in the background.
Traversal of M. D. Coverley's Califia, by Amber Strother, Part 3
In the last part of Strother’s traversal of Coverley’s Califia, she clicks on “timeline” which brings up a starry screen with a cosmic timeline. In 1492 C.E., the western land was invaded by tribes from the east. In 1822, the control of California passed from Spain to Mexico. In 1917, there was a Chinatown fire. It ends with 1997 when Augusta, Kaye, and Calvin take up the trail population of Los Angeles’ 32 million. The video ends with a map of the constellations.
This page has paths:
This page references:
- Traversal of M. D. Coverley’s “Califia,” Part 2
- Traversal of M. D. Coverley’s “Califia,” Part 1
- Traversal of M. D. Coverley’s “Califia” by Amber Strother, Part 3
- Traversal of M. D. Coverley’s “Califia” by Amber Strother, Part 2
- Traversal of M. D. Coverley’s “Califia” by Amber Strother, Part 1
- Traversal of M. D. Coverley’s “Califia,” Part 3