This paper is part of a presentation made to students in the Ph.D. Program in English at the Graduate Center, CUNY

http://cuny.is/webportfolios

Why Create a Porfolio Website?

• control/curate your digital identity
• share your work
• establish networks

Types of Portfolio Sites

Simple Profiles / Online CVs

• LinkedIn Profile (proprietary)
• CUNY Academic Commons Profile (cuny.is)

Sharing Your Work

• CUNY Academic Works
• Academia.edu (proprietary)

Social Media

• Twitter; Facebook (proprietary)
• CUNY Academic Commons

Portfolio Websites

• CUNY Academic Commons (+ domain mapping)
• OpenCUNY (+ domain mapping)
• Reclaim Hosting
• Squarespace (proprietary)
• WordPress.com (proprietary)

Samples

Matthew K. Gold

Keith Miyake

Lauren Klein

Talia Schaffer

Sujatha Fernandes

Lev Manovich