you also are expected to write up a proposal for your mini-ethnography
It should include:
- SUBJECT OF THE ETHNOGRAPHY: What are you going to study? Be as specific as possible. If interviewing a person, what cultures are involved?
I.e., the Carnegie Deli in Manhattan. My grandmother's migration from Cuba in the 1930s. - Key Cultural Consultant(s). Who you intend to interview with a couple of options suggested if you don't already know them. Provide some basic info (age, ethnicity, nationality, sex, etc.) What makes them a KEY cultural consultant in your eyes or in the eyes of the cultural community?
- Participant-Observation/Emic View. What is the site of your study? A ritual, event, place, or location? Give an address if possible or place it is associated with. In what way will you participate in the culture to get an insider's view?
- What interests you most and what questions do you anticipate about this project or the person you are interviewing.
- Name 3-4 etic concepts you could use to address your interests or questions. Use the concepts from the Kottak and the Conformity and Conflict. Avoid generalizing. Saying I will explore "language" may be too general, but saying I will explore the "focal vocabulary" and differences in speaking between coaches and players related to gender and race is very specific.
- Paper & extras: Have fun with this. Write a conventional ethnography and supplement it with a slide show or youTube video and share it with not only the class but the world.
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i'm actually looking forward to doing this assignment although i will probably gain 10 pounds! hahaha I really want to try each of the different fast food restaurants and rate them critically. I can't wait to begin my research although it will take a while. I was wondering.. If we decide to make a video or power point, do we have to still write the paper?
Diana,
THis is not a survey. It is an ethnography of how culture works in a cultural institution, location or event. Comparing restaurants would not be effective for this project. Choose a location like Lisa did to do fieldwork/participant-observation in. Lisa worked there for several months. An extended visit including interview(s) as in the interview video is more appropriate.
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