English 5870
Part of ethnography is the life of the observer…
I have been moving all week, and had very limited net access, mostly just through my phone. That has slowed me down, but I am going to be done with the memoir of this semester very soon, and I will have unlimited access again tomorrow some time. My Final paper will appear here very... »
Stoller Commentary 5870
I hope I am not the only one in our class that enjoyed reading this article by Paul Stoller that beautifully blends the ideas of “Ethnography/Memoir/Imagination/Story.” I think that most Americans have this preconceived notion that storytelling is for children and that in becoming adults we must settle for getting our information from less... »
5870 Portfolio Question
I e-mailed my portfolio. Is that okay? »
Foucault
Panopticon by Michael Foucault definitely was a bizarre piece. In a sense, I felt like I was reading stage directions for a screenplay about a plague that occurred in the future which described in detail how steps of the quarantine were to be handled, and the roles of people in that society. I... »
English 5870: Worlde.Net
In a hysterically, busy moment, I took a break and discovered http://wordle.net. . Has anyone every heard of this? It turns writing into word pictures, teachers use it a lot for essays. Check out my worlde for the Goffman post: http://www.wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/876240/Goffman . You might also be interested about how teachers use it in the classroom. Check out this article… http://techlearning.com/blogs/20322 Okay,... »
Portfolio Post
Mike Calou 2-26-09 Classroom Observation Date: 2-26-09 Class: English 1001-First Year Composition (College level) Start: 5:00pm End: 6:00 (Note-making in parentheses) T: Mike will be observing in our class today. (I introduced myself) So, you had ideas about genre study. Amber: Yeah, writing about…newspaper T: Good ideas. (18 students in class; 6 male, 12 female) Bill: I was thinking about a... »
Food sign-up for last 5870 class
Ok all, I don’t know if this is needed, but you may add a comment with what you plan to bring for the last class. I will bring plates, and the chocolate covered bacon. . »
Goffman Commentary: Giving Off Impressions
Yikes! I was working on my portfolio and discovered I hadn’t posted Goffman. I think it was a psychological slip. I was not fond of that reading and had to really fish for a response. I’m so sorry this is late! See you Tuesday. Faye ____ I had an extremely hard time taking anything useful from... »
Stoller: Last Thoughts on Subjectivity
I left our last class discussion on Stoller thinking that we have spent much too much time on discussing subjectivity instead of the aims and goals of ethnographic study. I have always thought that subjectivity is an unavoidable hindrance to research and researchers must do what they can to uncover and neutralize it. I... »