English 5870
Paul Stoller
Tina Bell English 5870 Dr. Devries 12 May 2009 Commentary 10 “The way in which we choose to write is an ethical issue” (Pryer 10). When I read this line from Pryer’s article two week’s ago, I thought it summed up my dilemma concerning the use of memoir or narrative as an ethnographic form of research. In my commentary,... »
Commentary Ten
Commentary Ten Ethnography/Memoir/Imagination/Story, by Paul Stoller This is a good article to read to conclude our study of “ethnography.” Although, I can’t speak for you when I say that, because this is just the beginning of the study of ethnography for me. The classroom observations I have made this semester have taught me to look differently... »
Changing the final reading
Because of the direction our discussion has gone this term, I’m changing the final reading, apologies if anyone has already read the Gessner, though that’s such a good piece too, I’m glad if you did! Thank you for your attention. That is all. »
Response to “Don’t Believe The Hype”
Dr. Kim DeVries ENG 5870 Spring 2009 I Don’t believe the hype, and because of the life I’ve had, and the way I was raised, I never did. The truth is, all of us are at risk in one way or another, and I have been to jail, and been told by the other white guys that... »
Power
Tina Bell English 5870 4 May 2009 Power The struggle for power is everywhere. I can point to drastic examples such as slavery, child abuse, and animal cruelty, but I can also see examples of this struggle in the prison guard who makes up rules on visitor’s day to exert his power, or the youth who slowly walks... »
Log for 4-28-09
Joel Manfredi Log for 4-28-09 Pryer, Memoirs, and Chocolate Strawberries 6:10– I showed up late. We get started at 6:11 and Keri hands out the log in small print and we go over the previous weeks log. Adam shows up even later than me, at 6:15. James is happy that he now has a ride home. Maria begins the discussion… ... »
The question is: when it comes to school, how did black boys end up getting a bad rap? Ann Arnett Ferguson explores this question in her book bad boys: Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculinity, which she wrote after three years of participant research at Rosa Parks Middle School in “Acadia.” ... »
Commentary of Ferguson: “Dont Believe the Hype”
Maria J. Garcia Commentary for 5-5-09: Ferguson Ann Ferguson’s ethnographic research as participating observer highlights the stigmatization of Black males at Rosa Parks Elementary School. Ferguson details her observations over three years of field work at the school, where, she claims, African American males were “tracked” for prisons” (2). Ferguson explores the question, “what does it... »
Ferguson
Joel Manfredi Journal– Ferguson Dr. De Vries English 5870 The first feeling I got after reading “bad boys,” by Ann Arnett Ferguson is that I wanted to read more. I was yearning for some of the stories that related to these students, and found myself relishing in the short examples she gave here. As I... »
Commentary – Ferguson
It’s a cliche in crime dramas to say that a murderer wasn’t a murderer until he killed someone, but it is true. The circumstances that led up to their decision can be traced back to the playground at school, or the neighborhood where they grew up. Most of the things that children believe about... »