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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... »
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... »
Stoller
At the beginning of this course, I had a vague idea that the way to ‘do’ ethnography was to show up with a notebook, a recorder, a video camera, observe, come home, edit everything down and end up with something similar to one of those National Geographic shows about the West Indies. I was... »
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,... »
Can Old Dogs Learn New Tricks?
Tina Bell English 5870 28 April 2009 Commentary 8 “There is an assumption that if an ethnographic account is engaging, it cannot be scientific” (Sunstein 192). The argument as to what constitutes scientific research brought up in Sunstein’s article is again the topic of discussion in Allison Pryer’s article, “Imagining Educational Research? On the Issues of Fiction in Autobiographical... »
Class Log from April 21–Foucault Discussion
Class Log Tuesday April 21, 2009 Reading: Michael Foucault “Panopticism” Logged by Keri Ortiz Assignment Update -From Dr. DeVries: Select 4 commentaries to be read and commented on by Dr. DeVries. Everyone should have received feedback on at least one commentary at this point and she is still in the process of commenting on the midterms. -As written... »
Focoult Commentary
Foucault Commentary “Part Three: Discipline 3. Panopticism” After reading this article I found that I was extremely bothered by this idea of the all seeing eye that can see us at all times even though we can’t see it. I felt a bit like a hobbit from the Lord of the Rings in the scene... »
Commentary 7
Tina Bell English 5870 21 April 2009 Commentary 7 I do not really understand what Michel Foucault is saying. Well, this is not exactly true. I think I understand a substantial portion of what he is saying, but I am not sure how this relates to our class. I will admit that I was desperately waiting for other... »
5870 Midterm
Keri Ortiz ENGL 5870 April 7, 2009 Dr. DeVries #4 Brenda Jo Bruggemann writes about existing in the hyphenated world between participant and researcher. She candidly struggles with her part in the process and the cohabitation of both roles. Unfortunately, by occupying the hyphen, she suffered a moral dilemma and alienated her subjects. When conducting ethnographic research,... »
Goffman Commentary #5
“The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life” Erving Goffman In our society we learn in our early years that first impressions are the most important. They are the standard by which all, or at least most, of our relationships will be based. My mother used to give my sister and me hand-shaking lessons, and... »