This is a quick update on observations or rather lack thereof. I asked my professor on Wednesday if she would allow for me to observe in class and she was delighted about my project idea. I forgot to mention that I would need to let the class know -- I will do so on Monday. Since my T/Th Spanish class was canceled today due to the Brown Symposium, I have yet to talk to my other professor about my project. I will do so immediately.
Also, I have decided whom I will interview from both classes and I will have them sign the necessary consent forms this upcoming week. Hopefully the initial awkwardness subsides soon after I disclose my intentions.
Savage Minds is dead! Long live anthro{dendum}!
7 years ago
Great job! You're on track!
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ReplyDeleteSounds good! I was thinking that it might be interesting to take special note on how you perceive people's behavior changes. I have a feeling it may not change at all! In a class setting, you already feel so scrutinized that formal scrutiny or observation may not seem like much. Regardless, noting how immediate behavior changes tie into how people learn differently, present themselves differently, or speak differently might actually add to your final project.
Truth be told, though, I cannot say, though, that such observations are consistent with the point of ethnographies (and their focus on quotidian behavior). Oh well. Just a thought!