Sunday, October 14, 2012

Assignment #8: Ethnography Ideas

So, we are supposed to write two ethnography ideas, one that we want to do and one that we would like to do but are unable to because of prior experiences.

I would like to do an ethnography on a dance group. I have no experience dancing in a structured environment and I have little knowledge of what it takes to be a good dancer. For this reason, I would like to immerse myself in the culture of a dance group and begin to understand how they work. I could spend time with salsa groups, with country western groups, or in a pop/hip-hop club. Either way I would be able to immerse myself in the culture and gain a better understanding of a structured dance group.

One possibility for an ethnography that I am not able to participate in is the gay community in B/CS. This is because I spend a lot of time with friends who are in this community and I already have a good view of the area. If someone wants to investigate this community, there is a club in downtown Bryan called Halo which is popular with this community and a person can easily observe what occurs in this community there.

There are many more possibilities, but these are the only ones that come to mind right now.

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