1. Whose views am I representing?
- I am representing my own views and the views of the residents that live in K/E. There is also a lot of background information about my subculture. It is all pretty much balanced out equally, although there might be a little more background information than anything.
2. How am I organizing?
-I am organizing my paper with sub headings. This will keep my paper in order by category and not chronologically.
3. How do I represent my informants?
-My informants are represented by interviews I have conducted with them over the course of my research. I think I have included enough details for the reader to visualize what is being said.
4. What details do I use?
- When talking about different places in paper I use a lot of detail such as things you see, smell, and hear. These types of details give an excellent visual for the reader, and I think they will know what it's like to be there.
5. What assumptions and positions do I bring to my interpretation?
-I have taken a lot of positions while writing this paper, but I don't really reveal them because I do not want my paper to be biased. I want the reader to make their own assumptions about the subculture. Since the subculture is a floor community of a bunch of girls, there are definitely a lot of assumptions and tensions to be seen and found.
6. Could the information be presented in a different way and still be the same?
- I guess I could present the information in a way where I give more of my opinion and state my positions on a few topics and still inform the reader of the important information.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Review of Sam Samuels, On The Line
2- Thesis: Telemarketers may be stingy people but they are hardworking.
6- Voices: The conversations between the author and Franco. Also, the ones between the telemarketer and the customer. And the conversation between the author and Eugenia. The author did a lot of observations throughout the essay. The author used references to several books that are placed throughout the essay. The author uses more of certain secondary sources than others, but they are all used throughout the essay.
7- The organization was chronologically based on a workday. Yes, the essay is reader friendly.
8- We liked how the author incorporated a conversation with one of the telemarketers. It showed how he felt about being called at home.
Group E
6- Voices: The conversations between the author and Franco. Also, the ones between the telemarketer and the customer. And the conversation between the author and Eugenia. The author did a lot of observations throughout the essay. The author used references to several books that are placed throughout the essay. The author uses more of certain secondary sources than others, but they are all used throughout the essay.
7- The organization was chronologically based on a workday. Yes, the essay is reader friendly.
8- We liked how the author incorporated a conversation with one of the telemarketers. It showed how he felt about being called at home.
Group E
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Questions to help thicken my paper.
1. What's going on here?What are your informant’s rituals and routines? – The rituals of this floor basically revolve around having regular meetings, games in the lounge once a week, and a workout challenge that the whole floor is involved in.
How do people and places interact? – The people and places of this subculture interact by the students using the study lounge for studying, playing games, and gossiping. Also, the girls use the actual dorm rooms as social rooms to just hang out in with their friends.
Which details can you include that will capture your experience entering the subculture? – I plan on describing what you see, feel, and smell when you walk onto the fifth floor.
What have you seen, heard, or thought? – I’ve seen girls get into small debates, I’ve seen girls getting ready together to go out at night, sharing clothes, and helping each other study. I’ve also heard stories about ghosts and haunting.
2. Where's the culture?What evidence have you gathered that demonstrates this group is a subculture? – All the girls live on the same floor, they share facilities such as the bathroom, showers, laundry room, and study lounge.
What have you discovered about the groups use of language and artifacts? – The language is pretty normal, there are a few inside jokes that float around that outsiders might not understand though.
What is the history of the group? – The history of the group is pretty much the same throughout the years. It serves the same purpose every year as a place to live, study, make friends and connections, and feel as much at home as possible.
3. What's the story?What "twin tales" should you tell about this subculture and your research? – There are a few stories I would like to incorporate into my final paper. There is one about a common study lounge in another part of the country, and there are a few stories about common organizations in other college dorms.
What does the culture mean through the perspective of informants or insiders? – The culture through the perspective of an insider is one that sees the culture as a home. It is a safe place to go, a place where you have friends, a place where you can always find help whether it’s a personal problem or a homework problem.
What is the story of how you the researcher conducted the research? – I conducted the research by making observations of the subculture. Since I am an insider to this subculture it was very easy to conclude most of what I was observing. I also made interviews with several girls who are part of the subculture. I took several pictures to show the readers exactly what I was trying to describe.
How do people and places interact? – The people and places of this subculture interact by the students using the study lounge for studying, playing games, and gossiping. Also, the girls use the actual dorm rooms as social rooms to just hang out in with their friends.
Which details can you include that will capture your experience entering the subculture? – I plan on describing what you see, feel, and smell when you walk onto the fifth floor.
What have you seen, heard, or thought? – I’ve seen girls get into small debates, I’ve seen girls getting ready together to go out at night, sharing clothes, and helping each other study. I’ve also heard stories about ghosts and haunting.
2. Where's the culture?What evidence have you gathered that demonstrates this group is a subculture? – All the girls live on the same floor, they share facilities such as the bathroom, showers, laundry room, and study lounge.
What have you discovered about the groups use of language and artifacts? – The language is pretty normal, there are a few inside jokes that float around that outsiders might not understand though.
What is the history of the group? – The history of the group is pretty much the same throughout the years. It serves the same purpose every year as a place to live, study, make friends and connections, and feel as much at home as possible.
3. What's the story?What "twin tales" should you tell about this subculture and your research? – There are a few stories I would like to incorporate into my final paper. There is one about a common study lounge in another part of the country, and there are a few stories about common organizations in other college dorms.
What does the culture mean through the perspective of informants or insiders? – The culture through the perspective of an insider is one that sees the culture as a home. It is a safe place to go, a place where you have friends, a place where you can always find help whether it’s a personal problem or a homework problem.
What is the story of how you the researcher conducted the research? – I conducted the research by making observations of the subculture. Since I am an insider to this subculture it was very easy to conclude most of what I was observing. I also made interviews with several girls who are part of the subculture. I took several pictures to show the readers exactly what I was trying to describe.
Three Questions About My Paper
What surprised me?
-What surprised me about my paper was that there are a lot of other campuses across the country that share the same qualitites as the fifth floor of Knotts Hall, even down to the study lounge furniture. Also, another thing that was surprising was the amount of girls that actually get along on with one another. But when you take a step back and look you will see that there are actually two groups of friends on this floor. The two hallways kind of form two clicks of friends.
What intrigued me?
-What intrigued me most about this subculture is the diversity of the girls, and how well they still got along. All the girls are very different from each other and yet they still find things in common with one another.
What disturbed me?
-Nothing really disturbed me about this subculture.
-What surprised me about my paper was that there are a lot of other campuses across the country that share the same qualitites as the fifth floor of Knotts Hall, even down to the study lounge furniture. Also, another thing that was surprising was the amount of girls that actually get along on with one another. But when you take a step back and look you will see that there are actually two groups of friends on this floor. The two hallways kind of form two clicks of friends.
What intrigued me?
-What intrigued me most about this subculture is the diversity of the girls, and how well they still got along. All the girls are very different from each other and yet they still find things in common with one another.
What disturbed me?
-Nothing really disturbed me about this subculture.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Story of Helen-The Residential Ghost
While studying in the lounge you can expect to hear a multiple array of noises. Some of these noises are keyboards being typed on, pencils being drug along notebooks, music faintly escaping the headphones of the girl next to you, and even sometimes Helen. Helen is the residential ghost of Knotts Hall. There are a number of stories of how she came about to be here but the one I was told was this one. Helen was a student here years ago studying to be an elementary school teacher. One night her boyfriend came over to help her study for an exam. It came to be that they got into a fight and her boyfriend killed her, or so some think. No one knows if she was actually murdered or if she killed herself. The story goes on to say that Helen still walks the halls and hides in the bathroom and study lounges. Some girls say they have been in the study lounge late at night and heard scratching noises on the walls and tables. Others have heard the door close when no one was coming in or out. Some of the girls that live on the floor have tried to organize a sleepover in the lounge to see if they can see or hear Helen, but it has always fallen through.
Interview with Amy for Third Paper
My next interview was with Amy, a girl who lives down the hall right next to the study lounge. I asked Amy if she liked living right next door to the lounge. Amy replied by saying, “Yes and no. Yes, because it means that I only have to worry about noise coming from one neighbor. No, because I have heard some weird stories about Helen and also because there is always someone walking by my room to get to the lounge. I’m not a big traffic person.” I then asked her if she has ever experienced anything out of the ordinary while in the lounge. She answered me by saying, “Yes! It was my nineteen birthday and I was in there studying for a math test when eight of my friends came barreling in with little squirt guns shooting water at me! It was quite funny and a nice relief from studying.” My last question for Amy was how important did she think the study lounge was. Amy replied, “I think the study lounge is really important. There are a lot of girls, including myself, who can’t study in their room because there are too many distractions. We also use the lounge to get away from people, like roommates, and girls that annoy us. If my roommate has a friend over that I do not care for I just go sit in the study lounge and get on my laptop.”
Interview with Kesha for Third Paper
I asked Kesha if she has ever noticed the smell coming from the study lounge and if so what she thought of it. She responded by saying, “Yes! The smell is horrible! It is like walking into my grandmother’s house in July!” I then asked her if she has ever heard anything weird in the study lounge that could potentially be Helen. Kesha said, “No, not really. I do not think I believe the stories about Helen. It is probably just a story to scare the freshman. Although I have heard she messes with the service elevator sometimes. She takes the elevator to the top floor when you want to go to the fifth or sixth.” Another question I asked Kesha was if she thought the study lounge was a good place to get some work done. Kesha answered by saying, “Yeah, it is okay. It is pretty quiet for the most part and there is nothing in there to distract you. Plus, if the resident advisor walks by and sees you studying she will give you KE Cash.” For my next question I asked her to explain the KE Cash. She said, “KE Cash is fake colorful money given to the residents for doing something good, like studying or helping someone out. At the end of each semester there is an auction where you can spend your KE Cash at.”
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