QUEEN BEE AND THE BEYHIVE A FAN ETHNOGRAPHY Communication and Pop Culture | Dr. Dan Heaton Malcolm White 4-2-13 “BOW DOWN” On March 18‚ 2013‚ Beyonce Knowles-Carter leaked a song called “Bow Down‚” where she instructed all of her competitors to bow down before her. In her estimation‚ there was no competition‚ she was aware of it‚ and anybody practicing in her arena was aware of it too. More importantly‚ her legion of adoring fans knew it as well. The song leak served as a stark contrast to
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Ethnography on The Nazca Lines During our visit to Ica Peru in December 2012‚ my wife‚ her family and I took a trip to the Nazca Lines in Nazca Peru‚ I was pretty excited because I’ve seen them on the history Chanel a few years back and I told my wife that we had to go see them when we go to Peru. Then she surprised me. Not only was I going to but I was going to take a plane to see them. Now this was amazing‚ keep in mind I’m not sure what I was expecting when I would go up in the plane. But I
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For my ethnography project I chose to study the life at the library located at Bryant University. A library is a key component in a culture‚ giving people a perfect environment to study‚ learn‚ work‚ and preserve important information from the past and the present. In order to maintain good grades in college‚ students have to dedicate a handful of their time to studying for each of their classes. Most college students prefer to study and do work in the library due to its quiet and peaceful atmosphere
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Ethnography Community As the High Line now is an iconic site in New York‚ there is a busy and nosy scene on it most of the time‚ day and evening. Different communities‚ visitors‚ business‚ and staff are engaging in various activities here. Visitors It could be seen that the High Line is a miniature of New York‚ which is home to different groups of people‚ professionals‚ students‚ labors and tourists‚ living or visiting the city every day. As can be seen in anywhere in New York‚ in the High Line
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History has allowed me to gain further knowledge of past events that have clearly impacted society‚ for example the welfare system came out of the Second World War and it is still widely used and relied upon today whilst also causing great controversy. Writing essays is a main part of history and from that I have been able to gain the skill of writing from
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Six Themes in the Ethnography of Prostitution Clare Sterk reports about women who work as prostitute. Most of these women worked in streets‚ crack houses‚ and other pubic places. Sterk came up with six themes in the ethnography of prostitution: 1) A woman’s explanation for why she joined the field 2) The four types of prostitutes are streetwalkers‚ hooked prostitutes‚ addicts‚ crack prostitutes 3) The role of the pimp in their life 4) The impact of the AIDS epidemic 5) The violence and abuse that
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Stacy H. Smith Comm-384-7501 Dr. Misner April 20‚ 2014 Ethnography of Cruisers Biker Bar . To conduct an ethnography we formed a group of three‚ which consisted of Mic Cahla‚ Daniel‚ and myself. As a group we decided to do our ethnography on biker bars. We choose to go to Cruisers on Thursday‚ April 17 and again on Saturday‚ April 19. We also tried to meet at Curley’s prior to meeting at Cruisers on Saturday‚ but it was too cold and windy for anyone to be outside on the patio‚ and if
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Mini Ethnography Introduction Many anthropologists study their own societies rather than a foreign one. For this assignment‚ you will apply what we have learned in class to think like an anthropologist studying your own society. 1. Choose a location that you have never been to before. Write down some questions you have about that location concerning what you expect to see. 2. Spend 1-2 hours at that location “doing fieldwork.” Take detailed notes on your experience. Document your observations
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Foundations of College Writing November 9‚ 2013 The Brotherhood: Ethnography of a Firefighter In Cultural Experience: Ethnography in Complex Society‚ the writer’s‚ McCurdy‚ Spradley‚ and Shandy use the term “microculture” and define it as a culture associated with groups that form for a variety of reasons‚ but do not consume every hour of the member’s time (McCurdy 15). We learn that a microculture has its own language‚ behaviors‚ and standards that are shared amongst the group. People can be
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The article “Ethnography of Global Connection” by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing shows the economic methods and their study to the global interconnections. Moreover‚ the book represents the image of the world connection in a global economy. It describes perfectly how countries clash with different characteristics of other economies into their own; by starting gradually to become more dependent on one another for the only reason- the economic growth. This article includes interesting facts and observations
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