Write an essay about your observation on Media EthnographicBackground: Participant observation is one of contemporary anthropology’s key
methods for doing research.ANTH439, Media Ethnographic Observation. For this assignment it is time to try out some
participant observation in order to get a better understanding of how media shapes
our everyday lives. Each student will conduct a short ethnographic observation on
media. This will entail doing participant observation of others using some form of
media (i.e.: watching a movie, TV, sporting event, videos on the internet, or even
playing video games). The goal of this assignment is to push you to think critically
about how we actually use and engage with others around visual media. Keep in
mind that this assignment is NOT about watching a film and then writing up a
response. The goal is to observe someone (or a group of people) using or engaging
with visual media and write about what you observe. The main subject of this
assignment is not the content of the media per se, but instead how people use and
engage with particular forms of media.
Assignm
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? Participate in an event where media is being used and observation everything. This
means observe the environment, where is it, what does the physical environment
look like, smell like, feel like, sound likeÂ… who is there, who is not there, what
everyone doing, what are people talking about, what are you thinkingÂ…
? Answer the following questions:
o Who and what were you observing and participating in?
o How is the form of media used?
o When and where is it used?
o How does it affect or shape social interactions?
o What kinds of “conversations” or interactions are made possible through the
media?
o Describe how it went. Be reflexive and give details of your experience.
o Connect the your experience and observations to class material. Note the point
distribution for this. Class material is lectures, readings, films, discussionsÂ… Be overt
about the material you are using by stating things like, “In the film…” or “Per the
lecture…” or “Robbins states,…”. Act as if the reader has no idea about the class
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