Communication Essay: Ethnography

Hello my write,

i am a student of an art school and my major is animation. So this assignment is a pure artistic assignment.

One day we had an assignemnt to create each of us in a group a picture from our own imagiation. each of us ina group got two letters which we had connect to a word and make this to a piece of art. As you see in the picture we had to present our ideas and pictures in a wordFAIr. However, this was only an idea for you because the asignemnt is to write as somebody who went into the fair and saw this illustration and observe each of the pictures and work of the students. Please write exactly how the instructions are given in the same order and bring 2 outward rescources also in the paper. I wrote an outline just because i needed it in class. You can read t and get an idea however, you can also totally change it. hoever, you prefer. Bt the concet should be the same just in a proper language. I guess my outline is more for the first point.

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Communication Essay: Ethnography

Ethnography involves studying and writing about a particular group, community, or subculture.

Your role in this assignment is that of a primary researcher. The point of ethnography is to watch, to try to understand what’s going on from the perspective of an insider, and to ask questions to test your observations. You’re the expert on the community—how it works and its relation to society.

There is no one-way to write an ethnography. So, as a writer, this assignment pushes you to synthesize the information you have received, and make determinations about its importance, relevance, and placement in your paper.

You will be observing The World’s Fair Exhibit and Festival at Otis College of Art and Design.

1. Prepare for your observations. Write down your initial thoughts about the exhibit/festival and what you will find there and do some preliminary research on World’s Fairs.

2. Don the hat of a Primary Researcher. Observe your chosen community for at least two hours without interruption. As you observe, write down everything you see (you will have to turn in your notes). While you may not recognize something as important when you first see it, your observation may reveal more as you revisit your notes. Your job is to: 1) notice what is interesting about this gathering and the way community members interact with each other and 2) to attempt to understand how the people you’re observing view their world. This means you must observe closely, take profuse notes, and distance yourself from the site you’re observing. Remember: you are an observer, not a participant.

3. Once you have your field notes, try to organize them into a brief report on your community. This research will serve as the foundation of your Ethnography.

4. You’ll move from Primary Researcher to Academic Writer. This begins by reflecting on your observations and choosing a focus. Instead of giving a comprehensive overview, you should concentrate on specific points. Consider yourself an expert in this paper. You should not only restate what others have told you, but should develop your own conclusions from your observations. However, all of these conclusions must be supported by observation or other research. Detailed descriptions and quotes must be included for your Ethnography to be complete.You also must bring in at least two additional, secondary sources to help position your research in relation to an academic conversation. (1 of these sources must be annotated.)

Format: While it is up to you how to structure your paper, you should still have an introduction, body, and conclusion, and cover all important aspects of the exhibit/festival that relate to your thesis. Be sure to include an original title that reflects the content of your ethnography and a descriptive thesis.

1. Introduce the concept of a World’s Fair/Purpose/function: historically vs. currently

2. What meaning/message about the world did you take away from Otis’ World’s Fair Festival? Use details from your field notes here.

3. How does this meaning conflict or resonate with your perception of the world? How do you reconcile your place within in? (in terms of action or inaction).

Your final draft will be 1000-1250 words. You need 2 sources and 1 annotated source. Your essay must be designed.

 

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