Almond Milk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3YEHLy5_x0&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1KOnUdKHD79pHqU7hkJKEDYM1w9POyG-4kC9ExeCUG4d3ZZP89TF81QDw Transcript Alex: Ethnography is defined as the study of a particular group of people, wherein their customs, habits, and everyday life are researched through various methods of observation and fieldwork. Similarly, autoethnography is when one analyses their own personal experiences to gain a better understanding of different cultures (Adams et al, 2015). Kira: The … Continue reading Almond Milk →

DA Pitch

https://youtu.be/lylae2dDEfY Here it is…the pitch for our Digital Artefact! Our last four blog posts have taught us how to identify a media niche, narrow our field site, plan our research, and frame our problem. Through these foundational aspects of ethnographic research, Kira, Chrissy, and I have conjured up the idea of our digital artefact. As … Continue reading DA Pitch →

Academic Research & Ethics

image I would like to begin this blog post by saying…surprise! The topic for my DA has changed! It took me a while to consider whether it was a smart move to change topics from true crime, to something that is definitely not related to true crime…but here we are. Change is all part of … Continue reading Academic Research & Ethics →

The Problem & The Plan

image In my last two blog posts I identified my media niche, and also mapped out my field site within which I will be conducted my research. This week is all about the plan. But in order to come up with an aim, a problem within the true crime YouTube community, more specifically on Kendall … Continue reading The Problem & The Plan →

The Field Site

image A field site is loosely defined as the space in which field work is carried out. In terms of ethnography, a field site is not a single physical or digital space, but rather an interconnecting system of relationships between actors; both human and non-human. As ethnography is the study of a particular group of … Continue reading The Field Site →