Gradesheet Crim 3103 Advanced Qualitative Methods, 2nd term 2023-24, MWF, 11.30-12.30, MMH202
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Assignments: All assignments are (in general) excuseable but not makeupable.
#1.15. What is the consequence of the 'shift in narrative' from the hero to the victim (wrt news coverage of westray)?
#2. 17. How could you diagram Shirley's story (perhaps in comparison with the other two narratives?
#3. 1.29. What (and why) is there a standard structure to the (AIDS) survivors stories.
#4. 2.05. Why are emotions important for ethnographies?
#5. 2.19. As discused in class, why is the villain narrative important?
#6. 2.21. How are these (sculptures) visual metaphors, and how are they useful?
#7. 2.26. Pick one pro tip from the video, "How to Interview Victims like a Pro," 6mins e
#8. 2.28. In lieu of class, how informed are the interviewing techniques suggested in the "Research manual: Interviewing Techniques in Domestic Violence Cases: In-Service Training For Police,"  link   Use ** "How to Interview Victims like a Pro," 6mins, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R72z4ayrFCQ
#9. 3.14. Attendance and participation.
#10. 3.19. Attendance and participation.
#11. 3.24. Attendance and participation.
##. Attendance at presentations.

proposals and projects:
tattoos: 2 single spaced pages with subtitles, and refspage; interesting topic, and one which goes far back in history, and which became very popular after Captain Cook brought evidence of them back to Europe; like you say, there are different reasons for tattoos, which means there might also be different 'communities', so it might be more useful to limit the sampling to university students; that would make it easier to make the conclusions more generalizable, and provide a uniform sample; additionally, the 'defiant' tattoo might be a sign of deviance, but 'conformity' is a subcultural sign as well; overall, this is a good topic, and easily doable; limiting the sample might be better, which will make it easier to get examples; including some in this proposal might have been nice. B75% 15/20

homelessness: 5 double-spaced pages with subtitles, and 2 references; the topic of advocacy is a good one, because of the pervasiveness of social media in these days, and applying it to homelessness is interesting, however the scope of the research is too broad; perhaps leave out the interviews and look at the case studies and content analysis, as that will give you lots to work with; overall, good topic, could be narrowed down to make it more workable. B 75% 1520

crime scenes: about 10 double spaced pages (too long!), with pictures, subtitles, and references page; there are some good ideas here, based on how the public reacts to the crimes which occurred, which seems curious, to associate a place with a crime, literally to embed a place; there are many examples and themes, so it might be good to narrow them down a bit; overall, good topic, good organization, perhaps use fewer examples or themes. B+77% 15.5/20

luigimangione: 10 slides with notes, pictures, and a few references; this is a good topic, as it is timely, and poses some questions about how image is created and reflects innocence and guilt in a society which heavily uses (social) media as a source of information; using content analysis and/or discourse analysis to get at the themes is a good methods choice, although it is a bit unclear how a sample will be selected or what themes will be isolated; overall, excellent work. A- 80% 16/20

sexting: 3 double spaced pages plus refspage, 2 subtitles; the idea of looking at how sexual risk is topicalized in the mainstream media is workable, and should be able to get at the (adult) crisis of sexting among teenagers; keeping the sample 'opportunistic' will leave the method more flexible, and focusing on discourse will separate it from the act; overall, this is a good topic, and made workable by looking at published mainstream discourse; including some text examples would have added to the analysis; overall, good topic, and has the potential of adding some insights to the (dominant) discourse. A- 80% 16/20

gymetiquette: four well designed and laid out pages with pictures and subtitles, no references; this is an interesting topic, because how does a person learn to 'do gym'?; the sample size is large and might be narrowed down to make it more manageable; the interview questions are quite structured, and the whole surveying is going to take a lot of time, so perhaps it could be made shorter, smaller?; why compare workers to users?; an obvious angle might be gender, and how 'doing gym' is different for females than males, and so perhaps including that as a sub-themes would be useful; overall, this is a good topic, and needs to be more manageable, and should be referenced. B+15.5 77%

mentalhealth: 3 single spaced pages with subtitles and references; the idea of looking at social media is good, because it is a more democratic forum than traditional media; the sampling seems to be voluntary, so it is hard to predict the uptake; some themes seem to be predictable, eg. the increase in perceptions of mental problems, and that they might be gendered and related to the transition to college, often at a distance from home; overall, good topic, with a lot of resources. A-16 80%