Gradesheet 4513 -- Ethnography & Criminology, winter 2025/26,
12.30-1.30 MMH 202 weblog outline
proposal: A- 16 B+ 15 B 14.5 B- 14 C
13 C- 12 D 10
classmark: Bonus** 15=A-20
14=B+19 13=B18.5 12=B-17 11=C16
10=C-15 9=D14 <9=F10 ... * means done; e means
excuse
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sexworkstigma
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homelessness
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homelessincanada
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B22.5
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week 12: mon23: bradford+3 drag queens; devon+1 sexworkstigma
wed25: doucet homelessness; dyer homelessincanada fri27:
heagney greatdepression*; macleod sexworkstories
week 13: mon30: myra burningcouches; simpson racismanxiety*
wed01 storey abughraib*
engagement exercises:
1. 1.9. impromptu attendance and participation, excuseable but not
makeupable
2. 1.14. what is thematic about a subculture?, excuseable but not
makeupable
3. 1.23. why is (developing) the survivor narrative important?
excuseable but not makeupable
4. 1.26. impromptu attendance and participation, excuseable but not
makeupable
5. 1.28. what is your favourite hony story, and why? excuseable but
not makeupable
6. 1.30. impromptu attendance and participation, excuseable but not
makeupable
7. 2.02. look at the wikipedia page for Alice Goffman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Goffman),
and the controversy over her book On the Run, and summarize and
evaluate the findings discussed in this video "How We're Priming
Some Kids for College" (https://youtu.be/-2Dj9M71JAc?si=ia8CWewNk6e4e7LK);
one page max single-spaced, for handin or sendin by Wednesday.
8. 2.04 impromptu attendance and participation, excuseable but not
makeupable
9. 2.20. online reading question, read this cbc article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/rcmp-gender-based-violence-analysis-9.7077762
and speculate on the extent and significance of the issue.
10. 2.25. what was your favourite 'moment' story, and why?
excuseable but not makeupable
11. 3.11. re 'distraction in the gym-zone' how would you extend the
analysis?
12. 3.16. does 'pees on earth' reflect expressive deviance, why or
why not, excuseable but not makeupable
13. 3.18. impromptu attendance and participation on interviews,
excuseable but not makeupable
14. 3.20 picture caption for hillbilly heroin, excuseable but not
makeupable
research projects:
greatdepression -- proposal: double
submission, 2 pages with subtitles and pictures, and a refspage;
generally, looking at how precarity influences survival behaviour
and social control is good, and linking it to the great depression
using concepts of strain and ethno-history strengthens the analysis;
overall, excellent themes, and well-written, with good use of
archival materials. A+ 18/20
racismanxiety -- proposal: double
submission; titlepage, 2 pages text, and references; looking at the
anxiety caused due to racialized discrimination is a good topic, and
it needs to be explicitly linked to the concept of ethnography, and
perhaps to crisis, if it is to serve as an apocalypse topic -- as
in, for example, seeing covid19 as a moment of precaria... overall,
needs to more explicitly link to the courses. B- 14/20 presentation:
15 mins, 12 slides; read from notes, low-key; used concepts like
'racial battle fatigue', 'indirect exposure to violence generates
trauma', and 'generational trauma'; also used story from friend
which could have been developed more; mentioned apocalyptic-like
type events like george floyd and nicole good; short 2 min video
clip; overall, good coverage, could develop both themes of
ethnography and apocalypse more. B 22.5/30
abughraib -- proposal: double submission; 2
pages with subtitles, pictures, and references; this is an excellent
combination of ethnographic analysis using public documents and the
concepts of anomie and surveillance, to demonstrate how a visual
analysis can have the power of apocalyptic revelation; overall, well
organized, well written, and an excellent formulation of the
project. A+ 18/20
homelessness -- proposal: 2 pages
text plus 2 refs; the idea is good, that survival behaviours are
criminalized; looking at the structural lack of resources, and the
structural response to people living with those limitations is good
... it's almost like an 'ethnography of place'... overall, excellent
premise and well written, could use subtitles to organize themes and
issues more. A- 16/20 presentation: 8 slides, narrative
voiceover, short at 10 mins?; visual issues of survival, photos of
tents, location unclear; issues of structural constraints here, need
for improved help and support, less police; overall, good topic,
could have more on ethnography, reasons for homeless, the crime
angle, and what could be done; could be more enthusiastic on the
video, but it worked well; could be longer. B+ 23/30 project:
9 slides with a good mix of text and pictures on each; no text in
notes...the ethnographic view is important, as are the structural
constraints; 'improved help and support' starts to get at how the
criminalization response is inadequate; overall, missing the essay
component, and could develop the ethnographic angle more.
sexworkstigma -- proposal: 2
people, 3 pages text plus 3 references; there is a lot of detail
here, and using subtitles would help organize the themes more, eg.
clients, policing, reasons for choosing that 'lifestyle' and so on;
photos would also enhance the stylistic aspect of the project as
wel, and who this person is should be explained; overall, good
beginning, could be organized more thematically. B 15/20 presentation:
8 slides, about 15 mins; low key speaking, took turns; reference to
new zealand, showed last 3 mins of her ted talk; could have had more
on ethnography; overall, good audience contact, could have had more
pictures, nice ideas about sex work as a chosen career, not just a
media moral panic. B 22.5/30
burningcouches -- proposal: 4
pages including titlepage, subtitles, and refspage; this is a nice
way to put it: "the event as a cultural phenomenon embedded in
student identity"; the project is quite ambitious, in that it
suggests observation and interviews 'at the end of term' -- it might
be better to use the news reports as resources to construct the
'event'; overall, good topic, could be reformulated. B- 14/20 presentation:
excused from actual presenting; 17 slides, no text in the notes;
minimal text on slides describing the practice, could use more
detail, and there are are also several local photos; overall,
interesting, local, almost a harmless practice, could use more of
the ethnographic detail. C+ 20/30
sexworkstories -- proposal: 4 pages
including titlepage, footnotes, and refs; this is quite
comprehensive, with excellent sources, and a planned interview;
adding subtitles would help organize themes more in the text, and
adding photos (and poems?) would add more stylistic detail; overall,
this is sensitive and ambitious, excellent beginning. A 17/20 presentation:
16 slides, 20 mins; 'another day on the job' -- slides had too much
text and only a few pics; went overtime, but handled questions well;
low-key delivery, however good focus on stories, and the voice was
strong in the interview with Jules -- this was the best part of the
presentation; overtime, excellent focus on the interview, and the
moments of clarity and insight within that was both surprising and
powerful; overall, excellent, shows a lot of work, could work on the
slide style more. A 25/30
dragqueens -- proposal: 4 people, 4
pages with subtitles, pictures, refs; the project is quite
ambitious, with plans to interview people? -- how will they be
selected, through personal contacts, snowball sampling, etc?; it is
possible to construct a story using found resources, such as social
media posts, demonstration photos, etc; overall, good topic,
excellent background, needs more discussion of method. A- 16/20 presentation:
15 slides, about 15 mins; a brief history of the subculture, and
mention of policy 713 in schools, comment on above average gender
diversity in NB; focused on lived experiences, and the interview was
semi-structured with local students 'saran wrap' and 'rhonda
odyssey', and focus on quality not quantity; comment on community
and subculture politics; overall, spoke well, shared the work well,
enthusiastic, could use more pictures on the slides, good quality,
grabbed the audience's attention. A- 24/30
homelessincanada -- wouldn't
open initially; 4 pages including titlepage, 2 pages text, and
refspage; this is (mostly) a reflection on the personal wish to
learn about the topic, which could be a methods topic, but should
also reflect on what that might mean, consulting sources, finding
subjects, etc; overall, needs information, eg. NB material, eg. moncton
homeless B- 14/20 presentation: spoke easily, began
with a personal anecdote; nice slides with minimal text, simple
pictures; types of homelessness, reasons, laws, costs and harms,
myth vs reality; stats on moncton; perhaps there are interviews
available which could fill out the personal side more; overall,
answered questions well, well-organized, informative and good
delivery, could emphasize 'ethnography' more. B 22.5/30