Criminology 4513 Ethnography & Crime, Weblog, winter term 2025-6, MWF 11.30 --> 12.20 MMH201    Outline  Gradesheet

proposal:
A- 16  B+ 15  B 14.5  B- 14  C 13  C- 12  D 10
classmark: Bonus=A21  10=A-20   9=B18.5  8=B-17.5  7=C16  6=C-15  5=D14  <4=F10

week one jan 5-9
mon:
wed: intro I, edge & craft
fri: intro II -- xtra arnade study #1
week five feb 2-6 theme: margins II
mon: online video question #7
wed: edge, ch03, marginality #8
fri: edge, ch04, homelessness
week nine mar 2-6 reading week
mon/wed/fri
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week 13 apr 30-3 final classes
mon: myra; simpson; macleod
wed: wrapup project work
fri: Good Friday, closed
week two 12-16 theme: intro I
mon: edge, ch01, confessions
wed: cont... #2
fri: cont.
week six 9-13 theme: subcultures I
mon: class cancelled :(
wed: edge, ch 08, discourtesy stigma
fri: -- noclass proposal due
week ten 9-13 theme: subcultures IV
mon: online video
wed: xtra: distraction in the gym-zone #11
fri:  craft 18-21, observation
week fourteen 6-10
mon: Easter Monday, closed
wed: work on projects
fri: projects due
week three 19-23 theme: intro II
mon: xtra. -- hastings study
wed: edge, ch02, verstehen
fri: craft, chs1-3, planning #3
week seven 16-20 theme: subcultures II
mon: -- family day, closed
wed: craft 9-12, access: women in policework
fri: online reading question #9
week 11 16-20 theme: studying marginality
mon: xtra: expressive deviance #12
wed: craft 22-26, interview ideas #13
fri: xtra: photos of hillbilly heroin#14
week fifteen 13-17
apr 15-22 exam period
-- final cancelled --
week four 26-30 theme: margins I
mon: planning, cont. #4
wed: craft 5-8, ethics #5
fri: continued #6
week eight 23-27 theme: subcultures III
mon: cont.
wed: craft 13-17, emotions #10
fri: xtra, visual crim: urban homeless...
wk 12 mar23-27 presentations 2@15/20mins
mon: bradford+3
wed: doucet; devon+1
fri: dyer; evaluations


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*

xtra, 4.narrative analysis  xtra, 5.narratives of abuse xtra,  xtra: prisoners edge ch 10, marijuana  ch05 militarism; ch06 terror  craft, chs 27-31, other dataedge, ch 12, risk taking
extras: mapplethorpe; police     encounters; city of shadows?  ch04 thematic analysis xtra, 7.homeless ethnography edge, ch07, sex work  edge, ch 11, honesty/deception

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?
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. 11. 3. 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


online video 3.09: https://youtu.be/D3R5Uy5O_Ds 18mins


music library:
"Tears for Fears -- No Small Thing" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iemvnxDjrBY,  Theme: "replacing repressed childhood pain (tears) with adult neuroses, phobias, and fears"
"Working 9 to 5", Dolly Parton, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbxUSsFXYo4&list=RDUbxUSsFXYo4&start_radio=1, Theme: go for the obvious...



Research links:
Nova Scotia (Femicide) Files, resource


Some video resources:

"Ethnography the basics, a beginners guide to ethnographic methods in PhD and masters degree research," 12 mins, 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9djTFLM9-o
"Ethnography: Ellen Isaacs at TEDxBroadway," 12 mins, 2013, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV0jY5VgymI&t=645s
"Ethnography: Entering the Field," 15 mins, 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIWHfmLiLtE
"Learning by Living Together-Ethnographic Fieldwork in the Thai Highlands," 6 mins, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gxsu2Ikkio
"Ethnomethodology, Harold Garfinkel's ideas made simple, a beginners guide," 10 mins, 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QBnEseRaWc
"Overcoming Shame Using Black Studies & Autoethnography | Dr. Katie Dieter | TEDxIndianaUniversity," 18 mins, 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifcH91tjIgQ
"Ethnography," D. Lorin Mayo, 2017, 6mins
"Trust, nuance, and care: Advantages and challenges of repeat qualitative interviews," Qualitative Research, 2024, link
"Face recognition technology follows a long analog history of surveillance and control based on identifying physical features," 2024, The Conversation, link
**"Gang Leader for a Day: Sudhir Venkatesh - YouTube," 2008, 4 mins, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRq1AhFAN-4
"Interview with Professor Sudhir Venkatesh discussing Gang leader for a day," 2023, 36 mins, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxnnqFWalxU
Banksy graffiti, https://www.streetartbio.com/artists/banksy/
"Here’s Why “Doomsday Preppers” Was Canceled After Season 4," 15 mins, https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=wHI49yAkwlw
"The End Of Days | Prepping Australia (Episode 1)," 15 mins, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCAyL_Aa6f4
"Prepping in the 1980’s: Shopping for Doomsday," (1981) - The Fifth Estate, 16mins, https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=oYHUiL9HI5g