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 Presentation: appreciated the information about the participants, good themes found; suggestion not to read too much of the slides, better to build the connection with the crowd; good insights into the self-perceptions of the interviewees, and well structured questions; text on slides a bit small, especially on participants page. overall, excellent work. A 84% 21/25 Project: 27 slides (!), with TOC, a few references, pictures, and (too much) text on the slides; the work is quite comprehensive overall, some history, the method, and interviews with questions and answers; one slide has text in the notes section, which makes for a short essay component; overall, this is an excellent project in terms of its scope, the findings, and their interpretations. A 25/30 85%

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 Presentation: interesting topic, and hindered by reading off slides, makes it hard to feel connected; question if the social media people producing videos are helping; the human rights angle is good; presentation style could be more structured, with less repetition; overall, excellent work. A- 8% 20/25 Project:

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 Presentation: interesting topic, good use of online materials; displays community emotional response; spoke about slides, issues, well; slides could be more dynamic; key findings, narratives well done. overall, excellent work. A 84% 21/25 Project: 14 slides, showcasing reactions to homelessness using a novel form of data, social media posts with names redacted; separate essay 14 pages dspaced including titlepage and interview list.

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 Presentation: overwhelmingly interesting topic, and concept of pretty privilege; talked too fast, difficult to understand; slides had minimal information, explained well. overall, excellent work. A 84% 21/25 Project:

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 Presentation: very interesting topic to learn about; slides were designed well, easy to read; so glad you brought up the snapchat and covid issue; nice mention of amanda todd; shows a topic about which not much has been done, and seems well informed; themes of laws, risk, and gender explained well. overall, excellent work. A 84% 21/25 Project:

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% Presentation: unanimously interesting topic, perhaps the scope was a bit large; read from slides which made it somewhat dry, and videos hard to see; the interviews and thematic analysis show a lot of work. overall, excellent work. A- 80% 20/25 Project: overall, detailed and comprehensive, it shows a lot of work. A+ 22

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% Project: