Ethonograohy Proposal

Overview The Ethnography Proposal is the first formal assignment in your course-long study of a food subculture and asks you to outline in some detail what you plan to study and how you plan to study it. You may want to review the Engaging Communities chapters assigned so far as they cover many of the terms/concepts below. (MAKE IT WRITTEN IN FIRST PERSON POV) (THE FOOD STUDY IS MY MOTHERS BUREK WHERE SHE COOKS AT HOME KITCHEN) Directions In the format of your choice (written in MLA format, a video recording, a multimodal design, etc.), introduce your proposed food subculture ethnographic study. Use the headings below to organize your responses (labeling if in written format). In total, your proposal might be around 2 pages (or the equivalent)–but please prioritize responding thoughtfully and thoroughly to all of the questions (quality) over length (quantity). Introduction. What food subculture do you want to study? Why this one? What is this food subculture’s significance to you? What do you already know about this subculture? What do you want to learn? (Be as specific as possible in naming the subculture. For example, Puerto Rican food as cooked by my family or pizza at the Village Trattoria in South Orange are both more specific choices than Caribbean food and pizza.) Position. What are your fixed positions as a researcher (i.e., gender, age, socio-economic class, nationality, ethnicity, race, etc.)? Which of your fixed positions may affect what you see in this field site/subculture? What subjective positions (life experiences) do you carry into your site? What assumptions do you already have about this subculture? Access. At what specific field site will you conduct your observations? Do you already have access to the field site? If not, what is your plan for gaining access? Again, be as specific as possible. (Note: if you are planning to conduct an online ethnographic study, you must specify which websites, hashtags, accounts, etc. that you plan to study/follow.) Schedule. You are expected to spend at least ten hours over the duration of our course directly observing your subculture and taking notes & conducting interviews. What is your plan for achieving this number of hours? How will you break up that time? Challenges. Do you anticipate any challenges fulfilling your research (primary and/or secondary) and/or writing for this ethnography project? Briefly describe these potential challenges and how you might manage or try to overcome them.