Blog post 5

Though we've riffed-off of this idea a few times in previous blog postings, I think it is important to keep you folks focused and on task: What type of plan have you come up with to finish this mini-ethnography? Do you need more research on a specific facet of your subculture? Do you need to spend more time in your fieldsite(s)? How do you plan on spending that time? Interviewing? Observing? Participating in activities? In other words, how do you plan on finishing this assignment? Also, what questions do you have for me pertaining to upcoming assignments? Activities? Expectations? Etc?

A: In all honesty I really need to make an agenda to keep my mini-ethnography organized. I need to figure out what i am really looking at in this subculture of tattooing and learn how to not be bias. I need to spend more time talking to tattoo artist, the tattooed, those against tattooing, and those wanting to be tattooed. I also need to re-visit my fieldsite not only for observing, and interviewing, but also participating. I feel i need to plan out my interview questions. Im not quite sure I'm exactly understanding what I need to do. I know an ethnography is basically a description of a culture or sub-culture. However, what questions do I ask to better understand this culture? what do I ask the artist? the tattoo community? the anti tattoo? I have a few questions in mind for each group but I feel i need to add more. What should I think about when creating interview question? What kind of questions would be most helpful?Oh! And completely off topic i would just like to say I enjoyed the blog assignment that was due tuesday it was nice to take myself back to that place. I feel if we had more blog assignments like that i would be more motivated to write more.