Video Transcript: Hello! My name is Kate d., and I conducted ethnographic research on a travel subculture found on the platform Reddit. Created in early 2008, the diverse and passionate community has over 5.5 million travelers and thousands of posts consisting of photographs, videos, blogs, and journal entries which encapsulate their trips and excursions. However, … More Travel Subculture on Reddit
Hi! I’m Ella P. and my project delves into the topic of the sneakerhead subculture and how community hype on social media affects the culture. At the beginning of this class I chose the sneakerhead subculture to research for my ethnography project. I originally came across the subculture on TikTok but I also commonly see … More Sneakerhead Subculture Ethnography Project
By: Deniz E. Transcript: The topic of my research is to determine how the people in the Hip Hop subculture express their identity through Instagram. The Hip Hop community has become a huge part of society in the last ten years. Specifically, according to statistics, in 2020, hip hop was the most listened to genre … More Hip Hop Identity Through Instagram
Video Transcript: During the 2019 United Nations Climate Summit, Environmentalist, Greta Thunberg, called out world leaders and said: “The eyes of all future generations are upon you. And if you choose to fail us, I say – we will never forgive you.”. Thunberg’s anger is shared among many young adults because of the lack of … More Granolas & Their Environmental Impact
Video Transcript: I conducted my research on political opposition activists in Kazakhstan. The subculture of activists and protesters against corrupt and dictatorial politics is one of the largest subcultures in Kazakhstan. However, despite this fact, the main constituent of the subculture is the millennium and the younger generation in general. Therefore, the question that interested … More Subculture of political activists in Kazakhstan
Based on the scope of this project and the exploratory nature of your digital fieldwork, you won’t be able to tell us all of the fascinating things about this subculture. Instead, you will need to present a narrowly focused—but balanced—picture of your subculture based on a singular, compelling aspect (framed through your research questions) that … More Creating the Research Proposal
Online Observations, Artifact Collection & Fieldnotes. Over multiple visits this semester, you will observe members of your subculture online. During your observations, you will take screenshots of the content they create and share, including but not limited to members’ profile information; written text, images, and videos created and shared; and the reactions, comments, and conversations. … More Conducting Fieldwork
The Digital Ethnography Project 