Media Ethnography

Ethnographic Essay comparing the Relations of Coworkers and Gym Goers

“I always keep my work phone and personal phone on me at all times, [the phones are] almost like it’s my child because once I don’t know where it is, I freak out.” This quote was during an interview of my…

Islamic Culture and Online Dating

Swipe right or left? What factors do people account for when they swipe right on an online dating app? Would you be so confident in expressing your interest in person? A friend of mine that I interviewed for this ethnography said that “online dating is easier and more…

English, a Universal Language (Ethnography Essay)

Being born from different country is hard especially when your family decided to move to the US which most people are speaking English. People feel like they are entering a new world, a new life for them, and different faces of people when they…

Experiment 2

Below I have provided ten images that represent how mobile intimacies affected the research process for my ethnography. These images depict the building networks by talking to people, texting people, and conducting research from my phone. I also included images of dating apps which are a form of mobile…

Experiment 1

Below I have provided a short video that I made representing ideas of digital/mobile intimacy that are provided by Archambault. The video consists of seven images that focus on the mobile devices power to create new intimate networks and relationships, but also having the power destroy them and create…

Smartphones in the Office and Gym

During my fieldwork I noticed a common theme which was smartphones whether it was Android or Apple. On a rare occasion I might see someone like the secretary at my office using a tablet or an elderly person with a big ol’ tablet on the treadmill at the gym. One thing is…

Mobile Intimacies

In her book, Archambault mentions a young woman named Mimi who uses her mobile device to have multiple relationships and…

Mobile Intimacy

Mobile Technologies in Anthropology

I believe that mobile technologies play a significant role in ethnographic research for virtual…