Media Ethnography

Exercise saved her life

The title might seem like I’m exaggerating, but I’m being completely serious. I know someone (who we will refer to as Amanda) who says that exercise literally saved her life. What do I mean by this? I’ll explain.

Ethnographic Vignette

Swipe right or left? What factors do people account for when they swipe right on an online dating app? Would you be so…

The importance of spotlights, photoshoots & geofilters

Into the World of Warcraft, where creationist capitalism is at its finest

What is creationist capitalism? In his book, “Coming of Age in Second Life: An Anthropologist Explores the Virtually Human,” Tom Boellstorff describes it as, “a social order constituting relationships…

Things I found while procrastinating

My bi-weekly media experiment for this cycle was inspired by my weekly post from last week…

Daily Fantasy Baseball, a media experiment

Expectation vs. reality: A skill summary on participant observation.

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…

Where are all the women? — A video experiment

This semester, I’ve been studying how adult male toy collectors use Instagram as…