U of M Field Trip

I thought the lecture today went very well, as I'm sure most of you would agree. Most importantly, I feel much more confident with the ethnographies. I'm sure it helped that the speaker was a contributing author of the actual text we are using. Now it's just a matter of deciphering my notes.

Some point I found important: remember description vs. reflection, cultural artifacts, recognizing the impact of your presence. But one thing I'm trying to keep in mind is to be careful with interview questions. Ask observant, open-ended, descriptive questions, because as they teach you in Stats and Prob (and Law & Order), it is possible to manipulate the answer by phrasing the question a certain way. I want to avoid getting a quote that supports what I want to see in the culture versus what is really there.