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Comment on “Falling Up” – Genre-busting Digital Ethnography by Wesch

Wesch — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 17:47:56 +0000

I’ll be writing a longer blog post about it soon, which might answer some questions. Are there any particular questions or concerns you would like me to address?

Comment on “Falling Up” – Genre-busting Digital Ethnography by Gary

Gary — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 21:23:40 +0000

I think that this is extremely interesting! I am a PhD student at Indiana University — my major is in interaction design and my minor is in cultural anthropology. I have been using anthropological methods to study a community of board game designers. As such I have also been studying games. This past semester I have been exploring the use of ethnographic video methods for my research. So it seems there are strange and interesting intersections between this project of yours and my own research. I would love to hear more about this project/class. It seems like a wonderful idea on the surface but I have questions and concerns. I understand that you are not working on a book about this but is there a paper in the works?

Comment on “Falling Up” – Genre-busting Digital Ethnography by Wesch

Wesch — Sat, 30 May 2015 18:15:50 +0000

Thanks for the kind words, Kelly. I do not have a book project in mind for this right now, but we do hope to build upon this. Our long term goals include creating a fully immersive “story world” that would allow people to explore the lives, stories, and experiences of Meadowlark Hills from multiple perspectives – using the UnReal “Game Engine” as an “Empathy Engine.” I will keep your thoughts in mind though, and if a book idea comes to mind, I’ll reach out to you to explore some more. Thanks!

Comment on “Falling Up” – Genre-busting Digital Ethnography by KELLY ANDERSSON

KELLY ANDERSSON — Sat, 30 May 2015 06:25:50 +0000

Your link was shared on facebook today by an old brilliant friend of mine, Howard Rheingold, and I was left wanting more, wanting more, wanting more after watching this quickie video tease.
http://mediatedcultures.net/videos/falling-up-genre-busting-digital-ethnography/
PLEASE TELL ME you are planning a long-version book form of this. I hereby agree to publish it for you, print and kindle both, at no charge to you, just for the privilege of working with you and making this available to a wide audience.

My sister in Minnesota did a Master’s project working with elderly ladies in the Twin Cities (senior citizens and computers and the internet), and it was then (several years ago) that I got fascinated with what she did with a young woman tracking older (80s and 90s) women and the social use of internet technology… but she only just touched on your far-larger project of trans-generational sharing.

Your teaser trailer here just makes me hop up and down smiling and wanting more. Please tell me you are working on (or at least considering) a full-length book on this project. I WANT TO HELP.

KELLY ANDERSSON
kelly@AnderssonPublishing.com

Comment on Learning worth crying about by Alan Levine (@cogdog)

Alan Levine (@cogdog) — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 21:22:54 +0000

Looks like the ping did not register here- write mine up, how my critical moment meant ditching a PhD in a field I lost my passion for… and how the lack of a PhD hinders my access to the higher ed teaching profession

The Day I Cried in a Canyon — http://cogdogblog.com/2014/07/12/the-day-i-cried-in-a-canyon/

Comment on Learning worth crying about by Kate Bowles

Kate Bowles — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 01:29:59 +0000

Hello, thanks for this lovely post and interesting request. To me, learning worth crying about is really hard to plan (and harder to defend) but I think it involves a willingness to get out of the way, more or less completely.

So my story involves a group of Chinese students who came unexpectedly into a class that I taught, with no background in the discipline, and poor English. We were studying the social significance of media space. The class agreed to interview each other in small groups about their childhood memories of watching television — what they remembered about the spaces where they first encountered televisions as small children. Who was with them? Why?

These are easy stories to tell, but what tumbled out with them amazed us all. Stories of loss, hope, social aspiration, grieving. At the end of the course, one of the Chinese students wrote in his evaluation that this was the first course he had taken in which “they are interested in us”. This for me is why teaching without content isn’t about an absence, but the creation of a space, and an access to light.

Comment on To Live in this World by Mike Russell

Mike Russell — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 15:33:34 +0000

Absolutely wonderful!!! So touching and so real. Thank you for sharing your experiences and for capturing the wisdom of another generation.

Comment on To Live in this World by Cindy

Cindy — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 04:06:15 +0000

“Beautiful.” “Incredibly moving.” “Wonderful.” “Amazing.” ” I used up a box of Kleenex.” Comments from our friends on your successful adventure, Kenzie and Jordan. You made us all think about our own lives and how rich we are with memories from our own elders. We are proud of you both and thank you for the memories.

Comment on To Live in this World by John

John — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 00:42:06 +0000

Jordan and Kenzie, that was beautiful. What a wonderful experience for you both, and wonderful for all of us to share a little slice of it. Best of luck to you!

Comment on To Live in this World by Nancy White

Nancy White — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:22:25 +0000

I could say so much, but I’ll stick with “THANK YOU.”