For this week in ethnographic on Monday we went to Bryant Park and did observations and took down notes. I got to enjoyed the weather as well. For Wednesday we worked on catching up with any missing blogs in ethnographic and for english we are still working on are research essays and having one on one with are professor. Instructions were also given on what we will be doing in class for next week Monday.

I had plans to read together today but it didn’t happen in at least two cohorts. We had other business to attend to. We did end up reading in the last cohort! I wanted to pose the question about whether or not it was possible to decolonize ethnography. I don’t like how it is presented as a neutral method outside of its historical context that is steeped in colonialism and racism. I wanted to read “Decolonizing Ethnography: A Reimagined Framework for Teaching Radical Ethnography” I also wanted to pose the Audre Lorde quotation, “The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House” and have us reflect on it. I believe…

When I was in Bryant Park I saw a lot of people sitting and eating lunch. There were people hanging out talking to each other and walking around the park along with children playing around or staying close to the person that was taking care of them.

Unpacking the Shortcomings of “College and Career Readiness” as an Educative Approach in Urban Schools as Preparation for Tomorrow’s Economy This article challenges the societal belief that a college degree leads directly to success. The author is not saying that education is not valuable. Instead, they argue that when factors such as discrimination, economic inequality, and social background are involved, success becomes less certain for many minority students. The article discusses how issues like job outsourcing and racial discrimination can affect career opportunities even for highly educated individuals. I also found it interesting that the authors questioned whether schools actually prepare students for the workforce as effectively as they claim.…

speaking on mta and extremists

The things that I learn in Angela’s class are by knowing what’s going on in this world and the injustice that is going on in this world. About the people who are working in the factory and people that in low class working high rank. But the injustices that are working in high rank were facing the injustices that are being paid and the treatment. And let me say we still see this in real life, like right now, I don’t see the changes I feel are still here, the situation that was supposed to be changed. Do I relate to the anger of the people who are protesting the…

Autoethnography is basically a more ethical way to do ethnography where we interact with the people and get accustomed to them instead of observing from a far which i like

I watched a video and read article about the value of work and the fulfillment aspects of it. Whether people feel fulfilled with their jobs, The main thing that stood out to me was people who specialize in fields that take care of others. It stood out to me because these people spent years working hard to be able to help and provide for others which gives them fulfillment. Only to be making so little money in return to be able to support themselves and their loved ones, I personally want to be a lawyer who helps immigrants, this really had me thinking about my personal fulfillment and work that…

I have missed a bit, but I remember being very interested in the different perspective on how close-minded ethnography is when I took the method of direct studies, as well as how that discriminates when selecting those who conduct their studies good class

I read an article about how people could benefit in class or wherever when reading together. One thing that really stood out to me was the following line “When we read together, when we read slowly around her research we see a kind of Afro-Asian futurism sent to us from other centuries before and after ours, a history in procession. By procession Tonika points us towards the fourth coordinate. There is time, space, motion and blackness. Blackness is the process of the procession that entangles time, space and movement.” This line stood out to me because it dives into the deeper aspects of reading as one. It opened my eyes…