Monthly Archives: November 2012
Related Fields: Occupy Boston
(I apologize for generalizing all these students in the video as hipsters. I can barely help it … considering I took classes with most of them when I was in Boston – which I will use as part of my ethnography/personal experiences in this entry.) I recognize a significant group of them as “hipsters” that […]
Scales
Scales might be seen as “constellations”, as a way of making sense of how youths “temporarily organize themselves” (Massey 1998:124-5 as seen in Williams 2011:146-7) Reflecting on Scalar Approaches This portfolio has been largely showcased more of a micro-scalar approach to the social world of hipsters. The overarching self/identity debate over what it means to […]
Negotiating Identity & Authenticity
All human beings constantly identify themselves based on their categorical memberships, their in-group roles and status and their sense of commitment to what they feel is right or true. It is the situation that contextualizes what and how identity is expressed. (Williams 2011:139) Identity and authenticity are perhaps the most salient topics in this portfolio; […]
HS4013 Youth Cultures & Subcultures: "Too Mainstream" 