April 2011
An omission from my final paper
Ethnographers, as people, must possess precise analytical faculties for picking apart cultures, but they must be just as scrupulous in gleaning insights about themselves as observers. A heightened clarity concerning the copper mesh of subjectivity that entrap every socialized mind (by default) is essential as the first step in understanding the worlds of other people. The brave admittance of such a cage by an ethnographer is both commendable and evidence of a sound observation.
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“by 19, i had found my look. oversize t-shirts, bike shorts, and wrestling shoes. to prevent the silhouette from being too baggy, i would cinch it at the waist with my fanny pack. i was pretty sure i would wear this look forever. the shirts allowed me express myself with cool sayings like ‘there’s no crying in baseball’ and ‘universität heidelberg,’ the bike shorts showed off my muscular legs, and the fanny pack held all my trolley tokens. i was nailing it on a daily basis. find something like this for yourself as soon as possible.”
—tina fey (via sarazucker)
Do I secretly enjoy giving myself exactly 9 hours to write a final paper? I think I must, or else I would be a little farther along with this assignment.
We know you have eyes, but thank you SO much for graciously taking the time to outline them thoroughly with black makeup (as to dissuade any confusion as to where on your face such a feature might appear)
