road trip to the past...

Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 5:00 PM
Alan Shapiro, Johns Hopkins University (Thompson Lecture)
The Athenian Akropolis: A Vase-Painter's Perspective
Where: Cohen Lounge, Dickson Hall, Montclair State University

I will be attending this lecture, and anyone who wants to come with me is more than welcome to come. I belong to the Archaeology Institute of America, and they have several lectures a year -- in March there will be another one:

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 6:30 PM
John Russell, Massachusetts College of Art (Wilkie Lecture)
Preserving Iraq's Past: Perils and Prospects
Where: Penn Museum (Rainey Auditorium)

me being simple...

FIELD METHODS CLASS PROJECT SPRING 2008
THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY
INTERVIEWER: Antoinette L. Collins
FACULTY CONTACT: Dr. Joe Rubenstein


For Children/Minors (persons under 19 years of age) participating in this project, the term You addresses both the participant ("you") and the parent or legally authorized representative.

Explanation of Procedures
We are asking you to take part in a classroom project. This classroom project will hopefully allow for a better understanding of contemporary adolescent culture. The project will take place over approximately a 10 week period between early February and early May 2008.

Confidentiality
Information obtained about you for this project will be kept private to the extent allowed by law. However, the following groups will be able to view your records and have access to private information that identifies you by name: the interviewer; students involved in the Anthropological Field Methods Class at Stockton; the professor of the class; and possibly other professors in the department. Parents and guardians will not be allowed to view or have any access to any information, video, tapes, or private conversations with you without your express permission.

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we have lift off...

after talking to the teens and their parents, it was decided between all of us that I would utilize the myspace pages the teens already had in order to fulfill that requirement...keeping up two myspace accounts each is made difficult by the need to have separate email addresses for each.

so today (or should i say late tonight) i explored both myspace pages looked at comments, pictures, music, layout, background, etc. it was pretty cool to see the things that were alike as well as the differences. the girls have a similiar habit as one of mine...their pages are never static...layout, background, etc is always in a state of fluid movement...this aspect will be a great way to monitor emotions and style...as well as interests of the girls.

first contact...

i have made contact with two young girls...one just turned 18, is pregnant, and has a 10 month old son at home...she quit high school in 12th grade and has a full-time job in an office. she lives with her dad and his girlfriend in a small apartment. the other is 16 and is in the 10th grade living at home with her mom and stepdad and they raise yellow labs. they own their home and go on regular vacations yearly. two girls, near in age, but far apart in lifestyles. they both love the idea...especially the myspace component. it should be really interesting--and fun. can't wait!

in the beginning...

i walked into this class not knowing what to expect, and i guess, i still don't really know for sure. how do i choose my informants? how do i go about bringing up the subject of "using" them to their parents? what do i ask? when do i ask? i guess i will learn as i go along...and hope that at some point i get it right...