Author Archives: rosensn

I really enjoyed the reading for this week and loved that I was a discussion leader for this reading as it was very interesting and important. When I originally signed up to be a discussion leader, I had no idea … Continue reading →

I really enjoyed this week’s reading and felt as though it was a bit more lighthearted despite some of the darker descriptions (in comparison to some of the other ethnographies we have read). I thought that De Leon did a … Continue reading →

While I did find this ethnography very interesting and significant, I honestly had some trouble understanding some of the concepts and specifics that Lara was talking about. However, I did really like her discussion and definition of “body-lands.” Lara states, … Continue reading →

I really enjoyed this week’s reading and found it very intriguing – I was captivated immediately and found it easy to get through the reading quickly while still absorbing all of the information. Garcia spends years doing field work in … Continue reading →

I really enjoyed this week’s reading as it is both intriguing and relevant, discussing issues that can apply to or can be paralleled by other social situations and misconducts that are present in society. I especially appreciated the author’s discussion … Continue reading →

I loved this week’s reading, particularly Taneja’s “Sharing a room with sparrows: Maulana Azad and Muslim ecological thought.” I think this is my favorite reading so far other than the reading about the mushrooms. The connections that were made between … Continue reading →

I really enjoyed this week’s reading, especially the DL reading. I thought that the introduction/chapter one was extremely thought provoking and I also enjoyed the observations and interviews that were a part of chapter three. Shange begins the book with … Continue reading →

I thought that this week’s reading was a bit more on the difficult side. While I could understand most of the concepts being discussed, I struggled with some of the language and terms used. There were several topics from the … Continue reading →

I thought that this week’s reading was very useful in choosing an ethnographic research topic. Specifically, I enjoyed reading the author’s discussion of writing and rewriting to reveal the missing pieces that must be addressed and bringing up new ideas … Continue reading →

So far, this reading has been my favorite of the three books. I was immediately drawn in by the introduction with the author explaining how she reached the “mushroom world” and essentially the backstory for the book. I am already … Continue reading →