Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Jan 22nd Response
Right now, I am still strongly considering Frisbee golf as my choice for the ethnographic study. The field-site that I would choose would be McCollough Park on N. Wheeling Ave. This is the only course that I have played in Muncie, but I have played many other courses. I am very familiar with the course because I played almost every day back when the weather was warmer. It's an eighteen-hole course, and compared to other courses that I have played, it is somewhat longer. In other words, each hole is on average longer to throw than other courses I've played. I feel like as I conduct my fieldwork, I will constantly be discovering new aspects of this game that I have not previously realized. I am also anxious to study the type of people that play the game. Although I feel like I know them pretty well already, I am prepared to be surprised by what I discover.
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One time I played in gym class in high school. It was fun, but I'm not any good. My high school was really into it and I would always see them outside playing and they took it really seriously...that's all I know. I don't really have any words of inspiration for you..
ReplyDeleteIt is good that you are going into it so open minded. It might help to try to get the perspective of an outsider to make sure there is no bias. Do you know what you are specifically trying to prove? What types of questions you want to explore? Hope that helps!
ReplyDeleteAs you know, I love frisbee golf. I also considered Frisbee Golf as my study, but, I decided to go with something else. Mainly, because I'm afraid I won't be able to get much out of the field site because hardly anyone will be there, due to the frigid cold temperatures!
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