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Rapport: The Informal Ethnographer Podcast (RIEP)
Inaugural Episode
Hello all
I'm Alex, your informal ethnographer
welcome to the inaugural episode of rapport: the informal ethnographer podcast
today
about me
ethnography
informality
and this podcast
Whoami
An informal ethnographer with formal training in ethnographic disciplines
Informal
Casual
Happy-go-lucky
Friendly
Playful
Anti-snob
Nobody important
A semi-nomadic French-speaking ethnographer from Montreal
Moved 22 times from December 2000 to April 2008
French-speaker from Montreal
Québécois and Swiss
Not WASP
Generalist
creative generalist
Interests
Informal
Coffee
Diversity
Homeroasting
Brewing methods
Growing
Cafés
Beer
Brewing
Experimentation
Craft beer culture
Music
Social media experience
Formal
Semiotics
Language
Music
Mali
Training
Informal
Learning by doing
Constructionism
Self-learning
DIY
University of the Streets Café
Formal
College
Defending the Cegep System
University
As student
UdeM
IUB
As teacher
Experience
Ethnographic experience
Informal
Keep observing
Bored at party
Food
Sharing
Geek culture
Beer geeks
Coffee
Tech geeks
Second-hand
Projects from students
Formal
Mali
Madou Diarra
Private-sector ethnography
Projects as student
Social media experience
Mailing-lists
Blogs
Social networks
Facebook
Geek crowds
Microblogging
Podcasting experience
Listening/watching
Observing
Course podcasts
Recordings
Motivations
Fun
Learn by doing
Participant-observation
Own approach
Connections
Visibility
Approach
Myself
Ethnography
Why ethnography?
Realization on ethnographic disciplines
Avoid four-fields anthropology
Allows for extension outside antropology
Became "freelance ethnographer"
Defining ethnography
Descriptive approach to cultural diversity
Anthropology?
Method?
Qualitative
Participant-observation
Informality
Casual
Personal
Modest
Informal concepts
Bricolage
Tinker
Dabbling
Dilettante
Hacking
Amateur
Playfulness
Heady topics
Huizinga on serious and play
Informal Podcast
Trying out
Link to participant-observation
Podcasting
Independence
Easy to make and distribute
Audience/niche
Lydon's
Open Source
Listen at will
Lack of formal requirements
Genres
Not lecture
"Without footnotes"
Beyond narrative
Informal language and tone
Sociolinguistics
Politeness
Call people by name
T/V
First name
Nickname
Proximity
Assumed rapport
Shared knowledge
Acronyms
Editorial policy
Focus on ethnography
Perspective on ethnography
Approach
Diverse disciplines
Extends to ethnographic disciplines
Themed
From practical to theoretical
Overlap
Topics
Themes
Revisit
Not time-sensitive
Discuss news through blog
Format
Variable
Won't promise
Features
Themes, topics, categories for episodes
Interviews
Feedback
Possible guest and/or co-hosts
Blog
with shownotes
Other files
Versions
MP3
Enhanced podcast
Duration
Elastic time
Chapters
Snippets?
Frequency (monthly)
Second Monday
On blog with shownotes
May post advance
May even stash up a few episodes
Maintain my official posting date
Other things on blog
Interaction
Blog
Email: alex@informalethnographer.com
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