Author Archives: ifariyike
Community and Identity through Fandom
The idea of “fandom” has shifted greatly in the age of social media. Communication and connection facilitated through social networking has made it easier to form online communities that...
Final Project Draft: Identity and Belonging in Fandoms
In my week 4 write-up, I interviewed one of my friends about his poster of Zayn Malik. We got to talking about our mutual interest in One Direction, which...
‘Til Fandom Come: An Interview about a Zayn Malik Poster
I interviewed my friend (who will be referred to as J), and we had a conversation about his poster of Zayn Malik from FADER Magazine that was released in...
Friendship and Care in Roblox
Roblox is a virtual platform that centers around game creation and programming. Users create three dimensional worlds to be shared with and played amongst millions of players. A variety...
Fieldnotes: How Swara Stays Swole
Background Swara is a 20-year-old college student from New York. We talked through a Zoom videocall using laptop computers. She walked me through her typical routine for going on...
Ethical Guidelines for Online Interviews
Preamble In all research encounters, it is vital to keep in mind that the ethnographer’s primary goal should be maintaining the wellbeing of interlocutors. This mission extends into virtual...