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Lurking

theoevans July 31, 2020 Lurking2020-07-31T22:06:30-05:00 Multimodal drafts No Comment

As I explained in class, the project looks at private, offline interactions surrounding public, online posts, framed around the idea of understanding social media lurkers. Based on the suggestions...

Final Project Draft

theoevans July 23, 2020 Final Project Draft2020-07-24T11:40:58-05:00 Multimodal drafts 7 Comments

For my final project, I’ll be compiling stories and conversations related to tweets. This stemmed out of my Week 2 practicum, in which I interviewed my roommate about her...

Interview Practice: My Mom’s Ceramic Bowl

theoevans July 16, 2020 Interview Practice: My Mom’s Ceramic Bowl2020-07-16T20:35:40-05:00 Interviews No Comment

This is the beginning of an interview with my mom, who’s a middle school French teacher. Prior to the interview, I asked if there was an object she’d be...

Communication and Relationships in Sky: Children of the Light

theoevans July 9, 2020 Communication and Relationships in Sky: Children of the Light2020-07-09T14:50:57-05:00 Particip. Obs. No Comment

Sky: Children of the Light is a mobile game in which players explore a kingdom in order to return lost stars to their constellations. Throughout the game, players fly...

Fieldnotes: Tweets as Social Objects

theoevans July 3, 2020 Fieldnotes: Tweets as Social Objects2020-07-03T16:31:53-05:00 Fieldnotes No Comment

I talked to my friend Deimy—she and her boyfriend have been my roommates for the past two years. She regularly uses Twitter, primarily following leftist commentary and humor accounts,...

Code of Ethics: YouTube Observation

theoevans June 25, 2020 Code of Ethics: YouTube Observation2020-06-25T20:03:25-05:00 Ethics No Comment

This is a code of ethics to help guide research practices when observing YouTube videos. This method can be a useful tool for viewing occurrences that one might otherwise...