Blog 3

I haven’t done tons of in-depth research into my cultural site. I’m basing a lot of what I’m writing on my own experiences so far. I have done a little preliminary interviewing on my sub-culture with my roommate who is a part of this sub-culture. Mostly we have just discussed a little of the culture and talked about her friends, but it’s nothing close to a formal interview. I have spent some time in the site, but I’ve been sick recently, so I haven’t done much out of the dorm research. The practice rooms in the MIB building are full of marching band people working on their second semester concert band music. They all are way too busy during that time to talk to me though. Most of my research has been done on the internet. I used a little Wikipedia and a few other sites as well. My roommate is really my only other key source for information. I suppose the difference between the two types of research would be that non-academic research would be Wikipedia and other sources that you’re using to further your understanding of your culture whereas academic research is through a educational foundation or a book written by an expert on the subject.