Event Title
Social Interaction, Social Arenas, and the Creation of Community: Student Experiences of Senior Bar Night
Location
Diamond 223
Start Date
30-4-2015 3:42 PM
End Date
30-4-2015 3:55 PM
Project Type
Presentation- Restricted to Campus Access
Description
For this project, I explore social aspects of Colby students experiences, specifically in relation to Senior Bar Night. I investigate the ways in which students understand and negotiate social space outside of Colbys campus and explore the topics of social interaction, social arenas, and the creation of community. I am studying this topic in an attempt to understand the ways in which socialization creates and maintains a sense of community for students at Colby. I investigate several questions including: How do students perceive and negotiate social arenas and locations off campus? Why do students travel off campus to other social locations? How are these spaces privileged in terms of race and class? For this ethnographic study, I conduct observational studies and personal interviews to inform my research and analyze the topics and questions that are central to the project.
Faculty Sponsor
Winifred Tate
Sponsoring Department
Colby College. Anthropology Dept.
CLAS Field of Study
Social Sciences
Event Website
http://www.colby.edu/clas
ID
1889
Social Interaction, Social Arenas, and the Creation of Community: Student Experiences of Senior Bar Night
Diamond 223
For this project, I explore social aspects of Colby students experiences, specifically in relation to Senior Bar Night. I investigate the ways in which students understand and negotiate social space outside of Colbys campus and explore the topics of social interaction, social arenas, and the creation of community. I am studying this topic in an attempt to understand the ways in which socialization creates and maintains a sense of community for students at Colby. I investigate several questions including: How do students perceive and negotiate social arenas and locations off campus? Why do students travel off campus to other social locations? How are these spaces privileged in terms of race and class? For this ethnographic study, I conduct observational studies and personal interviews to inform my research and analyze the topics and questions that are central to the project.
https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/clas/2015/program/418