In my ethnography class we were asked to do a mock ethnographic study for our term project. I decided to study my local psy-trance region which is NYC. I wanted to show how the trance community is made of a vast majority of people migrating from other countries(especially to a big city like NYC) and how thier cultural contributions are reflected through the trance environment. I decided to focus on my observations and interview a range of people representing different countries. I'm not too sure if I've done this correctly. I recieved a good grade in the class and even have thought about doing an actual ethnographic study focusing on some aspect of psy-trance but I need some feed back. Here is my paper, I hope trancers and non-trancers alike can enjoy it. Respectful comments are welcome even if you absolutely hate it :) It's LONG so sit back and enjoy!
hc.bbprod.cuny.edu/courses/...20NYC.pdf
hc.bbprod.cuny.edu/courses/...20NYC.pdf
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Re: Basic ethnographic study of Psy-trance population
Wed, January 17, 2007 - 1:10 PMAcces is forbidden through that link. Mayhaps you can copy and paste the paper here? Or maybe summarize your main points, so as not to compromise your intellectual property.
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Re: Basic ethnographic study of Psy-trance population
Wed, January 17, 2007 - 4:18 PMi would love to read it if you can post it. -
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Re: Basic ethnographic study of Psy-trance population
Thu, January 18, 2007 - 2:59 AMoh gosh, sorry guys, I think I've got it right this time:
www.box.net/public/65i0oux47g
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Re: Basic ethnographic study of Psy-trance population
Thu, January 18, 2007 - 4:32 AMHey Luna! I read your paper with interest. My observations concern your research methodology,not with the subject matter. I would point out that you had no comparative studies with similar groups, and that there was no control group,i.e., I did not see a report of those who were not directly influenced by the music to determine if there was a difference in the result. I know that research has been done on the influence of indigenous music, as well as rock and roll, jazz and similar beat driven music. It would have been nice to see if 'psy-trance' was in some way unique. I commend the inquiry.
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