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I’m taking an ethnographic writing workshop. My semester long assignment is to immerse myself into a culture I don’t really know the ins and outs of. It’s not necessarily racially or ethnically motivated, and I don’t even think that would really work without leaving the country. Our first assignment was reading a previous student’s work, and in that piece he wrote about going to the Rocky Horror Picture shows for the first time.
I have no idea what I want to do. My first thought was to go to open mic comic nights once a week, but how would that even work? Is there even a backstage culture there? Or is it just a bunch of nervous comedians having one last whiskey sour before getting on stage? Then I thought maybe visiting an improv group over the course of a few weeks, but that doesn’t feel right either.
I don’t know. Is anyone who reads this a Boston based (or Providence based, but then why would you be?) comic? Do you think that an “outsider” would be able to gain enough writing material for a course like this from just observing from the audience and maybe trying to sweet talk her way back stage to lurk in the corners?
What about any other suggestions? Anyone from around the area part of a really cool subculture you think I would like to be exposed to? Or a really cool subculture you think I would HATE to be exposed to? That might work even better. I’ll buy you a beer, but only if you promise to buy me two.
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cloudminty reblogged this from whydoihaveablog and added:
anime convention! It’s...whole different world…. ^^
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blueevey reblogged this from whydoihaveablog and added:
sewage treatment plant....garbage collectors. ride alongs
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razup said:
Maybe hit up a few open-mics in the area, and see if there’s a few repeat people, and then try to get their schedule and follow them around a bit?
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supersleeves said:
Boston has a huge metal scene, which is really weird/cool. I hate metal,but the scene is full of all these crazy music nerds who are obsessed with All Things Metal. My boyfriend is one of these dudes. If you want to check out some shows, hit me up :)
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crowdmyheart said:
here are some ideas I thought of: military personnel or wives, bikers (motorcycle enthusiasts), steampunk, people who are really into that Nopi car stuff, Trekkies.
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eyemahleigh said:
LARPing. Or Juggalos. LARPing Juggalos. Juggalarps.
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bbgood said:
MALL WALKING. I a film student and I have to do semester long project too and I’ve been trying to figure out how to do a documentary about it. I am in the providence area but I am not sure if they do it around here. I think it would really funny.
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outofthebluee said:
im finishing up my anthro major right now and we have to do this kind of shit all the time there are kids in my class who have done cool stuff like bruins fan culture or tattooing i bet there definitely is some kind of amateur comic subculture though
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renadf said:
ICP… there may be a small concentration of juggalos in Boston?
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austin-translation said:
juggalos juggalos juggalos. or mormons. but mainly juggalos. juggalo mormons?
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andkatesays said:
In my senior writing seminar we had to do a project similar to this, and a lot of people did things like going to a radically different church, or this one guy who was a huge jock went to several meetings of the SciFi club.
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talesfromthecrypt said:
Juggalos or ravers!!
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shannonborden said:
Juggalos
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reallykatie said:
if there’s a better time to infiltrate the mormon mommybloggers, i can’t think of it.
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louderthan-bells said:
I actually did an ethnographic study on a sorority last year. It was really accessible, I just had to act like I was vaguely interested in rushing and they all spilled their guts to me. The end result was kinda cheesy though. Sisterhood, yay :/
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gurrlplz said:
the black evangelical church is definitely an interesting subculture. and i mean the SERIOUS ones with the “falling out” and the exorcisms and the tongue speaking and voodoo like that.
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gregbrown said:
Choosing a weird online subculture would be rad, especially since you’d have plenty of quotes and material to use for the eventual writeup.
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metanoiamuseum said:
You can always refer to what you watch on Louie. I think the culture of American comedians is one that is yet to be researched in depth but still rich. Keep in mind how the audience & comedian build upon each other, what factors change the game, etc.
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getarealfuckingproblem said:
Karaoke people are fucking NUTS. Like the ones that go every night + bring their own cds. Idk that it would be enjoyable, but it would be very accessible (they. are. everywhere.) + full of wacky material.
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emilyam said:
a sorority? or a frat? can’t decide which is scarier.
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vanboobsenstein said:
totes not the same thing, but there are certainly Buddhist temples around you (there’s a Shambhala Center in Providence) and that would be a totally different culture. Plus, relaxing meditation and they probably have really good food.
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stryker said:
4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan 4chan
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crosberg said:
Find a local food co-op, if you’re not already in one. They tend to attract very welcoming, positive people. In my area the people are all fire spinners/dancers/burners (Burning Man attendees). Super sweet, happy group that would welcome you.
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unepetitesouris said:
Either start hanging out with the theatre kids, or an actual comic BOOK shop. Like, with dudes who still play pokemon and magic.
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kathkathkath said:
as obnoxious as this could possibly be, try hunting down some beatniks or crustpunks or whatever. they have their own set of social parameters, as far as i know, and it could be interesting.
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beforeisleep said:
juggalos!
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