Reflecting on the narrative interview process

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4xiTVFeH4s PDF slides available here BCM313 Interview Presentation PDFDownload Above is my narrative interview with my manager at Junkee, a role I feel I was able to confidently interview for thanks to this very subject and its aims to reflect on our working experiences and engage in conversations about the future of work. The narrative …

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Autoethnography of YouTube lifestyle vlogs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FND93ljeJg Below is my full research report, including a transcript of the portion recorded in the video. [Start of video portion] Hello everyone! Welcome to my final research report for our subject studying media ethnographies. We are exploring this concept by investigating a media niche of our choice that we already regularly engage with. And …

peer comments

https://youtu.be/UiDUBwNdCKM Transcript: Our final post for BCM241 is another chance to review our fellow students’ project beta updates.  Let’s get into it! My first comment was on Alana’s bookstagram project, using the social impact framework to analyse her engagement with the media niche as a consumer and producing her own original content as well. She …

generation beta

https://youtu.be/5wgfjOzfGEA Integrating knowledge from BCM241 The background reading in the earlier part of the semester introduced some of the key epistemological concepts driving autoethnography as a research method and the various ways it’s been used in research. I was then able integrate this understanding to drive the development of my own digital artefact in a …

the bigger picture needs the right frame(work)

Breaking down the key epiphanies I introduced last week allows for an extended critical analysis of my autoethnographic experience in watching YouTube lifestyle vlogs and application of some critical theories. These were: Epiphany 1: I particularly look for vlogs to watch when I do mundane house chores e.g. folding laundry, washing dishes, to set the vibeEpiphany …

Reflecting on guest interviews

After taking the time to learn and reflect on various narrative techniques for the first few weeks of the semester, we then had the opportunity to hear these in practice in interviews with selected guests. Shifting the focus of our introspection from myself outward to recognise it in other people’s stories was a great way …

third epiphany’s the charm

https://soundcloud.com/user-331464458/blog-4-audio/s-KTcwDuETvky?si=333553a4810e4d6daf586daeafe8c3b3 At this point in the semester, we’re diving deep into our autoethnographic research into our experience as a participant audience member of our chosen media niche.  I started to record my field notes in earnest of my experience as an audience member in watching lifestyle vlogs on YouTube. These were written in a very …

the biggest change in my life (so far)

Two and a half years ago, I moved out of home for the first time and came to study Communications and Media here at the University of Wollongong. I moved down with my partner, who was finishing up his final year of university and I was working as an office assistant at a TV production …

learning through feedback

My first comment was to Liridona and Alexia and their podcast project on living in an ethnic household. My next comment was for Rebekah’s research in doodle dog (dogs with a poodle cross) influencers on Instagram and how personas are developed, particularly through a level of anthropomorphism. My final comment was for Gracie’s research in …

vlog n’ roll

https://youtu.be/W4Qehfym3e8 As described in my pitch video, I will be conducting an autoethnographic research project in the media niche lifestyle vlogging, primarily on YouTube, as well as an accompanying Instagram account of related content. The full field site is mapped in my previous blog post. Developing my online persona is framed through Moore, Barbour and …