Week 9

The hardest part of the research process has definitely been the academic research. Since there aren't many websites or book about Fossil, let alone Fossil in the Greenwood Park Mall, I've really had to broaden my search. Most of the things I've come up with in the broad searches haven't been very helpful. The easiest part of the research has been the interviews. I feel like the employees' honest, detailed answers really helped me discover what I want to write about in my mini ethnography. If I could start this project over, I think I would have come up with a different subculture. My choice wasn't very unique and I chose it completely out of convenience. I would've learned more had I stepped out of my comfort zone and explored a subculture I wasn't completely familiar with.

Keeping this blog has helped my with my research because it allows me to go back and see what I was thinking at different points in my research. My opinions and biases have changed and keeping this blog allows me to acknowledge that better and take that into account when writing my mini ethnography.