Week 14- Posting 14

For the mini-ethnography, my favorite piece of data is the interview I conducted. I think that it was definitely one of the most useful sources. I got the questions I had directly answered by a Something Else club member. I interviewed the executive producer. He was very thorough and informative with his answers. He seemed deeply passionate about Something Else in his answers. He also gave me some different perspectives on things that I didn't even think of. For example, when I asked him, “What do you feel is the main goal of Something Else?” which is a simplified version of my research question, he responded with, “The main goal of Something Else is to provide an organization that allows students to get involved in an important capacity, regardless of experience. We want to teach our members how to use the equipment, or how to write scripts, or how to edit sketches; that all takes precedence over anything else. I don't think any other group provides as much work to as much people, who come from all sorts of majors and backgrounds, as we do.” I thought this answer was really deep and showed just how important Something Else is to him. It shows that he is looking more to help people get involved in something they’re interested in, instead of just gaining popularity for himself and I like that.