Rites of Passage: Exposing Neoliberalism, Performing Self, and Acting Change
| dc.contributor.author | James, Kyle J. | |
| dc.contributor.program | MA in Cultural Sustainability | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-05-11T19:07:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-05-11T19:07:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This is not a normal ethnography in that its structure is as fluid as the group, Couchsurfing, studied. In trying to organize and communicate what was experienced through participant-observation, it is nearly impossible to separate and define all the social components that make up Couchsurfing. This, however, was a most propitious 1 mishap; in lieu of seeking particularities as a tool for separating groups, overarching social mechanisms were made apparent in the nuances that connected them (Wolford: 2010). This paper tries to communicate what a study of Couchsurfing has exposed: a relationship between the ideology of self, capitalism, and material origins (Marx: 1867). | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 117 p. | en_US |
| dc.genre | capstones | en_US |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.13016/M23T98 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11603/2814 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | Goucher College, Baltimore, MD | |
| dc.rights | Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain information or permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Goucher Special Collections & Archives at 410-337-6347 or email archives@goucher.edu. | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Ethnology -- Fieldwork. | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Group identity -- Thriftiness -- Cross-cultural studies. | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Neoliberalism -- Social aspects. | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Cultural sustainability -- Capstone (Graduate) | |
| dc.title | Rites of Passage: Exposing Neoliberalism, Performing Self, and Acting Change | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | en_US |