Assessment instructions:
For this assignment, you will undertake qualitative research by conducting an ethnographic interview with one person (ANY) Your interview will explore the relationship of food and drink to identity, as informed by the culture, traditions and culinary practices of the country or region in which the interviewee lives and/or is from.
It is essential you follow the ethics process. You will be tested on your knowledge of research and ethics.
You will need to provide a typed transcript of your interview.
How to do this assessment:
You will need to do your own research for this assignment.
The following readings may provide guidance or ideas on how to approach this assignment and use your data:
Doing ethnographic research:
Jacob, S. A., & Furgerson, S. P. (2012). Writing interview protocols and conducting interviews: Tips for students new to the field of qualitative research. The Qualitative Report, 17(42), 1-10.
Interviewing and ethics:
McMurray, A., Pearson, P. S. D. G., Scott, D., & Pace, R. W. (2004). Research: a commonsense approach (pp. 195-203, 222-226 & 236-237). Southbank (Vic): Cengage Learning Australia.
Example of ethnographic analysis:
Sutton, D. (2008). A tale of Easter ovens: Food and collective memory. social research, 75(1), 157-180.
Understanding identity:
Belasco, W. (2008). Food: the Key Concepts. New York: Berg.
REFERENCIN G
Technical: use of APA referencing system
• • In-text referencing
• No or very few errors in reference list
• Reference list includes
• more than five (5)
• credible academic sources from a variety of origins including but not limited to periodicals, journals and books.
STRUCTURE
Introduction, body/paragraph s, conclusion Clearly defined introduction that sets out main arguments. Strong organisation of ideas /paragraphs.
Conclusion synthesizes and unifies ideas. Seamless flow of ideas.
Style & MECHANICS
• • Appropriate, sentence structure, flow, variety & academic writing conventions
• • Grammar, spelling, punctuation, & capitalisation
• Highly effective use of language.
• Well-formed sentences throughout with varied structures.
• Word choice and tone significantly enhances the persuasiveness / coherence of the ideas presented.
• Academic writing conventions have been observed throughout.
• English grammar, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization are correct.
• No or few grammatical errors, and those do not detract from the persuasiveness of essay.
• No or few spelling and punctuation errors.
CONTENT & RESEARCH
• • Main ideas Relevance to subject concepts (e.g. cuisine, culture, identity, nostalgia, nationalism, etc) • Quality and use of sources
an excellent / outstanding discussion of main ideas and strong relevance to subject concepts.
Insightful and clearly expressed discussion of qualitative data.
Strong connections between interview data and subject concepts using existing academic literature.
Sources and quotes are persuasive and highly relevant to developing overall argument.
Evidence of strong academic research (e.g. beyond the call of duty).
All sources are highly credible.
Highly effective use of in-text references and quotes to build a strong argument/discussion.
Observations point to gaps in
