Ethnographic Reflection

My initial reaction to this painting is that of melancholy. The dark colors used in the majority of the painting depress my mood, and it creates an eerie atmosphere. Moreover, the colors completely hide the ship out at sea. I had to really focus on the ship in order to distinguish from the overbearing darkness surrounding it. When I see the ship, I initially think of despair. I feel suspense; the inevitably of being caught in a storm of destruction is looming, and there is not anything that I can do to possibly slow it down. The distant bright sky offers a slight amount of hope; however, I soon realize that the bright sky is not

The image shows a sailing ship, it could be an optimistic view of the painter expressing their particular direction of their goals and how we make choices in life. Or goals that are merely drifting away because it is difficult to get what we want out of life at times. Also sailing away could be a form of independence and freedom were we wish to break free from the constraints of everything we do in our daily lives. sailing on stormy waters depicts the difficulty of our choices and that things might be tough going forward. Or simply the strong desire to change life symbolizing the positive changes of our

Overall palette of this painting is mixed. The ocean itself is in a cool palette but, the introduction of little drops of red warmed it up but the boat in different hot and cool colors made the whole palette

I took a trip to Greek town Casino in Detroit Michigan with my father, this trip was something of an unexpected trip but I figured it was a great place to observe the behaviors of many different cultures as Greek town casino is the home of a multicultural society. I wanted to observe the behaviors of those between African American’s and Caucasian persons. I wanted to see if one race over the other tended to gamble more or if one culture got more aggressive as the night went on.

The group of people that I am going to write about are people who likes to make fun of others ethnicity, background, culture, language and the color of skin. I would say this group of people are bullies because they look down on disadvantage people. I have biases toward this group of people because I have witness and experienced many situations where it involves bullying at school. As a student of colored and a minority, I went to a prominently white and black elementary school and all the way to high school. With that being said, I have seen and experienced bullies throughout my education career. This group of people likes to stereotype, mock and imitate non-native English speaker when speaking their language. This group of bullies likes to

These images pull at our insides to incite change based on feelings of disgust and horror that the painting invokes. The ship, placed at mid-level in the painting, still draws the viewer's attention, but does not invoke the same amount of sympathy. Yet, these conflicting points are relatively miniscule compared to the power of nature. This further points to the helplessness of human beings, regardless of race, in the face of nature, as nature triumphs over the greatest perceived powers of man. Man, being a part of nature though, contributes to the panoramic view of nature as a whole; there is beauty, horror, peace, chaos. Turner’s The Slave Ship effectively encompasses all of these facets, revealing nature as multitudinous and all-encompassing.

The precious greenery and flowers are no longer blooming as in the other paintings. The boat looks worn, and the figures on the boat look weak from the many rough waters they have traveled. You can see the man has grown old, and has experienced life, and realizes life’s end is approaching. The man looks content as he is looking up to the light as it is beaming through the opening of the clouds. He can see that the angles are waiting for him to join them in the heavenly place in the sky He hands are held up as if he feels a relief that life’s troubles will soon be over

When I entered the paintings title into my browser and came upon it for the first time I was immediately awe struck with the bright colors of the sky, deep colors of the sea, and loose brush strokes with ill-defined boarders of people and objects. My emotional reaction took a quick turn when the content of the painting hit me. Amidst the rough sea and storm is the smaller slave ship, and smaller yet are the human figures and sea creatures depicted. Catching my eye, even smaller yet, the chains around the arms and legs of the human figures in the sea. A moment after my feelings of awe, I felt heaviness and anger at the injustice towards those enslaved.

I chose this particular painting for two reasons, one it validates why I chose the “The Great Journey” and two, it also juxtaposes it. “A Group of Cubans who left Manzanillo are Rescued at Sea” would be better understood with a contextual analysis. Knowing the history of the Cuban people, their political, economic, and social issues would shed some light on why so many risk their lives trying to make it to America. This painting is made for public viewing, to memorialize and remind people of an actual real life incident that occurred back in August of 2014. KHCO shows us Cuban survivors being pulled from the waters after being stranded at sea between Florida and Cuba, many died trying to reach American soil. The red resembles blood in the water, transforming feeling and ideas into a clear symbol of those lost while trying to flee their country. The impression this painting left on me is the same as the one the sculpture did, this unfathomable idea of living in such a place that would force me risk not only my life but the life of my children, just to

I began my observation to write a mini ethnographic essay in the extraordinary hall described in the introduction part of this account. As novice and stranger in the designated area, I found myself in the middle of a massive hall with few people unevenly scattered in the room. Likewise, I wisely made a decision to sit in a front desk where I thought would be the best position to interrogate what happens in the room. Shortly, after sitting on a wooden chair, I started to read a book to pretend as if I also have something to read. Then in few minutes of time, a loud sound from outside saying “selet al-Isha ya Welid” conquered the silence in the Great Hall. I, immediately, shifted my attention to a conversation between young adults speaking with

Art presents ideas with such a unique and thought provoking perspective. All throughout history people have tried to express themes and ideas through the medium of art. Through art people can express an idea that is near impossible to put into words. In my art piece, based on Jean Rhys’ book, Wide Sargasso Sea, I tried to convey a theme that she placed so prominently in her novel: insanity, through the symbol of fire. On several occasions throughout Wide Sargasso Sea, the reader sees the symbol of fire as a picture of insanity distributed to different situations.

I chose the painting Slave Ship initially because it reminded me of paintings my grandmother had in her home when I was growing up. I was also drawn to the chaos it displayed, which I felt is very significant of my life most days. Being a single mother of two boys, working as a registered nurse in the critical care unit and now going back to school to get my bachelor’s degree, I often feel that I am on a sinking ship in a storm.

After reading the poem I interpret this as a alluring and depressing painting. The painting is beautifully done and there is lots of detail. At the same time there is a lonely feeling the painting gives. From the colours, items picked to but in the boat, what's surrounding the boat, the woman's face you can tell this is not a happy picture. From reading the poem I know that she is the lady of shalott is trapped on the island Shalott, and she was cursed. I know that she would sing and weave tapestries. When she is on the boat she sings her last song and is about to die because of the curse.

Raybeck used most of the techniques on page 71 in Thinking Like an Anthropologist. He established key informants including Yusof and Mat, administered oral surveys to prostitutes, collected kin relations, and mapped the community. He also participated in the night guard (jaga) to learn the layout of the community, get to know his fellow villagers, and perform his civic duty. (26, 54-55, 62, 112)

Raybeck describes several adventures and misadventures involving field research in his account of the year and a half he spent in Kelantan. He also discusses the understanding, humility and scars that these experiences may leave behind. Raybeck provides in-depth descriptions of Kelantanese society and culture. He addresses topics such as political structures, the status of women, kinship, linguistics, and economics. Additionally, he demonstrates for us how challenging yet rewarding anthropological fieldwork can be, and we see how he builds rapport in a research setting in order to ensure that the information he acquires is reliable.