This semester the subject BCM313 ‘The Future of Work’ has been beneficial in understanding my own hopes for the future of work. I’ve been further exposed to the power of storytelling, by listening and reflecting on the stories of my own and others. This encouraged me to uncover the values I unknowingly possess, and identify … More The Power of Learning From Others Experiences
Michael White’s “absent but implicit” is a narrative way of understanding reactions in difficult situations. It refers to “how we make sense of things, about how we ‘‘read’’ texts and how the meanings that we derive from texts depend on the distinctions we make between what is presented to us (privileged meaning) and what is … More Connecting with the hardships of others is how I’ve come to recognise values of my own
It is apparent the future of work is ever-changing. Technology is rapidly evolving, with new jobs emerging, and old jobs disappearing. The human and machine partnerships are strengthening, and humans have had to adapt to this collaboration by remaining valuable and relevant in the working environment. Cassie Steel discusses the future of work in her … More Change and Disruption Are An Important Learning Curve For Future Growth
Hi beautiful people! I am Georgia Woods and here is a pic of me for reference in this weird online learning world. (Please note this is the only selfie I could find on my computer…not at all put together during remote learning) 😂 I am in my 3rd and final year studying a Bachelor of … More It’s so much more than pretty costumes and stretched feet
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This auto-ethnographic research project is focused on The Bucket List Family, a family of five travel journalists who sold all their possessions in 2015 to embark on an adventure around the world. The main question I aimed to unpack through my research was: How has the COVID–19 pandemic impacted on the content creation of The … More Travel Vlogging During a Pandemic
As ethnography “is the systematic approach to describe and analyse experience” (Moore, 2020), my ethnographic research project for BCM241 is exploring the media niche of travelling vlogging, further narrowed down to ‘The Bucket List Family’, and my experience within this field site. The term field site “refers to the spatial characteristics of a field-based research … More BCM241: Ethnographic Research Project Pitch
For my ethnographic research project I decided to focus on travel vloggers, more specifically The BucketList Family. After narrowing down my research field to their online community particularly YouTube and Instagram, I am eager to observe this online community and delve into why users engage with their content pre Covid and during. At this point … More BCM241: Research and Ethics
Since establishing my media niche of travel vlogging and The Bucket List Family, I need to begin to problematise my approach. Being in the middle of a pandemic has made me curious about how the online field of travel vlogging creation has been impacted, particularly due to the fact that international travel is ceased indefinitely. … More BCM241: Planning my Approach
In my last blog post I identified the media niche I wanted to focus on for my ethnographic research project as being travel vlogging. However, as travel vlogging continues to become increasingly popular, with the growing number of people pursuing this as a career, I have decided I need to narrow this niche down even … More BCM241: Narrowing My Focus
As I sit in this strange world we live, during the global pandemic known as COVID-19, I contemplate a media niche I can further explore for my Ethnographic Research Project for BCM241. Ethnographic research…a bit of a mouthful huh? Ethnography “aims to understand the cultural world of participants in the study, and the symbolic role … More BCM241: The World of Travel Vlogging
At the conclusion of my research project for BCM212, I gained many valuable skills throughout the whole process. As a novice researcher this project gave me the tools to understand the different research methods and what types of data they collect. I learned how to effectively create and implement research planning methods whilst allowing room … More Reflecting on the BCM212 Research Project: ‘The Motives Behind Choosing BCM’
Georgia Woods 