User talk:Karstenwise

Please post your Week 6 Project Review today.
 * Best, Stevenarntson


 * Karsten,

Looking over what's here so far, it seems like you're conscientiously doing the work, and I hope it's going well. I wanted to mention a distinction I'm perceiving between the two profiles you've posted. In "Anonymous," I'm struck by the in-depth aspects of the interview, and the removed and largely respectful tone. "Jasmine," however, is problematic. The tone of the piece seems more judgmental, 1st person, and less informative. A statement like, "Plus, she didn’t sound like her brain was empty," implies that in most cases the women in these establishments have struck you as stupid. Leaving aside for the moment the nature of the place and the kinds of behavior encouraged there, the piece is slipping into some of the questionable territory we discussed at the outset.

Let me know your thoughts, and how you feel the project is progressing.
 * Best, Stevenarntson


 * Karsten

This seems like an interesting project, and you've written an excellent statement of intent. Here are a few things that occurred to me as I read it:
 * 1) There are obviously intense sensitivity issues here, which I'll discuss further with you during the course of the quarter. How these issues are framed, and with what degree of empathy, will make or break the project.
 * 2) I would highly recommend seeing the movie Live Nude Girls Unite which is about the efforts of some employees at a strip club to unionize.
 * 3) I'll also mention here that I have a number of personal friends who have worked as strippers. It is extremely difficult work, and often proves emotionally scarring (at least), a fact not often discussed among strip club patrons. I think your project has great potential to share some of these stories, but it may also prove difficult for those reasons as well. Let's stay in touch during the quarter, and let me know how things are going.
 * Good luck,
 * Stevenarntson