Gerry Bloustien
Biographic Data
| ID | 3855512 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gerry Bloustien |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gerry |
| FAMILY NAME | Bloustien |
| SIGNATURE | BLOUSTIEN G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Australia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Sonic Synergies
Wigging people out’
This paper explores the use of integrated media in the cultural practices of young people, not only as a manifestation of the new economy ‘on the ground’ but also for its vitally important function of developing a stronger sense of social identity and social cohesion, and for self‐making (Battaglia, 1995 ) and community building in the contemporary world of blended work and leisure. I argue that young people's use of convergent media forms—music,…
Envisioning Ethnography
Visual images are ubiquitous which, inevitably, is part of their appeal and their difficulty. As is the case with all sensory experience, the process of sight becomes naturalized for us, and it is easy to forget that how we interpret what we see is historically and culturally specific (Banks 2001). Similarly, the representations of what we see are influenced by our historical and cultural perspectives. In the forms of photographs, video, film, an…
On Not Talking to Strangers
How can visual ethnography help us to understand the nature and the complexity of the (ethnic/gendered/classed) experience of growing up? Drawing on two ethnographic projects, we discuss the purposes and the difficulties of the particular methodology of auto-visual ethnography which we deployed. Our specific focus was the relation- shipand the tension between the representation and the individual everyday experiences. Through focusing upon the mi…
The Consequences of Being a Gift
The issues of dislocated identity are epitomised in Mary's story. Brought from Papua New Guinea to Australia at a very young age as a ‘gift’, she grew up in a series of foster homes in Adelaide, South Australia. Now, as a teenager, Mary constitutes her identity through her body, emphasising her distinctive physical features, through idealised memories and through representations—photographs, cultural icons and people who ‘look like me’. The self …
Wigging people out’
This paper explores the use of integrated media in the cultural practices of young people, not only as a manifestation of the new economy ‘on the ground’ but also for its vitally important function of developing a stronger sense of social identity and social cohesion, and for self‐making (Battaglia, 1995 ) and community building in the contemporary world of blended work and leisure. I argue that young people's use of convergent media forms—music,…
The Consequences of Being a Gift
The issues of dislocated identity are epitomised in Mary's story. Brought from Papua New Guinea to Australia at a very young age as a ‘gift’, she grew up in a series of foster homes in Adelaide, South Australia. Now, as a teenager, Mary constitutes her identity through her body, emphasising her distinctive physical features, through idealised memories and through representations—photographs, cultural icons and people who ‘look like me’. The self …
Envisioning Ethnography
Visual images are ubiquitous which, inevitably, is part of their appeal and their difficulty. As is the case with all sensory experience, the process of sight becomes naturalized for us, and it is easy to forget that how we interpret what we see is historically and culturally specific (Banks 2001). Similarly, the representations of what we see are influenced by our historical and cultural perspectives. In the forms of photographs, video, film, an…
On Not Talking to Strangers
How can visual ethnography help us to understand the nature and the complexity of the (ethnic/gendered/classed) experience of growing up? Drawing on two ethnographic projects, we discuss the purposes and the difficulties of the particular methodology of auto-visual ethnography which we deployed. Our specific focus was the relation- shipand the tension between the representation and the individual everyday experiences. Through focusing upon the mi…
Wigging people out’
This paper explores the use of integrated media in the cultural practices of young people, not only as a manifestation of the new economy ‘on the ground’ but also for its vitally important function of developing a stronger sense of social identity and social cohesion, and for self‐making (Battaglia, 1995 ) and community building in the contemporary world of blended work and leisure. I argue that young people's use of convergent media forms—music,…
Sonic Synergies
Aesthetics (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Ethnography (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Visual arts (3 works)