The Polyphony
What could diving deep into ethnographic fieldwork, a key tool of social science research, look like? What to do with the academic pressure of “objectivity”, the baggage of bias and emotions, and the responsibilities social science researchers carry in today’s world? Mattie Balagat, a clueless GDP student interested in pursuing anthropological research, seeks answers to such questions [which may or may not be answered] through conversations with Professor Haruna Miyagawa.
What could diving deep into ethnographic fieldwork, a key tool of social science research, look like? What to do with the academic pressure of “objectivity”, the baggage of bias and emotions, and the responsibilities social science researchers carry in today’s world? Mattie Balagat, a clueless GDP student interested in pursuing anthropological research, seeks answers to such questions [which may or may not be answered] through conversations with Professor Haruna Miyagawa.
What are we to do in the face of the growing global climate crisis? Perhaps we can dive into the chaos and confusion of it all through the creative reflective outputs of four GDP students for their Summer 2021 Independent Study: People and Planet, organized and conducted under Dr. Takeshi Uesugi’s supervision. This is Part 2 of 2.
A poem by our Creative Editor Mattie Balagat.
As a Filipino living in Okayama, Mattie entrusts her feelings in the words of her newest poem, and in the familiar taste, smell, and sound of home.
The Polyphony