Stripping to Pay My Tuition

slampokes · 01-01-2011, 08:18 PM

...it's almost to that point.

I will try to keep this short and sweet, both to spare you a lengthy sob story, and to avoid giving myself a panic attack that lands me in the hospital (again).

As some of you know, and many of you don't, I am currently working on my masters in anthropology. My studies involve an in-depth analysis of classist and racist attitudes in Britain (in particularly, in Glasgow, Scotland) and I've been working in this area since 2006. I'm working with young, urban, disenfranchised populations to unpack and untangle the definitions that have been applied to them in post-industrial fallout. This project is an in-depth analysis of identity, labels and insults applied, adapted and reproduced in what remains to be a classist and racist society.

My work is based in applied, action anthropology, taking the power out of the hands of the policymakers and powers that be and redistributing the power to be defined, and self-define, back into the hands of marginalized peoples. I want the results of this project to be highly accessible, readable and understandable to everyone involved - free of jargon and superiority that defines much of this academic canon.

It would be my pleasure to share my full thesis proposal with you and field any questions about the project, so ask away.

Recently, I lost a huge part of my funding when the staff (myself included, as a teaching assistant) at the university were put into a strike position. A strike was avoided by reappropriating funds... and those devoted to my project, and several others, were eliminated. So we won the battle, and I am very much losing the war. So I am looking at almost two months of fieldwork where I will not be able to eat, I do not have a solid place to stay, and I have little to no ability to travel to conduct research with the marginalized peoples I'm working alongside. But, simply put, if I don't get over there and make this, my dream, happen... the last few years vanish, down the drain. I'm fucked.

At the risk of sounding completely wishy-washy, I am being completely honest when I say that at 25, this is my life's work. This is my passion, this is what I lose sleep over, and this is the biggest part of what I want to leave behind and the mark that I want to make on the world. The thought that this might not come into fruition because of bullshit politics and red tape is nothing short of paralyzing. I NEED your help.

By all means, if you've only got a few bucks to spare, please give it to Keith and Chemda first. But if you've got even pennies more than that, I am really, really in a difficult place right now. Below is a link to donate to my PayPal.

I've never felt more pathetic or desperate in my whole life. But this project is ME, and I will stop at no length to get this work done and these questions answered. So I am putting myself out there, and begging you for a bit of a hand.

Many thanks, with my tail between my legs,
Sam

Sam's Emergency Research Fund - Combating Racism among Youth in Contemporary Britain

Cretaceous Bob · 01-01-2011, 08:27 PM

Daaamn. I'm sorry to hear that. Bob's always got a couple bucks for a KATG hottie.

EthanK · 01-01-2011, 08:42 PM

Donated. Can you still strip?

NoArmsJames · 01-01-2011, 08:45 PM

This community has helped me out when I needed it, so I'm glad to do the same.

NoArmsJames · 01-01-2011, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by slampokes

Thank you so much James! When I can finally get myself off the ground, I promise to do the same.

My pleasure. I'll support anyone who's trying to spread racism around the world.

unrealrob · 01-01-2011, 10:06 PM

I would be glad to help you with the academic side of things, slampokes. I would also do what I can financially, but I just completed my masters last year and my own student loans are bad enough haha.

In terms of what help I can provide, I am a very strong supporter of methodologies employing mixed-methods, so I can appreciate both the qual and quant sides of things. It sounds like you are doing more of a qualitative paper, which is great, and if it is ethnographic or phenomenological in any way, all the better haha. Besides that, I've done proofreading for other students and have always enjoyed reading/(positively) critiquing academic work. So, pass a copy on over if you want. If you have anything in particular you would like an extra pair of eyes looking for just ask!

Always happy to help a fellow Canadian... even if it's another country you're studying.

doug · 01-01-2011, 10:49 PM

Done.

Let's hear more about this thesis.

doug · 01-01-2011, 11:00 PM

This might be a useful way to get more people to donate / understand what you're doing

Kickstarter

EastTexas · 01-01-2011, 11:35 PM

I'd be interested in hearing the thesis too. I'm kind of surprised Scotland doesn't allow legal rights to a segment of its citizenship. Or is it because this is dealing with youth they are not of a voting age, or subject to the same legal responsibilities as adults?
I don't know anything about Scotland.

I am god · 01-01-2011, 11:53 PM

no thanks, im sure you'll find the funds without me.

01-01-2011, 08:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
slampokes Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 3	Stripping to Pay My Tuition ...it's almost to that point. I will try to keep this short and sweet, both to spare you a lengthy sob story, and to avoid giving myself a panic attack that lands me in the hospital (again). As some of you know, and many of you don't, I am currently working on my masters in anthropology. My studies involve an in-depth analysis of classist and racist attitudes in Britain (in particularly, in Glasgow, Scotland) and I've been working in this area since 2006. I'm working with young, urban, disenfranchised populations to unpack and untangle the definitions that have been applied to them in post-industrial fallout. This project is an in-depth analysis of identity, labels and insults applied, adapted and reproduced in what remains to be a classist and racist society. My work is based in applied, action anthropology, taking the power out of the hands of the policymakers and powers that be and redistributing the power to be defined, and self-define, back into the hands of marginalized peoples. I want the results of this project to be highly accessible, readable and understandable to everyone involved - free of jargon and superiority that defines much of this academic canon. It would be my pleasure to share my full thesis proposal with you and field any questions about the project, so ask away. Recently, I lost a huge part of my funding when the staff (myself included, as a teaching assistant) at the university were put into a strike position. A strike was avoided by reappropriating funds... and those devoted to my project, and several others, were eliminated. So we won the battle, and I am very much losing the war. So I am looking at almost two months of fieldwork where I will not be able to eat, I do not have a solid place to stay, and I have little to no ability to travel to conduct research with the marginalized peoples I'm working alongside. But, simply put, if I don't get over there and make this, my dream, happen... the last few years vanish, down the drain. I'm fucked. At the risk of sounding completely wishy-washy, I am being completely honest when I say that at 25, this is my life's work. This is my passion, this is what I lose sleep over, and this is the biggest part of what I want to leave behind and the mark that I want to make on the world. The thought that this might not come into fruition because of bullshit politics and red tape is nothing short of paralyzing. I NEED your help. By all means, if you've only got a few bucks to spare, please give it to Keith and Chemda first. But if you've got even pennies more than that, I am really, really in a difficult place right now. Below is a link to donate to my PayPal. I've never felt more pathetic or desperate in my whole life. But this project is ME, and I will stop at no length to get this work done and these questions answered. So I am putting myself out there, and begging you for a bit of a hand. Many thanks, with my tail between my legs, Sam Sam's Emergency Research Fund - Combating Racism among Youth in Contemporary Britain
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01-01-2011, 08:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cretaceous Bob Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,358	Daaamn. I'm sorry to hear that. Bob's always got a couple bucks for a KATG hottie.
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EthanK Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 52	Donated. Can you still strip?
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01-01-2011, 10:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
unrealrob Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North Bay, Ontario, Canada Posts: 272	I would be glad to help you with the academic side of things, slampokes. I would also do what I can financially, but I just completed my masters last year and my own student loans are bad enough haha. In terms of what help I can provide, I am a very strong supporter of methodologies employing mixed-methods, so I can appreciate both the qual and quant sides of things. It sounds like you are doing more of a qualitative paper, which is great, and if it is ethnographic or phenomenological in any way, all the better haha. Besides that, I've done proofreading for other students and have always enjoyed reading/(positively) critiquing academic work. So, pass a copy on over if you want. If you have anything in particular you would like an extra pair of eyes looking for just ask! Always happy to help a fellow Canadian... even if it's another country you're studying. __________________ Go Canada!
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01-01-2011, 10:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
doug Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Dallas Via Detroitish Posts: 72	Done. Let's hear more about this thesis.
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doug Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Dallas Via Detroitish Posts: 72	This might be a useful way to get more people to donate / understand what you're doing Kickstarter
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01-01-2011, 11:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
EastTexas Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 1,259	I'd be interested in hearing the thesis too. I'm kind of surprised Scotland doesn't allow legal rights to a segment of its citizenship. Or is it because this is dealing with youth they are not of a voting age, or subject to the same legal responsibilities as adults? I don't know anything about Scotland.
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01-01-2011, 11:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
I am god Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 16	no thanks, im sure you'll find the funds without me.
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