How Sports Shaped A Life
Description
One aspect of this seminar focuses on the stories that people tell about how an important event revolving around sports shaped their lives. People use stories to make sense of all aspects of their lives. The purpose of this project is to give you a chance to become a qualitative researcher and collect a “sports” (very broadly speaking) story from someone.
Directions for the interview project:
1. Short proposal
In a paragraph (about 100-200 words) identify the person you wish to interview and explain your rationale for why you want to interview them. Why, in other words, does this person have an interesting story to tell?
2. Interview
Conduct an interview with your subject. Ask for his/her permission to record (audio or video) the session, so that you can review it for your presentation and write-up.
3. Presentation
In a brief (one page) presentation, you will share your interview experience with the class.
4. Write-up of findings
Watch or listen to the interview a few times. In a short paper (about 500 words) summarize the person’s story. Conclude the paper by commenting on what you learned about the process of collecting stories.
