Favorite subject: Etnography and Archive

This semester, the subject that caught my attention the most, was “Etnography and Archive”. The content itself was most theoretical but due to the final assignment and the intrinsic character of the ethnographic work, we had to do several tasks out of the classroom. Mainly, this subject was about how we had to do the observation and study of a community, this means how to interact and participate with them, so this way we can learn about their internal relationships and dynamics.  This work is also mixed with anthropological theories which allows us to generate new knowledge and explanations through the analysis of our observations.

I liked the subject because we choose to observe a chilean wrestling community, that ended up being super fun and interesting, and gave us the opportunity to know more of how wrestling was perceived and how it has developed in our country, since we didn’t knew much about it at the beginning, because it is poorly known in our country in general. Even though, they were open and welcoming, and their show was amazing, so the work was satisfying and positive to me.