Students to present research on building community

  • On the left is an older man bent over as he fishes. On the right a young student leans against his backpack while reading a book. The photos show overlap in how individuals use space at the Oconee River Greenway, with both individuals finding a private moment at the same spot, 15 minutes apart. ELLA CLAIRE BEASON/CONTRIBUTED
    On the left is an older man bent over as he fishes. On the right a young student leans against his backpack while reading a book. The photos show overlap in how individuals use space at the Oconee River Greenway, with both individuals finding a private moment at the same spot, 15 minutes apart. ELLA CLAIRE BEASON/CONTRIBUTED

    Georgia College professor Amy Johnson is partnering with Allied Arts to host the “Public Life, Public Space” exhibit April 30, which will feature four research presentations by student teams in her Ethnographic Methods class.

    “Ethnography is a method that anthropologists use to study how people’s everyday life is made meaningful for them. We look deeply into practices, activities, ways of talking a…