I booked a package through Expedia and got airfare and 6 nights at the Hotel 500 West for $450. I may look more carefully at what I’m buying next time. Air travel was a 2-stop, 10-hour ordeal. The hotel is basic. It’s comfortable enough, definitely a no-frills place. Previously it was a YMCA, so the rooms are small and the bathrooms are down the hall. There are a lot of them (14/floor) but only half have showers. The biggest problem for me is the lack of free wi-fi. Amazing how important that has become.
Paper done. Going to upload it this morning (hopefully). Here it is: 550k pdf.
“Where Boys Can Be Boys” – Investigating Cultural Models at a Woods Camp
Abstract: Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) suggests a somewhat circular process of identity influence, and posits that what we believe and value is revealed in our activity; and conversely, what we do is influenced by the beliefs of the community of which we are a part. Using Activity Theory’s third principle of “Historicity” (Engeström, 2001), this paper considers the contradictions, tensions, conflicts and breakdowns of cultural models at a traditional New England camp for boys over time, and raises questions on how and why the cultural models have evolved. Interviews and identity artifacts of recent campers are compared with historical camp artifacts in order to better understand how the cultural models have developed, and what forms of cultural narratives are most effective in promoting and preserving attitudes and belief systems.
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