In studying urbanism, I’ve come across the idea of the city as a living, breathing organism connected with interdependent parts in a few classes. My fellowship experience taught me that this is not only true of cities, but also in researching them. This summer, I learned that the best way to tackle the topic of…
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Week 9: Mapping Venues and Cultural Center
For my research, I wanted to find out what areas of New York City had the highest Bangladeshi populations, where Bengali musicians perform, and where the Bangladeshi music and dance schools are. I first compiled a list of all of the venues that the Bangladeshi musicians mentioned to me in interviews. I noticed that many…
Week 7: Interview pt. 2
Ifti Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi musicians who currently resides in Queens and plays the Bengali flute. I sat down with Mr. Chowdhury to learn more about cultural programming and Bangladeshi music. Here is a transcript of our interview. SN: Where in New York City do you live? IC: I live in Queens, Jamaica Queens. SN:…
Week 6: Interviews
This week, I conducted two interviews. One was with Shammim Siddiki–a singer, community organizer, and Cultural Secretary of the Church-McDonald Bangladeshi Business Association. He spoke to me the role that music plays in uniting the neighborhood, educating the community, preserving Bangladeshi culture, and providing free public entertainment. Siddiki also discussed different genres of Bangladeshi music, song,…
Week 3, Field
“Sociologists who study organizations sometimes use the term ‘field’ to describe a set of organizations linked together as competitors and collaborators within a social space devoted to a particular type of action — such as a market for certain products, the pursuit of urban development, or the realm of electoral politics. Agreements struck among the…
