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MOOP
Matter Out of Place at Burning Man-
By Angie Scioli
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seconds.
NOTE:
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seconds.
The following slides are not timed.
I am modeling all three theoretical
perspectives just so you can see how all
three work.
You will only do one.
Symbolic Interactionism
Burning Man is about creating a new
reality based on specific values (radical
self reliance, radical self expression,
environmentalism).
If they trashed the desert, that would
compromise their claim.
Trash comes to symbolize hypocrisy/
being a “poser” / inauthenticity.
So, trash is a lot bigger than just trash.
Conflict Theory
If there’s lots of trash left at Burning Man,
Black Rock Inc. will have to hire people to
clean it up.
They want to maximize profits by cutting
costs.
They capitalize on the idealism of the
Burners and convince them to do it for
free.
Functionalism
Black Rock, Inc. has to get a permit to hold
the event each year from the Bureau of Land
Management.
If they trash the place year after year, they
might be denied a permit.
The “playa” is an essential element of
Burning Man and so they need to do
whatever is necessary to get the permit
renewed.
If they do it themselves, it will decrease the
cost of the event and hopefully hold down
admission prices.
Source #1 blog.burningman.com
Is an expert “burner”,
has blogged since 2005
Not political or for
profit
Provides lots of links
Lots of facts
I trust this source
You can leave
comments
•Identified as “The
Hun” / “J.H.Fearless”
•She has a bias that is
pro-Burning Man / not
critical of Burning Man
Source #2 – same as earlier slide
with different source
Works Cited
Fearless, J.H.. "Voices of Burning
Man." Burning Man. N.p., 2 Oct. 2014. Web.
5 Mar. 2015.
"Leaving No Trace." Burning Man. N.p., 2
Oct. 2014. Web. 5 Mar. 2015.
<http://burningman.org/event/preparation/
leaving-no-trace/>.
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