Pamela Zabala's research files for "Cooperate with Others for Common Ends?" , 2015-2017
Interview transcripts are restricted until 2027; transcripts may not be copied or published online.
Gift of Pamela Zabala, 2021
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Research materials related to the production of Pamela Zabala's (Bowdoin College, Class of 2017) Honors project in Sociology, "Cooperate with Others for Common Ends?: Students as Gatekeepers of Culture and Tradition on College Campuses." This thesis considers topics of race and bias and draws on archival, ethnographic, and interview data collected at Bowdoin College to examine the relationship between students and between students and administrators. Materials include honors proposal drafts, a seed paper with early notes, interview guides, interview transcripts, Yik Yak posts (printouts and image files), a spreadsheet documenting related Bowdoin Orient articles (printed/annotated and electronic), a report from the Archives, "Ad-Hoc Committee on Racial Relations", 1984 with annotations, and project notepads.
Pamela Zabala's (Bowdoin College, Class of 2017) completed and published Honors project in Sociology, "Cooperate with Others for Common Ends?: Students as Gatekeepers of Culture and Tradition on College Campuses." is available online.
Ad Hoc Committee on Racial Relations final report, 1984, annotated
Honors proposal, assorted drafts
Orient articles spreadsheet, 1963-2016, with notes
Orient articles spreadsheet, 1963-2016
Notepads with outlines, drafts, brainstorming
Notepads with outlines, drafts, brainstorming
Partial interview guide
Research memos with feedback
Seed paper with notes, 2015
Interview transcripts, coded and annotated (restricted until 2027)
Interview transcripts, coded and annotated (restricted until 2027)
Interview transcripts, coded and annotated (restricted until 2027)
Yik Yak, print out of posts
Yik Yak, screenshots and photos of printouts