Ethnographic Researcher looking for interviewees about gooning
(@moderator - I hope it's alright to post this here, if not many apologies!)
Hello Gooners! I am currently doing research for my Master’s thesis in Media Studies on the gooning subculture and I am looking for potential interviewees. Good for you to know: I am not here to judge, critique, or pathologize – I am genuinely interested in the experiences, motivations, and emotions around your gooning practice and involvement in the community.
How the interview takes place is totally up to you: you choose where it takes place (via private chat or voice/video call on Discord, in a zoom meeting, etc.), you get to choose what information you give me (I will NEVER ask for any identifying information like age, name, gender, or geographical location), and everything is dependent on your consent.
Lastly, I take data security and anonymization very seriously – all data with be encrypted, usernames will be changed, and all data will be deleted upon completion of the project.
If you are interested, please send me a DM with any questions and I can explain more about the process.