In the study of everyday life, a key concept is the distinction between the “everyday” and the “event.” Events call attention to themselves, are remembered…
Sometimes, major, historical events influence everyday life gradually and in subtle ways. Structural economic changes upend some lives entirely, but for others accrete slowly, in…
The Muncie Public Library Covid-19 Archive, September, 2020 After the SARS COV-2 pandemic hit last spring, Sarah Allison of Ball State University Libraries took note…
Editors note: Today, to mark the end of summer, we publish a second round of our “Summer of Uprising/Pandemic Hundreds”—compressed, miniature essays whose word count…
“Ethnography’s commitment to writing from the ground is an impulse to stay open to what’s in your vicinity. But the ‘ground’ is not just…
Project directors Patrick Collier and Jim Connolly have published an essay detailing some of the thinking behind EDLM as well as a bit about what…
Last June, we shared some of their impressions of how everyday life in Middletown had shifted in the midst of pandemic. Our opinion piece in…
Introduction The summer of 2020 has been like no other. When, in living memory, was everyday life so thoroughly transformed—disrupted—for so many people in so…
Bryn MarlowFebruary 12, 2020 Bryn Marlow is the most creative and prolific diarists participating in the Everyday Life in Middletown Project. A recent, likely terminal,…
This week, we conclude our “Four Muncies” series by highlighting the directive written by “Lafe,” one of our most prolific and creative writer/volunteers. Lafe lives…