In(car)nation of the self: an ethnography of Las Vegas' street car scene | Celine Ayala | TEDxUNLV

The street car scene is alive and well in Las Vegas. Celine Ayala, a first generation college graduate, spent 18 months attending car meets, car shows, and street races. Here she discovered what actions and interactions make the street car phenomenon so popular. Although she won't say "yea" or "nay," she may have done some street racing herself.
In this three-minute research presentation on an ethnography of the Las Vegas street car scene, you’ll learn about the impacts this phenomenon can have on large cosmopolitan communities.
Celine Ayala is a first-generation college student who received her master’s degree in sociology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In her research, she focused on the ways in which communal relations were formed in Las Vegas through participation in social scenes. Celine spent eighteen months with the Las Vegas street car scene attending car meets, car shows, and street racing events. Here she discovered what actions and interactions make the street car scene a definable phenomenon for both long-time participants and newcomers.
Her work concludes that the Las Vegas street car scene allows individuals to have a sense of accomplished affiliation that serves as a proxy for communal relations in Las Vegas. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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