Smile Because It Happened: An Ethnographic Project Looking at Institutional Culture Change and Transforming Communities (And Why Librarians Should Pay Attention)

As many of you have followed my work for some time know, I have been and continue to be a fan of the work of Michael Wesch, a cultural anthropologist, and his students. This year’s cohort of Digital Ethnography students created a moving and powerful documentary, “Smile Because It Happened”, of their exploration of community at the Meadowlark Hills retirement community. You can read more of the backstory of the project in this blog post, but after watching the video this morning, I could not h...