Ethical Considerations
This
is a copy of the Plain Language Statement used for this
project. Also see: the Human Research Ethics Committee's Information
package for seeking approval of research projects
involving human subjects (another good resource is the UK based
Oral
History Association's "Ethical Guidelines for
Interviews and Custodians of Oral History Recordings and Related
Materials").
Also,
to protect the participants of this study, the copyright
of all the material used in this site is owned by the author
and cannot be reproduced without permission. Where I have used
images and footage other than those which were created by myself,
they are either copyright free (duration
of copyright expired), or were purposely created and placed
in the public
domain by activists for wide circulation. In the
rare occasion where copyrighted material is used, I have sought
permission. In all cases where I have used public domain images
that were acquired from the Internet, a link is provided back
to the original. (Also see the Commonwealth Copyright Act 1968
on the AUSTLII
Database)
Dear
Sir/Madam,
Thank
you for considering being interviewed for the project Milkbar.com.au
Technology, Identity, and Locality Understanding Globalisation.
The interviews will form the major component of my PhD study
at RMIT University. The questions that I am interested in concern
the relationship between local community identities, work and
lifestyles, and how these intersect with outside global influences.
I am also interested in how the Internet can be used as a medium
to document and communicate university research.
If
you agree to this research, you will be interviewed with a video
camera and then the footage from this interview will form part
of an on-line documentary about Fitzroy. It is envisaged that
the interview should not take more than half an hour of your
time, in which approximately fifteen minutes of the footage
will be used on the web site. Your interview will form one of
fifty valuable insights from the people who work, live and play
in Fitzroy. The diverse range of people that are being asked
to be interviewed for this study are judged to be representative
of those individuals and groups who either engage with or are
effected by what is commonly referred to as 'globalisation'.
Fitzroy
was chosen for this study as it is one of Australia's most diverse
suburbs and is home to some of the extremes in Australian society.
Fitzroy is a useful local geographical case study to help us
understand how a group of individuals engage with the forces
of the world. You will be asked questions such as what you like
about Fitzroy, and what you do not like? What do you think is
unique about Fitzroy as opposed to other Melbourne suburbs?
Do you think that Fitzroy has a unique identity and how do you
think this identity is formed? What do you see as the major
threats to Fitzroy? What do you understand about globalisation
and how do you think that this influences upon your life in
Fitzroy.
These
interviews will form a tapestry of responses from the people
of Fitzroy and will be contextualised within the web site on
globalisation and the local.
Thank
you for your time,
Regards
Craig Bellamy BA (Hons) MA
PhD Candidate
Authored
by Craig BellamyŠ 1999, 2000, 2001
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