Within “House for the Homeless,” Ivana Nikolic utilizes positioning in order to convey her subjective thoughts. This is especially seen through Nikolic’s use of assumptions in her writing. For example, Nikolic assumes that the homeless people are infected, which represents her own subjectivity. This type of positioning is similar to Cintron’s ethnography, as he assumed that the walls of the Valerio household were representative of the social conflicts in Angelstown. Cintron’s and Nikolic’s use of positioning is vital to the integrity of their articles, as it provides readers with an understanding of each author’s biases. In turn, the author’s can use their biases to illustrate how and why their assumptions may or may not be accurate.
Question: In “House for the Homeless,” how would your perception of Nikolic’s ethnography change if she had chosen to omit the background of herself?
I agree that both authors are subjective. However, I believe Cintron is more so, because he does not recognize his own lack of objectivity and state it outright. However, Nikolic notices that she is being subjective and tries to correct herself. She may drift back towards her subject views, however she continues to attempt to correct herself.
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