The first research papers must be at least 7 full pages and numbered (8 with the required cover sheet) and no longer than 10 pages. The second research papers must be at least 5 full pages and numbered (6 with the required cover sheet) and no longer than 10 pages. They should be double-spaced using Times New Roman 12, one-inch borders, and no long or block quotes. Papers should employ at least seven academic sources, including at least five academic sources not in the syllabus. At least one of your academic sources not in the syllabus should come from the journals listed below. As part of the development for your first paper, you will post your thesis, keyword, the full citations for two external academic references, and a brief description of the research project. For the second paper you will post a description and the thesis. You should also comment on at least one student research proposal for both assignments. Thesis: A thesis is the main research paper argument that is stated at the beginning of the paper (Usually in the first paragraph). Research and critical literature are employed to support your thesis. The purpose of the paper is to focus on your thesis and to support this argument. Thus, material that is not associated with your argument should be avoided. Your thesis should have been demonstrated and supported in multiple ways by the end of the paper. Deadlines are firm (please discuss any problems with the professor) and all papers should be typed, double-spaced with one-inch margins, and submitted as a PDF under the identified Assignments link. Please use Times New Roman 12 and include your name and paper information on a cover sheet. The thesis of your research paper must also appear on this sheet and be clearly stated in the paper. The cover sheet does not count in your page number requirement. Students should follow Chicago style-guide for footnotes as outlined in class. A Chicago style sheet is available under “Files.” Make sure that you have a well-constructed argument and provide a detailed analysis rather than briefly discussing many topics. You should also spend some time looking at your site of analysis before and while writing. Remember to leave time to edit your paper so that it is coherent and employs grammar successfully. Please remember that you may need more academic sources to support your argument. Your sources should support your argument and in some way work with your research topic and original research. Please remember that all quotes and ideas that are taken from other authors must be properly cited. Quotes should be brief. If there are short
At least one of your academic sources not in the syllabus should come from the following journals that are available through the Tulane ejournals and that offer excellent texts on our areas of examination: Feminist Media Histories Feminist Media Studies Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies Information, Communication & Society New Media & Society Television & New Media Communication Research Guide, https://libguides.tulane.edu/communication Option 1. Research a hashtag or other social media intervention that conveys a particular position on the body. You should define the key term in your research project while maintaining a focused thesis. Remember to provide particular quotes and brief descriptions of this social media practice as they are related to the aspect of the body that you are studying. Make sure that you have a well-constructed argument about this media text and provide a thesis and detailed analysis rather than briefly discussing many topics. You should also use a variety of academic research sources to support your argument and explain how the body is portrayed. Option 2. Study a product or marketing campaign that establishes a particular cultural conception of the body. How does this product or text construct a particular aspect of the body or kind of body in order to offer commodities as a solution? You should define the key term in your research project while maintaining a focused thesis. Remember to provide particular quotes and brief descriptions of this text as they are related to the aspect of the body that you are studying. Make sure that you have a well-constructed argument about this media text and provide a thesis and detailed analysis rather than briefly discussing many topics. You should also use a variety of academic research sources to support your argument and explain how the body is portrayed.
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- Perform a close analysis of an online video or television show episode thatconsiders the body. Discuss how a character or scene in this text conveys a particularembodied position. You must view this representation many times in order to properlydiscuss and analyze it. Consider how such elements as cinematography, point of view,and narrative convey this specific cultural idea about the body that you are identifying.You should define the key term in your research project while maintaining a focusedthesis. Remember to provide particular quotes and brief descriptions of this text as theyare related to the aspect of the body that you are studying. Make sure that have a well-constructed argument about this media text and provide a thesis and detailed analysisrather than briefly discussing many topics. You should also use a variety of academicresearch sources to support your argument and explain how the body is portrayed.Option
- Write a self-directed research paper that has been approved by the professor.You may speak to me about it or email with a short proposal (1-2 paragraphs). Make sureto incorporate a specific site of investigation and thesis into your research.Paper assessment:Course Goals and Learning Outcomes:i. Critically understand conceptions of the body and related theories.ii. Upon completion of the course, students will research a communication topic,form, or theme from a variety of perspectives or levels of analysis and presentthe results in a coherent, effective, and meaningful form.Your paper will be assessed on how it meets the learning outcomes and assignment(correct number of pages, correct font and other formatting expectations, correct citationpractices, correct number of academic citations).Your paper will also be assessed based on the following successful practices:Well-crafted thesisGood use of citationsThoughtful analysis throughoutSuccessful use of textual analysisEffective organization of paragraphs and ideasAcademic literature is well organized and incorporated into argumentsReferenced authors are used to develop ideas and textual analysisYour paper will also be assessed based on characteristics that can be improved. Readingthese criteria while writing your paper may help you to improve it:Confusing or missing thesisDid not address suggestions made on proposalNot enough academic citations or citations are of a poor quality (thesis, proceedings, andrandom online material instead of published journal articles and books from scholars withPhDs).
14 Quotations should be brief and employed to extend your argument Academic literature could be better organized and incorporated into arguments Develop argument beyond that of referenced author Check correct formatting for citations Typos, grammatical errors, and awkward or confusing sentence construction Avoid repeating same argument Remember to connect arguments and ideas and focus on a few examples Does not meet page limit A successful research paper is organized and offers clear indications of your subject and argument. Your paper should include the following components in the order outlined: 1. A cover page with the paper title and the same thesis that is stated in the research paper. 2. An opening paragraph or two where you describe the site as it relates to your argument and introduce your thesis. A thesis is the focused main research paper argument and should not include disparate elements or a list of ideas. 3. Two or three paragraphs where you outline and connect the critical literature on the topic. This “literature review” should include brief mentions of or notations about how it relates to your site of examination and argument. These referenced academic texts can be on the same site as your research study (research on eBay would cite the scholarship on eBay). It can also be literature on the critical concept you are examining (research on community would cite the scholarship on community). There does not have to be scholarship on your exact site or idea. You can critically engage scholarship or use a section of an article to develop your idea. 4. A series of paragraphs where you develop but do not repeat your arguments. These paragraphs should employ close reading and academic literature as a means of supporting your thesis. They should develop the idea in a connected and organized fashion. 5. A paragraph or two where you conclude your paper. This conclusion should advance rather than just restate what you have indicated in the paper
Post your original research paper thesis (identified as such) and one associated keyword, description of the specific site and a synopsis of the project, and at least two fully cited academic references that are not in the syllabus. Your proposal should identify a specific site (a website, a hashtag, a television episode, a small photography series, or ...) and a focused thesis so that we can best support your project. Please see the pinned description of a thesis. You can use the endnote style outlined in the Chicago style sheet available under "Files" for your references and they should be complete citations rather than a URL.
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