INSTRUCTIONS
Please remember that the site that you identify will remain the object of analysis for the paper
The research paper 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.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
INSTRUCTIONS
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 present the 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 citation practices, correct number of academic citations). Your paper will also be assessed based on the following successful practices: Well-crafted thesis Good use of citations Thoughtful analysis throughout Successful use of textual analysis Effective organization of paragraphs and ideas Academic literature is well organized and incorporated into arguments Referenced authors are used to develop ideas and textual analysis Your paper will also be assessed based on characteristics that can be improved. Reading these criteria while writing your paper may help you to improve it: Confusing or missing thesis Did not address suggestions made on proposal Not enough academic citations or citations are of a poor quality (thesis, proceedings, and random online material instead of published journal articles and books from scholars with PhDs).
Questions
- A cover page with the paper title and the same thesis that is stated in the research paper.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.