Hello, here is an idea my friend from another discussion section told me she was going to write about for the research paper. Sorry she told me awhile ago so I don't really remember specifically what she is going to do but here is the gist, she is going to look into a historical monarch (can't remember which one) and although this monarch is historically known for changing something in history she is going to prove how this is not actually the case and that it was the work of others that allowed this change to happen. Sorry its so vague but its an idea, hope it helps someone :)
Some research topics that people can consider can be based on their personal interests. You could explore the origins of your favorite music genre or write about films by your favorite director. Or maybe you could compare and contrast a movie that is based on a book. Or if you really love your facebook (although I heard it consumes your soul) you could write about social networking sites, or about the internet.
i agree with moniqa and stephanie's posts--but what i want to get here are concrete examples of research topics--things that you pass by in your daily life that might end up being provocative research projects. for example, i just saw the film Persepolis on Friday night (anyone seen it?). It is an animated film about the Iranian Revolution, told from the perspective of a little girl who as a teenager goes first to Austria and then to France to escape the repression and violence. It seemed interesting, since it used black and white (for the most part) animation--and shades of gray!--to create really shocking representations of violence. Surprising that animation seemed to do a better job than realism at asking for the empathy of the audience...
Since the topics should be something within the fields of art & action/ music & movements, and since I am a film major, I am looking to do a topic about something within the film and video industry. Perhaps since I am always on the computer and online, and due to my interest in videos, I may consider the movement of online/internet videos, of how shows are now being made with the internet and video in mind, the start of online video shows, and of web video based sites such as youtube and myspace. Not sure exactly what yet, but for sure something within video and film, since it is a form of art and a major interest of mine.
Since I THINK we can do both the art/action and music/movement as well as public/counterpublic... an idea I was toying with was the Weather Underground group as a counter public... or maybe something like The Beatles and their music and what it does...
going back to the public/ counterpublic idea, i agree with rachel and maybe doing something on music as a "counterpublic" to express ideas against the norm or authority is good, and it also connects to the art & action/ music & movement themes. films such as across the universe (just because it's one of my favorites) can incorporate all of those themes.
some other ideas: pollution and is negative effects, global warming. who or what is battling against it.
world trade, is it fair, who is the "counterpublic", the effectiveness of the wto, nafta, etc.
One idea is to research on the life of an author whose work you enjoy reading, and choose a recurrent theme found in their work. Analyze how they are "doing" something by conveying a certain message (which may be very broad) over and over again, how they are "making" by through the obviously creative process of writing, and how they are "thinking" when they write about what they write about.
The idea I'm pursuing for my research paper probably falls under publics/counter publics. Basically I’m planning to write about the Shi ji (Records of the Grand Historian) by Sima Qian, written at the end of the 2nd century BC. His work acted as the foundation for all future Chinese histography and presents a fascinating, in-depth portrayal of the politics of the Han dynasty at the time, mostly centered on the Han war with the Xiongnu Empire. Anyways, I find it interesting because of how completely it portrays the reality of what motivates politics, and the many parallels it shares with modern times.
Overall, I'd suggest looking for a subject that interests you, such as literature, video games, science, computers, ect., to write the research paper on.
I think that everyone agrees with the idea that you need to pick something that accentuates your own personal likings such as music or art. But, I agree that perhaps someone may want to think about ideas that deal with everyday life, and its influence on society in order to satisfy the "doing" part of the essay. Examples: something about fashion and its influence on society, architecture on campus, maybe something about fast food? I even heard someone did their paper on Disneyland. The possibilities are endless, just make sure that you like what you're researching is interesting, or else this process will seem endless. -_-
Students always the option (in fact, I think it's encouraged) of exploring further the authors or topics we've studied this year. For example, I found Jane Austen's Persuasion very interesting; someone might find it interesting to research other Austen works or the 19th century British navy. Studying Austen's literature would qualify as Art & Action while the navy could be considered a "built environment."
To be honest, I think there are whole bunch of things you could possibly research. Towards art and action, you could possibly talk about the new types of avante-garde or modern forms of art that are emerging today. For example, the use of other textiles and mediums, other than just simple paint or oil pastels on canvas. Film as a medium, or even a type of art called "found art" (where the artist uses what ever objects they find outside that have been discarded or may not particularly be deemed as art). For both music and art, another research topic could perhaps be the different emerging artists from different countries, or the varying types of art that originate all around the world.
I was thinking about writing on street art (graffiti and other similar forms). It's something that interests me and I find interesting since it began as something underground and slowly made its way to mainstream art.
But as for my tips on finding a subject, write down a bunch of things that you really like. See if some of those things connect into a broader topic that fits our cluster. Hope this helps!
I too, was thinking about working mainly in a film topic. I am really interested in making film my major, so i think this would be beneficial to write a research paper on it. I was thinking more back on Prof. Moeller's topics of Germany. I was thinking of differentiating between what they thought was deemed film worthy and what wasn't, then perhaps relate it to modern day and the types of movies that we have. We have many different and various types of movies, that include violence and other harsh content, and some people think we should not be having that as something publicy viewable.
RIGHT! So the research idea that i was seriously thinking about is the idea about Art and Action. Mainly i wanted to focus on art. Recently i was able to take a class about Art, itself. My idea is to find a painting of some sort or picture in which something has been appropriated and analyze its relevance in history. It might change but it will ultimately have to do with art/action.
Personally, I think it will take me forever to even find a topic that I am really interested in. I like the idea of focusing on music or art because it is something that has always had an impact on society's views, in example propaganda. My focus will most likely not be something from the past since it's probably a lot easier to find primary sources from the last ten years without having to go through billions of texts or online catalogs.
I did see the film "Persepolis" and I thought it was extremely interesting. To go off of that idea, maybe doing the paper on films such as "Amelie" which use only certain colors to evoke feeling without the viewer even being conscious of it.
I was thinking about doing my research on something about sitcoms, especially the "classic" ones and what makes them "classic." I'm not really sure how that's going to work, but I was basically inspired by The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. =] Another topic I'm interested in researching is the masonic society(?) (I don't know what its called). Or maybe something about hip hop. =]
For music and movements, the band Green day's influence on american politics and culture and how it compares/contrasts to cause thought just like other influences of anti-american culture such as terrorism.
Savarkar, Selections from The Indian War of Independence
Gandhi, Hind Swaraj
Kleist, Michael Kohlhaas
Gernhard Joseph, "The Antigone as Cultural Touchstone..."
Fleischman, "Search for the Dead in a Now-Quiet Forest"
Brecht, The Antigone Legend
Sophocles, Antigone
Research Projects
Group Presentations of Research Techniques—please prepare the material from the HCC Writer’s Guide chapter. Your goal will be to inform the rest of the class of the important material in the chapter by associating or linking this information to your own research projects. This means that you will need to choose an object/artifact (or topic/issue/event) that you will present “on”—since you will be working in groups of 3 or 4, you might decide to do it on little parts of each, or a combination, or to use certain aspects of each to illustrate and explain different concepts in each of the chapters. You should always try to address and present to the rest of the class things that are potentially difficult or problematic about this step of the process and ways that you found of dealing with the problems or difficulties you encountered. Presentations should be 7-12 minutes, with 5-10 minutes for questions. The rest of the class should have prepared (i.e. read) the HCC Chapter before the presentation and should have the writer’s guide in class; questions are very much encouraged. Presentations will be every Thursday, and will count for part of your discussion participation grade. Grades are based on thoroughness of material presented from HCC chapter, originality and liveliness of examples from individual research projects, and willingness to discuss problems and difficulties of the research step. Handouts welcome.
Schedule of Group Presentations: Week 4: "Research Questions" (22)--Noelle, Melissa, Brenda, Stephanie Week 5: "Audience and Purpose" (23)--Cheryl, Michael, Zach, Scott Week 6: "Electronic Research Methods" (29)--David, Miriam, Rachel Week 7: "Library Research Methods" (28)--Melanie, Sharilyn, Kristine, Heather Week 8: "Counterarguments" (24)--Hannah, Gunner, Peter Week 9: "Citing Sources" (27)--Moniqa, Daniel, Akash
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Hello, here is an idea my friend from another discussion section told me she was going to write about for the research paper. Sorry she told me awhile ago so I don't really remember specifically what she is going to do but here is the gist, she is going to look into a historical monarch (can't remember which one) and although this monarch is historically known for changing something in history she is going to prove how this is not actually the case and that it was the work of others that allowed this change to happen. Sorry its so vague but its an idea, hope it helps someone :)
Some research topics that people can consider can be based on their personal interests. You could explore the origins of your favorite music genre or write about films by your favorite director. Or maybe you could compare and contrast a movie that is based on a book. Or if you really love your facebook (although I heard it consumes your soul) you could write about social networking sites, or about the internet.
i agree with moniqa and stephanie's posts--but what i want to get here are concrete examples of research topics--things that you pass by in your daily life that might end up being provocative research projects. for example, i just saw the film Persepolis on Friday night (anyone seen it?). It is an animated film about the Iranian Revolution, told from the perspective of a little girl who as a teenager goes first to Austria and then to France to escape the repression and violence. It seemed interesting, since it used black and white (for the most part) animation--and shades of gray!--to create really shocking representations of violence. Surprising that animation seemed to do a better job than realism at asking for the empathy of the audience...
Since the topics should be something within the fields of art & action/ music & movements, and since I am a film major, I am looking to do a topic about something within the film and video industry. Perhaps since I am always on the computer and online, and due to my interest in videos, I may consider the movement of online/internet videos, of how shows are now being made with the internet and video in mind, the start of online video shows, and of web video based sites such as youtube and myspace. Not sure exactly what yet, but for sure something within video and film, since it is a form of art and a major interest of mine.
Since I THINK we can do both the art/action and music/movement as well as public/counterpublic... an idea I was toying with was the Weather Underground group as a counter public... or maybe something like The Beatles and their music and what it does...
going back to the public/ counterpublic idea, i agree with rachel and maybe doing something on music as a "counterpublic" to express ideas against the norm or authority is good, and it also connects to the art & action/ music & movement themes. films such as across the universe (just because it's one of my favorites) can incorporate all of those themes.
some other ideas:
pollution and is negative effects, global warming. who or what is battling against it.
world trade, is it fair, who is the "counterpublic", the effectiveness of the wto, nafta, etc.
One idea is to research on the life of an author whose work you enjoy reading, and choose a recurrent theme found in their work. Analyze how they are "doing" something by conveying a certain message (which may be very broad) over and over again, how they are "making" by through the obviously creative process of writing, and how they are "thinking" when they write about what they write about.
I think that was confusing :/
The idea I'm pursuing for my research paper probably falls under publics/counter publics. Basically I’m planning to write about the Shi ji (Records of the Grand Historian) by Sima Qian, written at the end of the 2nd century BC. His work acted as the foundation for all future Chinese histography and presents a fascinating, in-depth portrayal of the politics of the Han dynasty at the time, mostly centered on the Han war with the Xiongnu Empire. Anyways, I find it interesting because of how completely it portrays the reality of what motivates politics, and the many parallels it shares with modern times.
Overall, I'd suggest looking for a subject that interests you, such as literature, video games, science, computers, ect., to write the research paper on.
I think that everyone agrees with the idea that you need to pick something that accentuates your own personal likings such as music or art. But, I agree that perhaps someone may want to think about ideas that deal with everyday life, and its influence on society in order to satisfy the "doing" part of the essay. Examples: something about fashion and its influence on society, architecture on campus, maybe something about fast food? I even heard someone did their paper on Disneyland. The possibilities are endless, just make sure that you like what you're researching is interesting, or else this process will seem endless. -_-
Students always the option (in fact, I think it's encouraged) of exploring further the authors or topics we've studied this year. For example, I found Jane Austen's Persuasion very interesting; someone might find it interesting to research other Austen works or the 19th century British navy. Studying Austen's literature would qualify as Art & Action while the navy could be considered a "built environment."
To be honest, I think there are whole bunch of things you could possibly research. Towards art and action, you could possibly talk about the new types of avante-garde or modern forms of art that are emerging today. For example, the use of other textiles and mediums, other than just simple paint or oil pastels on canvas. Film as a medium, or even a type of art called "found art" (where the artist uses what ever objects they find outside that have been discarded or may not particularly be deemed as art). For both music and art, another research topic could perhaps be the different emerging artists from different countries, or the varying types of art that originate all around the world.
I was thinking about writing on street art (graffiti and other similar forms). It's something that interests me and I find interesting since it began as something underground and slowly made its way to mainstream art.
But as for my tips on finding a subject, write down a bunch of things that you really like. See if some of those things connect into a broader topic that fits our cluster. Hope this helps!
I too, was thinking about working mainly in a film topic. I am really interested in making film my major, so i think this would be beneficial to write a research paper on it. I was thinking more back on Prof. Moeller's topics of Germany. I was thinking of differentiating between what they thought was deemed film worthy and what wasn't, then perhaps relate it to modern day and the types of movies that we have. We have many different and various types of movies, that include violence and other harsh content, and some people think we should not be having that as something publicy viewable.
RIGHT! So the research idea that i was seriously thinking about is the idea about Art and Action. Mainly i wanted to focus on art. Recently i was able to take a class about Art, itself. My idea is to find a painting of some sort or picture in which something has been appropriated and analyze its relevance in history. It might change but it will ultimately have to do with art/action.
Personally, I think it will take me forever to even find a topic that I am really interested in. I like the idea of focusing on music or art because it is something that has always had an impact on society's views, in example propaganda. My focus will most likely not be something from the past since it's probably a lot easier to find primary sources from the last ten years without having to go through billions of texts or online catalogs.
I did see the film "Persepolis" and I thought it was extremely interesting. To go off of that idea, maybe doing the paper on films such as "Amelie" which use only certain colors to evoke feeling without the viewer even being conscious of it.
I was thinking about doing my research on something about sitcoms, especially the "classic" ones and what makes them "classic." I'm not really sure how that's going to work, but I was basically inspired by The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. =]
Another topic I'm interested in researching is the masonic society(?) (I don't know what its called).
Or maybe something about hip hop.
=]
For music and movements, the band Green day's influence on american politics and culture and how it compares/contrasts to cause thought just like other influences of anti-american culture such as terrorism.
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