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Research; Aim, Questions

Research methods; Action research, Data into art, Discourse and content analysis

Project management; Gantt (can be evidenced in the appendices)

Introduction to proposal form (to be completed by week 5)

Case Study: HOME by Janine Sykes

- “Blended curation placing citizen occupation at the centre of participatory performance, process based and new media art”

- Consider how long my research question/title should be. Is it confusion for someone to read? 

- In the abstract and introduction, include AIM and METHOD. 

- Participation sectors; Communications, Art & Curation and Education. How will my research impact various sectors? (Will I be investigating similar sectors?)

- Mixed research method; what actions will I be taking? How will it be documented? What statistics can I draw from this research? How useful? What does it show me? (Analyse/reflect)

Proposal Task (2 weeks to send to supervisor) 

NAME:

AIM OF RESEARCH PROJECT:

HOW THE PROJECT IS TO INFORM YOUR PRACTICE:

RESEARCH QUESTIONS:

CONTEXTUAL REVIEW: List initial reading / journals etc

PRIMARY SOURCES:

TITLE OR THEME OF CURRENT PRACTICAL PROJECT:

WHAT FORM / FORMS IS TH PRACTICAL PROJECT TO TAKE?

WHAT THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ARE TO BE EMPLOYED?

INSERT BELOW SCHEDULEE / SCHEDULE STUDY PLAN INCLUDING DATES AND DETAILING OF THE FULL PROCESS E.G GANTT CHART

Initial notes:

AIM -  Exploring the rise of modern witchcraft and how it intertwines with (intersectionality) feminism and how this creates opportunity for new media genres

- Compare the perception of witch in historical context vs modern day 

- how can this be explored through narrative (comics, novels, tv, film)

- who else has written about witchcraft and feminism ?

Initial Research Questions;

- To what extend are witchcraft and feminism entwined? Why could this be? Socio/political influences

- How is this relevant historically? How is it relevant in contemporary society?

- to what extent can it be connected to mental health / education / social / political  

- To what extent does this have an effect on the media? 

- To what extend does this have an effect on my practice?

To look into:

- Elsa Reed (PHD student project on witchcraft)

- Simon Armetage poet - did a documentary on the witch trials in Pendal

- Poison gardens - Alnwick

  Initial header ideas;

The origins of witchcraft

Female power and early feminism 

Modern witchcraft and intersectional feminism 

Witchcraft in modern media and public perceptions 

Research method; 

Find one nugget of information and go for a walk with it and let yourself mull it over