Research
- continuing research from Wednesday tutorial, starting toward project 1
F 06-Feb Research Log (create, share, update)
- Share Google Doc (use copy of template) — by 3pm
- Counts as blog entry / hybrid participation activity
- Search several databases for project components
via CULibrary: Art Full Text, ARTbibliographies Modern, Proquest Art History, International bibliography of theatre & dance, International index to the performing arts, Film and television literature index; Oxford Art Online (“Includes the Grove Dictionary of Art, the best source for encyclopedia entries on artists, styles, periods, materials or techniques.” + Encyclopedia of Aesthetics + The Oxford Companion to Western Art)
» Research management: use Google Docs (for Log) plus Zotero (or another app like Medeley or Evernote; others?)
Initial Research (focused search & browse) areas/categories:
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— artform, medium, technology (hardware + software/process); historical context;
artist (example), specific artworks, aesthetic movement/trends
M 09-Feb Due: Annotated Bibliography
- 5 Scholarly Sources (academic journal articles or book chapters)
- 5 points; due class time; post doc in D2L
- Instructions below
→ progress toward Project 1 (Instructions page); discuss M 09-Feb
Annotated Bibliography
- 5 points; due Monday 2/09; submit doc in D2L
» Research for Project 1:
annotations of 5 scholarly sources (e.g. academic articles) toward analytic essay.
- Include full citation for each entry
- Annotations = 3 sentences (min./max.)
Discuss the resource concisely and precisely:— Concisely state the main point of the article
(can summarize briefly; restate the main point/idea in your words)— Identify the most useful and/or unique quality of this source
(“evaluative” in this sense)— What is the contribution/value to your research project? (most important)
Propose how you might/plan to use this source in your essay
(be specific, even if speculating)— optional: discuss any limitations or concerns; if it is suitable/relevant to your essay (qualify if a “nontraditional” source); or/and what more you might need to research subsequently
- All discussion should be your commentary (no need to quote author) — considering the source material for this purpose/assignment; reflecting thoughtful and focused research (information literacy).
— suggested: try including a variety of sources, addressing several of our research areas/categories (rather than 5 about 1 topic like “medium” or “historical context”).
Maybe one source addresses multiple areas? (e.g. artist + specific works) Be sure to identify this in your annotation.- For additional guide consult this Purdue OWL page