- · Notes & Quotes document pretty much exactly 2,000 – you’ve met the first deadline and have already got a great selection of documentary based research. It’s fine to use that as a basis for much of your argument but the primary text still needs to be Vogue magazine and make sure you’re bringing your own thinking and interpretations of the documentary stuff. You’ve got less web research but this is pretty easy to add to at any stage and I’m delighted to see some high quality academic research (Gender Trouble) already – that will give you a headstart on task #2.
- · Textual analysis is Task #1 – nothing on that yet so this will need to be a priority over the next few days. Deconstruct a few Vogue covers – in-depth textual analysis breaking down the key conventions and impact on audience. Treat this like an exam text. Remember your primary text should be from the last five years but it’s fine to analyse an earlier cover in addition if it’s helpful to your essay.
- · Media Mag, Jump Cut etc. are currently from Notes and Quotes so add that over the next couple of weeks. eJump Cut is also very good – perhaps more for film than magazine but worth a look. E.g. http://ejumpcut.org/archive/jc51.2009/Hills-Affuso/index.html
- · Academic books/journals are the focus for Task #2. Use Google Scholar and the BFI trip to develop this area beyond what you’ve already planned (which looks great). In terms of theory/books in class – Van Zoonen definitely, bell hooks (worth checking index at least), you’ve already got Butler, McRobbie will be essential (third wave feminism and magazines). Media, Gender and Identity by David Gauntlett. This is plenty to be getting on with!
- · Task #1 – make sure you get the analysis of your primary text done for next week and keep working through the academic research for Task #2
- · LR: Copy this into a new blog post called ‘Critical Investigation tutorial’ and write the next three steps in your research below my feedback.
n What i am going to do now:
- notes and quotes updated
- textual analysis
- further research
