I think the biggest obstacle for me is going to be coming up with a specific research question. I tend to get off topic pretty easily so I am worried that once I settle on a question, that I will inevitably stray away from it. I am also worried that I won't ask good insightful questions and that I won't be able to take the answers and use them properly throughout my paper. Speaking of paper, I don't feel entirely confident in writing a paper because I feel that you are really encouraging us to try a different medium but I am not a very creative person and I really do not think that I could pull off a video; nor do I know how I would even formulate an argument through a video.
You said that I can use the Merchants of Cool documentary...do I still need all my other scholarly sources or can that count as one of them?
Am I allowed, seeing that I already mentioned my tendency to get off topic and because I feel I am being a little too ambitious with the whole thing, allowed to examine "cool" from a broader perspective and address more narrow points throughout my paper?
Sorry you feel caught between different media, Kylie. I am perfectly happy with a paper. This is a writing class, after all. I like people to explore other media, but you write well, so the paper might be the best way for you to express yourself.
ReplyDeleteMerchants of Cool is a great source, but not scholarly. The others would have to academic, obtained via Google Scholar or the KSU library search. Review the handout on using sources if you aren't sure what constitutes an academic source.
You can examine "cool" from any perspective you want, provided that your paper maintains some semblance of a focused argument. Feel free to run drafts by me later this week on our conference days or by e-mail.