Each student will choose a topic related to our class to research within a community or cultural space. Topics may include but are not limited to: feminism and clothing, fashion, or hair; media and gender: how is masculinity and femininity constructed in a series, film or advertising and how do people perceive this construction; family perceptions of gender roles; gender construction within a neighborhood; how feminism is defined with your community or social group; how food is gendered within your household; gender roles within your household or community; feminist spaces of oppression and empowerment, activist spaces, the LGBTQAIP movement, topics related to sexuality, intersectionality and how it works within your family or community, and many other topics.
(1) Introduction: A broad overview of your project
(2) Literature Review: 2 academic sources, a short summary of each, and a short explanation of how your project will further or differ from the research
(3) A clear, specific thesis statement
(4) Research Methods: What research methods will you use to answer your research questions? (survey, interviews, observation, participant observation, pure research, media analysis) (5) Research and Analysis
(5) Conclusion:
What did you learn from the ethnographic project?
What would you change about your research if you had the chance?
If you were to research this further, what would you study? The paper should be between 6 (minimum) and 8 pages (maximum).
The paper format should be 12-point New Times Roman; 1-inch margins, double-spaced.
Ethnographic: Relating to the scientific description of peoples and cultures with their customs, habits, and mutual differences.
Does the topic or social issue need to be related to feminism?
The topic/s that you focus on for your social wave are not required to be connected to or about feminism, but the topic/s need to be connected to our course in some way— the history of women, issues facingthe LGBTQ community, ideas around masculinity and femininity, representation in mainstream media and social media, bottom up/grassroots organizing, gender roles, gender bias, gender pay gap, etc.
2. What do you mean by terms or concepts? Where do we find these terms and concepts?
Terms and concepts can be found in the PowerPoints throughout our course. Some examples of terms are as follows: the types of feminism (the .doc is on Blackboard under Week 1), Intersectionality, feminization of poverty, gender bias, gender pay gap, patriarchal violence (as defined by hooks), feminism (as defined by hooks), bottom-up approach to grassroots organizing, top down approach to organizing, etc. There are many terms and concepts within the PowerPoints.
You can choose how you write the exam. You must answer all questions but it can be in the person that you choose.
Sources are not required for this assignment. If you would like to use sources in order to strengthen your argument or ideas, you can, but be sure to cite your sources even if paraphrasing. If you use any statistics, you must cite your source.
5. What will be the focus of your grading? Content or Grammar?
I will be grading mostly on content, but I will also be checking that you edited your work closely.
