So, I'm really scared right now. But I'll get to that.
Right now I'm feeling confident in my abilities to write and assess sources and do the actual parts of the process. I know the skills and I know the steps. So I feel like I am good with creating something quality.
I'm neutral to the idea of writing an outline, because once I have a logical flow and all the information I will be able to have enough detail to create a good, strong literature review. I have a lot to talk about so I should be fine to write the outline, and create a sold foundation for my lit review.
However, I'm really scared about getting the information for my literature review, since my project has changes a little (or a lot). My outline had some issues in it, so I am having to redo a lot. I'm very terrified about getting all of this together by Friday.
I talked to Dr. Helmers and I think I have a stronger argument or at least better foundational source. He gave me How To Read Donald Duck by Ariel Doorman. Although dense, this source is SO COOL and gives a really interesting direction to my studies (surprise I'm a Marxist). Doorman looks at Donald Duck comics and how they create the idea of child and adult in a capitalist society. In addition to this new source, I have areas in which I need to justify why I am looking at this criticism as a foundational text and build the credibility of the ideas he presents to be "truths". But I'm a little overwhelmed with having to change a lot right now. I'm still really interested in my project and motivated but it's a setback for sure.
Am I poop-my-pants scared? Yes. Just as scared as Heather here.
But I'm trying to find sources and connections to beef up my lit review so I do not only regurgitate what Doorman says. I feel like I know what I have to do, but doing it is the hard part. I think this will make my project so much more deep and interesting, so I am happy I got the advice now instead of ending with a terrible project.
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