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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Grace, I totally understand your fears, as it is a lot to have to revamp at this stage of the game. However, as you pointed out, it's imperative that you make these tweaks now so you'll have a strong project. I think we'll need to figure out what we can do to add dimensions to your literature review outside the Doorman source, but we'll chat about it today.
ReplyDeleteHi Grace! I am happy to hear that you feel confident in your ability to accomplish everything, and it sounds like you have a cool new direction that you can either take your research in or at least use to add more dimension to what you currently have. Maybe instead of just going down the Marxist route, you can just examine the different societal expectations/roles the movies paint for children and adults, and focus less on the capitalism aspect (but still include it as a factor in your lit review). I understand that you have some reworking to do, and that is scary and tedious, but I know that you will come out at the end of the week with a stronger, more dynamic topic and a solid foundation for your lit review. :)
ReplyDeleteYAY Grace you found a path in which you are excited about and is going to form an amazing argument. My main concern is how are you going to narrow your scope? I know that you have just picked this topic, but a Marxist route with children and adults is very broad. Are you going to focus on certain types of relationships, certain types of children/adults, etc. I'm sure by the end of this week you will have a refined topic and a bomb literature review outline. I can't wait to see where this path takes you and I'm confident that it will be amazing.
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