Monday, March 15, 2010

State of your Research propectus

At this point my research prospectus is coming along slowly but surely. I started with the idea of modern dance but I really didn't know where I was going with that. SO I tried to think of issue that surround that topic. I thought of a view but known really interested me until i thought of the African American influence on modern. The problem is the lack of acknowledgment when there is clearly blacks out there that have contributed. So I set out to research the topic and I was finding nothing. I was getting really frustrated with the process. I wasn't finding what I was looking for. I tried different journals and different search terms. Then I found a couple books at the library with some useful information. Before i found those I thought about changing my topic before it was too late. But after skimming through the books I found terms such as "black dance" "negro dance" and actual dance journals the topic started to look better. Each day I looked for different types of articles regarding the subject but with different content. I already knew a little history about my topic, and I already knew which theory I would use from "The Theory Toolbox," so it was just a matter of formulating enough sources with good information to do the literature review. I was already behind so I had to do double duty and work quickly. Any spare time i was reading information. i recently just finished writing majority of my prospectus and will be submitting it soon.

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