Discussion — Media History Paper Topic Ideas
Purpose: This discussion activity is designed for you to identify a media history topic to study for a research paper and see what kind of information and sources are available (MLO 1). You will propose ideas, and based on feedback from your peers choose a topic to refine into an argument, which is the focus of the next assignment.
Task: Follow these instructions.
1- Identify three media history topics you are interested in pursuing for your historical research project.
2- Provide some information about each one.
3- For each one, visit the University Libraries database or journal websites to see what sources and information are available.
Tell which one you likely will pursue and why.
4- Indicate in one to three sentences what your position or argument might be.
Criteria for success: After completing this assignment and receiving feedback, you will have a more clear idea of what your media history topic will be for your research paper. This will help you for the next step of the research paper, which is described in the next assignment.
Assignment – Final Paper Topic
Purpose: This assignment is designed for you to identify a media history topic to study for a research paper, assess academic sources before incorporating them into the research paper, and propose a research question or an argument for your historical research paper .
Task: Follow the below instructions. Choose a topic
write an abstract of approximately 150 words that describes your topic in two or three sentences, tells how you plan to study your topic (e.g., content analysis), and defines a clear research argument.
Criteria for success: A rubric will be used to assess the quality of your submission. After completing this assignment, you will have identified a media history topic to study for a research paper, assessed academic sources before incorporating them into the research paper, and proposed a research question or an argument for your historical research paper. The next phase is to begin researching and writing a literature review.
Answer preview
Media history evaluates different topics’ in a historical dimension. The numerous approaches to media history help people understand the different forms they have undertaken, the historical change dynamics, and the impacts of such structures in our society around the globe. In my research paper, I am interested in pursuing three media history topics: the significance of media in fighting crimes, democracy, freedom, and rights of expression. The third topic is media and religion.
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