Not all the sources we will seek out will be used within the chapters we are writing, but we might just include our annotated bibliography in some form or another, since our ebook can serve as a general resource for those interested in the topic.
I want them to follow the directions in this assignment, with adaptations as listed below. In that assignment (for prior Shakespeare courses I've taught), I list four types of sources:
- Social Graph
- New Media
- Social Networks
- Traditional Scholarly Sources
The first three set this apart from traditional bibliographies. Among those first three, I make important distinctions among one's personal connections (one's "social graph" which goes beyond electronically mediated relationships); various diverse media (by which I do not mean various social networks, but different audio and visual genres); and social networks (which are both a source in themselves and a route to any of the other sources). They should follow a socially optimized research strategy in doing this.
Heading this bibliography will be two different working thesis (or "tweethis") statements, one for each of the student's two book chapters.
Under each of those four major categories, there will be named sources with links or citations as appropriate.
The focus should be on how each of these varieties of sources can actually help refine the ideas for a given chapter; this is not a purely academic exercise. One category of sources may be of more value than another given a specific topic or chapter. One should wisely weight the number of sources and their type, while at the same time going beyond the traditional scholarly approach (and beyond a superficial search of social media without taking such searches further).
This is due on Friday, March 20, with a revision to one or both chapters ( in light of research done) due on Monday, March 23.
Dr. Burton, could you post the link to your Shakespeare site that you showed us in class? Is that the one that had the links to image sources, etc?
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