2-3 paragraphs of project descriiption. The topic should be narrow enough so that it is focused and manageable, but broad enough so that you can find sufficient materials.
A summary of the research you have already done, referring to specific article.
A source list of at least 3 academic references that you find on your own. (You cannot include our course readings The vast majority of the articles are from: Dines, G., & Humez, J.M. (2014). Gender, Race and Class in Media: A Critical Reader, 4th edition, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. (or the same book for the 5th edition, 2018; 6th edition, 2020)
For each academic reference, provide a complete bibliography, APA style.
For each academic reference, include a summary of 100-150 words. Your summary cannot be copied and pasted from the summary of the article.
Possible topics:
(a) Select a news event and analyze the representations of it. For example, you can compare the mainstream news with alternative news sources and analyze why different representations of the event are provided.
(c) Analyze a movie or aTV program, using reviews and the wide range of critical analyses learned in the class.
(d) Select a few media texts and compare and contrast them, using reviews and a wide range of critical analyses learned from the class. For example, you can compare the old and the new remake of A Star Is Born.
(e) A theme that interests you, such as the impact of social media, Latino representations in the sitcom, the influence of Korean entertainment, African cinema, etc.
