CONTENT
This paper is about you. It is about what YOU think.
You have been reading many, many articles. I want you to put together a cohesive paper that flows – do not simply list a bunch of questions and answers. Try to imagine this could be published by Vox or NPR or Billboard or Buzzfeed or…
You should discuss most of the following topics, and you MUST include an artist to discuss as an example to illustrate your viewpoints.
These are suggestions to help you organize your thoughts for your paper.
Do not simply answer them as a list of questions.
You must work the content of your answers into a cohesive paper.
Has the meaning of feminism changed for you since you began taking this class?
Of the articles and videos and guest interviews we’ve had this semester, which ones resonated with you the most? What did you get from them?
What have you learned about MUSIC in this class? Again, do not simply list vocabulary words. I want to know what has changed for YOU.
Has your perspective on activism or advocacy changed, particularly through the arts?
You must choose an artist who is different from the artist you chose for your first paper and who plays a different genre of music from your first paper and tell me about her.
Tell me what YOU think about her music, her work, her advocacy, or anything that is important to YOU about this musician.
Please cite specific examples from the articles, videos, and visits in your paper. BE SPECIFIC.
Have you learned about challenges that women in the music industry face? Has your perspective on that changed?
Perspectives on feminism and what is means to you – don’t just quote a definition from another source.
Have you learned about or experienced genres of music you have not heard before?
Did you know what intersectionality was before? Talk about your perspective on that. DO NOT just quote another source that defines the term.
Have you learned about women that you hadn’t heard of before?
Did you learn about women that you had heard of before but didn’t really know much about?
Are you likely to pay more attention to the representation of women and female-identifying and BIPOC musicians now?
PAPER GUIDELINES
Your grade on this paper depends on:
Expressing YOUR OWN original thoughts
Following the guidelines
Using proper grammar and punctuation
Writing it in an organized, cohesive manner that flows from one thought to the next – like an article you would read in a major publication
Turning it in on time
Accuracy in discussing terminology, people, facts, etc.
Expressing YOUR OWN thoughts
Using YOUR OWN words
Expressing YOUR OWN thoughts
Do not refer to an artist by first name only, only that is the way she is referred to professionally. (ie: Madonna)
FORMATTING GUIDELINES
Your paper must have a title.
Length: Minimum 1000 words to maximum 1250 words. Please do not go over!
Turned in with text entry on Canvas via Turnitin.
Must be organized in a cohesive, logical manner.
Must be proofread, checked for proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Any specific statistics, facts, or quotes must be properly cited.
All words and phrasing must be your own.
Do not cut and paste ideas or phrases from other sources.
Papers will be checked, and plagiarism of any form will not be tolerated.
Penalties for plagiarism range from a failing grade on the paper to a failing grade for the class to being reported to the university for violations of academic integrity.
Paraphrasing and splicing together other people’s words still counts as plagiarism.
Using other people’s words but randomly changing a word here and there is still plagiarism.
Papers that read as generic, not your own thoughts, or as if they’ve been created using AI will not be accepted.
Papers MUST be turned in with text entry or they will not be accepted. DO NOT simply put a link in the text entry box.
Must include a bibliography.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
YOUR PAPER MUST INCLUDE YOUR BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH 3-5 SOURCES. (You may list more if you have ACTUALLY used them.)
Your bibliography should include all the sources you actually use.
Don’t pad your bibliography with sources you don’t use just to make it look longer.
Online sources must be formatted correctly. I don’t have a preferred style as long as you pick one and stick to it. (Chicago, MLA, etc.)
The document is attached below that hoping you to re-write with
