My paper is a conjunction with two other peers in my class. My area of focus is shown in the attachement below. I am responsible for the third criteria (Frames).
This is the official assignment post:
As part of your final project, students will write a research paper that is worth 15% of their final grade. Students will choose to work either individually or in groups of 2 to undertake a research project throughout the course that addresses a contemporary environmental conflict through multiple frames. Each group will reflect on the overlapping stakeholders, values, interests, and meanings that shape their chosen environmental conflict. This project will enable you to analyze how different framings of your chosen topic inform what concrete solutions become viable or even thinkable, and how this impact different stakeholders unevenly.
Students can choose to work individually or in pairs. Group papers will be assigned a single grade for all group members. The paper is due via canvas on May 9th (the last day of class). This assignment aims to fulfill CLOs 1-4.
ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES
Please write a paper of ~2,000 words per student (roughly 8 pages double spaced) on a topic of your choice that critically analyzes a contemporary environmental conflict. Whether working individually or in pairs, your paper should include:
A thorough description of your topic and how it relates to environmental communication.
This should include a discussion of 1) how you define environmental communication, 2) the key stakeholders, interests, resources, and ideologies of nature involved in the conflict, and 3) a succinct problem statement that describes the communicative problem/conflict/issue at stake
An analysis of your topic through at least TWO frames / key concepts discussed in class and/or in course materials.
A discussion of how each of the frames/concepts that you use in your analysis shapes what potential solutions become viable and desirable for resolving your conflict. Keep in mind that different frames/concepts might lead to conflicting solutions.
A bibliography with at least five sources.
NOTE: The topic is flexible and what counts as a viable topic largely depends on how YOU define environmental communication. Regardless of your topic, you MUST engage with multiple framings of environmental communication and draw on key concepts, theories and debates from lectures, discussion and readings from the course.
In addition to the above content, your paper should be well-written and logically organized with clear section titles, smooth transitions, and minimal grammatical errors. You should use concrete examples wherever appropriate to support your argument. You should cite all sources that you use in the text and in your bibliography (using whichever citation style you desire as long as it is consistent).
———————–
Finally, above mentions two of Frames/ Class concepts.
My class is enviromental Communication so the a class concept you could use is slow violence some where in the description of frames
Thank you!
