Research Paper 1: Prepare a 4-page research paper based on one of the two topics below. The assignment is worth 100 points. Read additional information provided in the link below and review the requirements for citations. Check the Course Schedule for the availability date and due date. You will submit the completed assignment in the appropriate Drop Box under Assignments.
Information about Research Paper 1
You must write your research paper on one of these two specified topics:
Option 1. Name a number of important women who made significant contributions to jazz before 1945. Indicate their specialties (trumpeter, vocalist, bandleader, composer, etc.) and the bands and/or musicians with whom they were associated. Also, discuss the obstacles women had to overcome to become part of the jazz world and how sexism impacted jazz at the time. Use specific
examples.
Option 2. Discuss the role jazz played in the cultural activities associated with the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. Use specific examples of major jazz figures of this period. Use specific examples of stylistic developments that occurred during this
time. What was the role of segregation in Harlem and other Northern cities?
Overview: The research paper is to be approximately four pages long each (double spaced) not including the citations. Select Citations for information on how to prepare the citations.
Your research paper should include specific examples and should involve major figures and stylistic movements as well as diversity and historical issues related to jazz. You must consult at least three outside sources for this research paper. You must use appropriate citations and itemize all outside using footnotes and a bibliography. Your textbook is not an outside source, but may be consulted as well. The paper will be graded on content, quality of research, organization and structure, spelling, grammar, vocabulary and writing style.
