Class Content
We went over the structure for our thesis proposal in more detail today, including what to include/avoid, different research methods, and some example works. The research methods isn’t something that was taught to me in great detail on my BA course (where the theory classes mostly focused on various topics rather than approaches to the writing itself), so this in particular was very helpful to learn about.
Topic Progress
While researching the various artefact medias (those I listed as my current interests last week), I ended up watching a few video essays on the Star Wars series Andor (2022) which inspired me to at least consider it as my chosen artefact for research purposes. A video by YouTuber Spaceman, ‘Andor is A Star Wars Masterpiece From 1978‘ was particularly well composed to elicit excitement and inspiration. I also very much enjoyed ‘Andor: Anti-f*scist Art‘ by Just Write for the same reasons.
I am still unsure what the wider topic of research will include. While I am interested in the complications of a mega-corporation with conflicting values against the media it produces, such as the conflicting values between Andor and Disney, I am unsure of what question or angle to approach such a topic from. Alternatively, I could approach from an analysis angle where I explore how the visuals of Andor reflect its socio-political themes, but I am a little concerned this might be too limiting. I will be considering this more in the coming weeks.