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Research paper

This semester, you will write a 6-7 page research paper on a topic of your own choosing. Your topic has to be closely related to the topics of this class, and that means that there will be some restrictions about what topics can be approved.

The research paper has four parts: proposal, sources, outline, and final draft. The smaller steps will help you manage a large task, keep you on schedule, and improve the quality of your work. See instructions for each step for the details, guidelines, and expectations.

Goals

This research paper will help you gain detailed knowledge, and customize your learning based on your personal interests. This activity will also prepare you to learn independently, compile your findings and present information coherently (great job skills). Completion of this assignment also demonstrates the course SLOs 2 and 4. Depending on your topic, and your focus, successful completion may demonstrate all five SLOs.

1. Analyze and communicate the impact of photography on social, cultural, and political shifts and events from its inception in early 19th Century to the present day.

2. Describe the various ways photography has been used by people prioritizing different social, cultural, and political concerns.

3. Describe how social, cultural, and political shifts and events have impacted photographic invention, trends and expression from invention to present day.

4. Identify and describe contributions to historical and contemporary photography made by individuals and groups. Identify at least three important historic and three contemporary photographers and articulate the contributions of each.

5. Analyze the production of visual images and the image-making and image-disseminating processes. Differentiate those elements in photographs that delineate historical content from those marking aesthetic expression.

Research paper part 4 instructions: Final submission (200 points)

Submit your final research paper by the due date. Before you submit, please read over the instructions carefully, self-evaluate, and make an appointment with the NetTutor team.

Before submission, please use the plagiarism-checking tool to ensure there is no plagiarized material. Anything marked as plagiarism needs to be fixed before you submit.

Guidelines for final submission

· Approved topic relating to 1 photographer, 1 specific related topic/project.

· Writing should fully and completely discuss the topic you submitted. Your writing should respond with clarity and completeness, and demonstrate knowledge of techniques and issues of that time. Conclusions should be supported by researched factual information. Please do not include guessing or opinion.

· Writing should be formal, succinct, organized, free of errors and irrelevant information.

· Writing will be 6-7 pages long (completely filling at least 6 pages).

· Use the following format: 2 lines for name and title, 1-inch borders,12-point font, ONLY Times or Times New Roman font, lines are evenly double-spaced, and page numbers (optional) are only inside footer, no empty lines or spaces, no images inside text.

· Use researched material to support your writing, and include an MLA Works Cited page.

· Use quotes minimally, and only when paraphrasing is not enough.

· Create a works cited page and use in-text citations for all borrowed information.

· Use and cite at least five high quality sources, including:

· Two paper-based, text-based, non-fiction books (example: a history book).

· Two credible electronic source from the library (example: journal article)

· The fifth source is your choice, as long as it meets all these standards: the author is reputable, the information is credible and confirmable, the source is public, (no: blogs, Wikipedia, videos, lectures, locked pages etc.)

Pre-approved research topics

You can choose any of the approved topics below. This page will be updated continually to show topics that have been brought up in class. To choose one of these topics.

Here's an example:

I would like to write about Richard Barnes, and how photographs can be useful in urban archeological studies. I think this topic relates to the class because his photographs reveal the use of photography to investigate history.

The following topics are pre-approved

· War and conflict photography (specify one war/conflict)

· Gerda Taro

· Lee Miller

· Steve McCurry

· Margaret Bourke-White

· Lola Alvarez Bravo

· Henryk Ross

· Matthew Brady

· Alexander Gardner

· Timmothy O'Sullivan

· Roger Fenton

· Robert Capa

· David Douglas Duncan

· James Nachtwe

· Larry Burrows

· Lynsey Addario

· Susan Meiselas

· Fashion and music

2. Annie Leibovitz

2. Helmut Newton

· Photo-succession

3. Alfred Stieglitz

3. Edward Steichen

3. Others

· Surrealism or Dadaism

4. Max Ernst

4. Man Ray

4. Lee Miller

· Social Documentation (a specific project, not general)

5. Allan deSouza

5. Beat Streuli

5. Bill Brandt

5. Bill Burke

5. Bill Owens

5. Boris Mikhailov

5. Robert Doisneau

5. Walker Evans

5. Edward Curtis

5. Dorothea Lange

5. Walker Evans

5. Margaret Bourke-White

5. Carrie Mae Weems

5. Diane Arbus

5. Donna Ferrato

5. Emmet Gowin

5. Fichard Renaldo

5. Helen Levitt

5. Jim Goldberg

5. Josef Koudelka

5. Larry Clark

5. Larry Fink

5. Lewis Baltz

5. Lise Sarfati

5. Lorna Simpson

5. Manuel Alvarez Bravo

5. Mary Ellen Mark

5. Nan Goldin

5. Richard Avedon

5. Robert Adams

5. Robert Frank

5. Samuel Fusso

5. Tina Barney

5. Tom Stoddard

5. Vivian Maier

5. Zoe Strauss

5. Zwelethu Mthethwa

· Portraiture

6. Arnold Newman

6. Chuck Close

6. Cindy Sherman

6. Diane Arbus

6. Francesca Romeo

6. Graciela Iturbide

6. Hank Willis Thomas

6. Judy Dater

6. Nicholas Nixon

6. Pedro Meyer

6. Richard Avedon

6. Robert Mapplethorpe

6. Roni Horn

6. Sheila Metzner

6. Thomas Struth

6. Tina Barney

· Still life and formalism

7. Barbara Kasten

7. Catherine Wagner

7. Irving Penn

7. Jan Groover

7. Joanne Callis

7. Josef Sudek

7. Ken Botto

7. Mona Kuhn

7. Ralph Gibson

7. Robert Mapplethorpe

7. Sol LeWitt

· Manipulations, photomontage

8. John Heartfelt

8. Jerry Uelsman

8. Robert Rauschenberg

8. Ralph Eugene Meatyard

8. Anselm Kiefer

8. Lucas Samara

8. Holly Roberts

8. Joel Peter

8. WitkinPhilip-Lorca Dicorcia

8. Joyce Neimanas

8. Starn Twins

8. Eikoh Hosoe

8. Joel-Peter Witkin

8. Jeff Wall

8. Henry Peach Robinson

· Scientific study (specify what)

9. Edward Muybridge

· Social/Personal Identity

10. Alex Prager

10. Lorna Simpson

10. Carrie Mae Weems

10. Catherine Opie

10. Cindy Sherman

10. Daido Moriyama

10. Duane Michals

10. Gary Winogrand

10. Hannah Price

10. Jim Goldberg

10. Joel Sternfeld

10. Larry Sultan Malick

10. Sidibe Michael Wolf

10. Nan Goldin Nikki S. Lee

10. Nobuyoshi Araki

10. Reagan Louie

10. Renee Cox Robert

10. Heinecken

10. Sophie Calle

10. Francesca Woodman

· Political and social art

11. Lorna Simpson

11. Alfredo Jaar

11. Barbara Krueger

11. John Baldesari

11. Robert Heinecken

11. Carrie Mae Weems

· Natural Landscape

12. Anselm Kiefer

12. David Bohn

12. David Maisel

12. Eliot Porter

12. Fredrick Sommer

12. Hiroshi Sugimoto

12. Jack Fulton

12. Josef Koudelka

12. Lewis Baltz

12. Linda Connor

12. Marilyn Bridges

12. Mark Klett

12. Michael Kenna

12. Paul Caponigro

12. Richard Long

12. Richard Misrach

12. Robert Adams

12. Robert Dawson

12. Stephen Shore

12. Wynn Bullock

12. Timmothy O'Sullivan

12. Edward Muybridge

· Urban Landscape

13. Andre Kertesz

13. Andreas Gursky

13. Bernd and Hilla Becher Bill Owens

13. Edward Rusha

13. Garry Winogrand

13. Hank Wessel

13. Harry Callahan

13. Joel Meyerwitz

13. John Divola

13. Lee Friedlander

13. Lewis Baltz

13. Nadav Kander

13. Ralph Gibson

13. Stephen Shore

13. Todd Hido

13. William Eggleston

· The body

14. Arno Minnkenen

14. Bill Brandt

14. Bruce Webber

14. Chuck Close

14. Eikoh Hosoe

14. Robert Mapplethorpe

14. Ruth Bernhart

14. Ryan McGinley

14. Sally Mann

14. Spencer Tunick

14. Vivian Fu

14. Joel-Peter Witkin

14. John Coplans

14. Nobuyoshi Araki

· Fabrications

15. Andres Gursky

15. Andres Serrano

15. Aziz & Cucher

15. Bronek Kozka

15. Chieh-Jen Chen

15. David Hockney David Kirby

15. David Levinthal

15. Esher Parada

15. Gregory Crewdson

15. Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie

15. James Casebere

15. Jeff Wall

15. Jerry Uelsmann

15. Joel-Peter Witkin

15. John Balessari

15. Katy Grannan

15. Keith Cottingham

15. Lars von Trier

15. Laurie Simmons

15. Mariko Mori

15. Mike and Doug Starn

15. Pierre Et Gilles

15. Robert Rauschenberg

15. Rosemary Trockel Sandy

15. Skoglund Yasumasa

15. Morimura Yiinka Shonibare

The following topics will not be approved:

· The general story of a photographer's life

· History of photography as a general topic

· History of color photography as a general topic

· History of war photography as a general topic

· How to do photography

· Is photography art?

· General history of techniques

· History of film

· History of women photographers as a general topic

· Invention of photography as a general topic

· Sports photography as a general topic

· Photography and self-esteem, eating disorders, advertising, etc.

· Photoshop (anything related to)

· Invention of cameras

· History of camera design

· History of arial photography

· History of flash

Grading Rubric for Research Paper Final Submission

Meets or exceeds expectations

Meets most expectations

Meets some expectations

Not meeting expectations

Format/ Layout (Weight 10%)

18-20 points - Examples:

· Writing is over 6 pages and less than 7, with only 2 lines used for title/name, no empty lines, no images.

· Formatting shows exactly 1-inch borders, 12 point Times/Times New Roman font, double-spaced.

· Citations are in perfect MLA format.

· Any error very minor

14-17 points - Examples:

· Writing is slightly less than 6 pages or slightly more than 7, or one empty/extra title line.

· Formatting is slightly different from 1-inch borders, 12 point Times/Times New Roman font, double-spaced.

· Citations are very close to MLA format.

10-13 points - Examples:

· Writing is less than 5.5 pages, or more than 7.5 pages, or has multiple extra/empty lines, or has images inside text.

· Formatting is different from 1-inch borders, 12 point Times/Times New Roman font, double- spaced.

· Citations missing some information.

0-9 points - Examples:

· Writing less than 5 pages or more than 8.

· Formatting is very different from requirements, and affects length of writing.

· Citations missing a lot of information, it is difficult to confirm source material.

Content/ Infor- mation (Weight 50%)

90-100pt -Examples:

· Exceptional amount of detailed information.

· Responds to the topic with clarity and completeness.

· Writing demonstrates strong knowledge of related techniques and social/political issues.

· Information is accurate and based on supporting facts.

80-89 points - Examples:

· A lot of detailed information.

· Response is mostly complete and clear.

· Writing demonstrates adequate knowledge of related techniques and social or political issues.

· Information is mostly accurate and based on supporting facts.

70-79 points - Examples:

· Some detailed information.

· Response is somewhat incomplete or unclear.

· Writing demonstrates some knowledge of related techniques and social or political issues.

· Information slightly inaccurate or based on opinion.

0-69 points - Examples:

· Little detailed information.

· Response is very short or limited, incomplete or it is unclear.

· Writing demonstrates little knowledge of related techniques and social or political issues.

· Information often inaccurate or based on opinion.

Quality of Writing (Weight 20%)

36-40 points - Examples:

· Writing has a high level of clarity. Paragraphs and ideas are well organized.

· There are no spelling or grammar errors.

· Language is appropriate and formal.

· Writing is succinct.

32-35 points - Examples:

· Writing and ideas are mostly clear and organized.

· There are minor and few spelling or grammar errors.

· Language is sometimes informal.

· Writing is mostly to the point.

28-31 points - Examples:

· Writing and ideas are somewhat clear and organized.

· Multiple spelling or grammar errors.

· Language is often informal and casual.

· Writing sometimes long- winded or includes irrelevant information

0-27 points - Examples:

· The response is very short

· Ideas are often unclear or disorganized.

· Many spelling or grammar errors.

· Writing is very Informal and causal.

· Writing is often long- winded or includes irrelevant information.

Research, and use of sources (Weight 20%)

36-40 points - Examples:

· Required number and type of sources used.

· The sources support the ideas very effectively.

· Quotes were used minimally, and only when necessary.

· In-text citations appear for all sourced information.

· Every source appears in text, and works cited page.

32-35 points - Examples:

· Required number and type of sources used.

· The sources support the ideas effectively.

· Quotes were sometimes used when paraphrasing could have been used.

· In-text citations appear for all sourced information.

· Every source appears in text, and works cited page.

28-31 points - Examples:

· Required type of sources was not met.

· The sources somewhat support the ideas.

· Quotes were sometimes overused or take over the writing.

· 1-2 in-text citations are missing.

· Every source appears in text, and works cited page.

0-27 points - Examples:

· Required number of sources was not met.

· The sources do not support the ideas well.

· Quotes were often overused, or excessively long quotes were used.

· More than 2 in-text citations are missing.

· A source on works cited page does not appear in text, and/or a sources in text did not appear on

works cited page