In class tonight, we discussed the upcoming annotated bibliography and related topics. Tonight, I would like you to use the designated in-class research time to begin that work. In the comments section, please respond to the following:
1. What is your proposed topic for the AB?
2. List at least four credible sources (scholarly journal or otherwise credible) about the topic.
3. For each, write a few sentences summarizing the source.
4. Do you see yourself using this topic for the entire AB, or will you change to something else? Why?
This is due by 11:59 pm tonight (Thursday). Thanks!
My proposed topic for the AB is how Andy Warhol affected popular culture and how he created the celebrity culture.
ReplyDelete1) The Democratic Embrace: Ric Burn's Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
This source interviews filmmaker, Ric Burns, and his take on Andy Warhol. Burn's discusses Warhol's affect on the larger popular culture as well as the how Warhol's early life shaped him into the artist he was.
2) Yippie Pop: Abbie Hoffman, Andy Warhol, and Sixties Media Politics
This scholarly journal compares Fidel Castro to Andy Warhol and Abby Hoffman. The author seeks to find how each used media to get their agenda across.
3) The Life, After Death, of Postmodern Emotions
This article explains Warhol's involvement in the postmodern movement as well as seeing what impact Warhol had on the second half of the 20th century.
4) Doing It For Andy
This article is a further analysis of again, Warhol's art and what it meant at the time but also explains Warhol's spirituality which might help in understanding him better.
4) I may change this topic because even looking now, I'm not finding enough credible resources that will help me. I might broaden it to Andy Warhol, pop culture, his paintings, and importance.
My topic for the AB is how Quentin Tarantino's films reflects and affects the way we think in pop culture.
ReplyDelete1) “Let’s Get Into Character”: A Narrative/Constructionist Psychology of Conversion in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction
This source is a paper by a Ph.D student that discusses the psychology of conversion through the film Pulp Fiction. It explains how the idea suggests a new meaning for conversion in pop culture. That this view of conversion can be a significant change in psychological interpretation.
2)Pulp Fiction as Degenerate Modernism
This article focuses on the idea of how modernism has shifted from themes of drugs and violence in films. It discusses how Pulp Fiction represents these themes as a normality. Pulp Fiction and other Tarantino films signifies the stage of postmodernism as degenerated form of modernism
3)Racism and the aesthetic of hyper-real violence: Pulp Fiction and other visual tragedies
This article focuses on violence in Pulp Fiction and other contemporary films. The author analyzes how the violence was used by Quentin Taratino in his films. It discusses the visuals of violence and how it is used artistically.
4)A Taxonomy of Alternative Plots in Recent Films: Classifying the "Tarantino Effect.".
This article explores the style of alternative plots in motion pictures. It explains how Quentin Tarantino's style of narration is "cool and fun" for other filmmakers to experiment. The "Tarantion effect" indicates the rising number of alternatives narratives over the time since it can be found now in all kinds of motion pictures.
Yes I can see myself using this topic for the entire AB with the possibility of a slight emphasis on one of the topics for pop culture. This is because since I am basically narrowing the discussion to the two films, It might be helpful to focus on the idea of just violence, religion or psychological views from pop culture.
Catherine Pohlman
ReplyDeleteI wanted to do my project on mental health and suicide, somehow including Kurt Cobain, but I had a great deal of difficulty narrowing that topic enough to find good sources. So, I have decided, at least for tonight, to research gays and lesbians in the media and how that affects the public.
1) Lesbian Television Personalities-A Queer New Subject: In this article, Jennifer Reed focuses on the increasing presence of lesbians in American television. She argues that people are accepting of these women because they all fit the norm of femininity but happen to be lesbian. This article is published in the Journal of American Culture.
2) Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Xena: Warrior Princess: Reception of the Texts by a Sample of Lesbian Fans and Website Users
Published in the Journal of Homosexuality, this article focuses on how people responded to lesbian representations in these two shows. The researchers show the impact of televised and Internet-related material about lesbians on viewers' own identities.
3) Stereo-type of Success? Homosexual men and women's current representation in the media is compared to the "portrayal of Blacks." These representations are divided into categories and television shows are analyzed upon these categories.
4) Current Psychological Perspectives on Adolescent Lesbian Identity Development: Current models in psychology regarding sexual identity development are considered while analyzing young lesbian women's process in discovering their own identity. Factors such as school and friendships are taken into consideration.
I'm not sure if I will use these sources because I do not know if I want to pursue this topic. However, it seems to have had much more luck finding sources for this topic than my topic related to Kurt Cobain. If I do stick with this topic and angle, then I believe these are great sources to utilize.
1) I need to get more specific and think about it more because it was hard to find scholarly journals on this topic. But, I am writing about Ray Charles and his commitment to helping other blind people. Also, how visual impairments and hearing disabilities affect children.
ReplyDelete2/3) A) Divergent Development of Manual Skills in Children who are blind or sighted from The Journal of visual impairment and blindness. This academic journal explains the difficulty that blind children have to learn motor skills and how they are developmentally behind in certain ways.
B) Cerebral Visual Impairment in Children: A longitudinal Case Study of Functional Outcomes Beyond the Visual Activities. This is also found in the Journal of visual impairment and blindness. This source is a academic journal that discusses the effects being blind has on the brain and how that relates to their cognitive functions.
C) Young Children who are Deaf-Blind: Implications for Professionals in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services in the Volta Review. This source provides relevant definitions, basic information on types of visual impairment, ways to enhance the child's use of vision and touch, and considerations in working with a young child who is deaf-blind.
D) A comparison of motor abilities and perceived self-efficacy between children with hearing impairments and normal hearing children. In Disability and Rehabilitation This article is a study on children and the difference between those who are deaf and blind.
4) Like I said in #1 I need to get more specific!
Kris Lai "with a K"
ReplyDeleteMy proposed topic for the AB is the attempt to link Spielberg's childhood to his creative success of his science fiction films.
(1) Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun: A boy's dream of war.
An article that portrays the experience of World War II in China through an English boy's eyes in the movie "Empire of the Sun." There is also an exploration about the sanctity of childhood and characteristics of maintaining sanity.
(2) Dad Again.
This article is a profile on Spielberg's past altercations with his father that leads directly to his relationship with the family. Spielberg faces his parents' divorce, which leads to the the representation of the movie E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.
(3) Childhood Recalled, In Color; Green, at the Center Of Spielberg's Memory.
An episode of Spielberg's life when as a child, experienced many therapy sessions. As a result, Spielberg reveals these memories as an empty childhood obstructed by green light.
(4) THE STORYTELLER.
A behind the scenes look at Spielberg and how he started making movies as a lifetime career. Also ideas as to how he directs and incorporates his childhood life into his movies.
I find myself likely to stay with this topic, but through the article database there were not enough scholarly journals I could find about his childhood. The only way to find out is until I visit the campus library later this weekend. I might also take into account about the idea of taking individual films and analyzing the meaning behind each one.
Janai Harris
ReplyDeleteMy topic will be focusing on how the ideas of Black Nationalism and Black Power have been incorporated into Black film and music, particularly the works of Gina Prince-Bythewood, Spike Lee, and Public Enemy and the political implications of their work.
1. The Power of Black Magic: The Magical Negro and White Salvation in Film (Journal of Black Studies, November 2009)
This article looks at how mainstream films have moved from blatant racist portrayals of African-American individuals, such as mammies & jezebels, into a more subtle fashion that simply portrays Black characters as the sidekick to the leading white character without any inner depth. Lee critiques numerous films in this article & speaks to the problematic nature of this narrow-minded portrayal of African-American characters.
2. Conservative Implications of the Irrelevance of Racism in Contemporary African American Cinema (Journal of Black Studies, November 2006)
This article explores how the issue of racism has become nonexistent in todays films. While pointing to the reasons why this has occurred, the article focuses on the work of Spike Lee and uncovers the ways he exposed racism and how important it was to the Black community and Black power.
3. Black Nationalism and Rap Music (Journal of Black Studies, January 1996)
This article argues the importance of hip-hop's obligation to speak about social and political issues within the community in order to spark and continue the "African Revolution". The article discusses the groundbreaking work of Public Enemy and how their music impacted hip-hop and the Black Nationalist political movement.
4. Rap, race and politics (Journal of Black Studies, 1993)
Tying in the intersections of race, class, and politics, this article addresses the ways in which hip-hop has been a voice for injustice in not only African-American communities, but for marginalized communities all over the world. Focusing on many influential hip-hop artists, this article discusses Public Enemy's influence and how it relates to Black film, and ties into Spike Lee and his work.
I see myself using this as my entire topic for my AB because it is a lot of information, but specific enough to make for a good paper.
The proposed topic for the AB is Muhammad Ali's influence in the sport of boxing.
ReplyDelete1)Redemption Song: Muhammad Ali and the Spirit of the Sixties
This book zooms in Ali's influence in politics. It analyzes his actions to change his name and his reluctance towards the Vietnam War.
2)Muhammad Ali: The People's Champ
Focus of this book is directed towards Ali's legacy. It describes how he stood as a representation for the African American community for his accomplishments in and outside the ring.
3)Sting like a Bee: The Muhammad Ali Story
The authors of this book are ex world class boxers who decided to pursue a career in writing. The book offers clear detail of each of Ali's fights in the descriptive words of former boxers.
4)King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero
This book discusses Ali's early careers through his latest. It also emphasizes on his relationship with the nation of Islam and the public's opinion on his decision.
I might to change the topic for the AB because just finding 4 sources were getting redundant and difficult. I need to broaden my topic in order to find more available sources and be able to write a research paper.
My proposed topic:
ReplyDeleteI will focus on Allen Ginsberg and how he relates to social and political protest
1) "Jeremy Isaac Talks to Allen Ginsberg." Interview by Jeremy Isaac. Face to Face. BBC. 9 Jan. 1995. Television.
This interview with Allen Ginsberg gives Ginsberg's personal perspective on the Beat Movement. It also provides insight to his love life and political affairs. In this interview, Ginsberg also performs one of his poems, "Father Death Blues".
2)Arthur, Jason. "Allen Ginsberg's Biographical Gestures." Texas Studies
in Literature & Language 2nd ser. 52 (2010): 227-46. Print.
This scholarly journal, found through Academic Search Complete, discusses Ginsberg's role as a public figure figure.
3) Citation added:
Poniewaz, Jeff. "Allen Ginsberg: Poet, Prophet, Catalysts of Utopia." Patterson Literary Review 35 (2006): 44-50. Print.
In this article, Jeff Poniewaz recalls his personal interactions with Allen Ginsberg. He discusses Ginsberg's role in the anti-war movement and how Ginsberg was both loved and banned in Czechoslovakia and Cuba.
4) Svonkin, Craig. "Manishevitz and Sake, the Kaddish and Sutras: Allen Ginsberg's Spiritual Self-Othering." College Literature 37.4 (2010): 166-93. Print.
This scholarly article explores Ginsberg's identity as a homosexual man, a Jewish, and a Buddhist
Yes, I see myself using this topic for the entire AB. I have begun to research many of the Groundbreakers and Allen captures my attention the most. I did not know anything about him prior to the CD paper, and I am excited to find out more.
Jason Elperin
ReplyDeleteMy proposed topic is how Jackie Robinson affected the Civil Rights movement in America.
1) One source obtained through the UCSB library article database is called “How Jackie Robinson Desegregated America,” by Steve Sailer. Steve Sailer is a journalist, movie critic and columnist. This is a good article because it relates Jackie Robinson to the Civil Rights Movement.
Sailer, Steve. "How Jackie Robinson Desegregated America. (Cover story)." National Review 48.6 (1996): 38-41. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Aug. 2011.
2) Another source found through the UCSB library article database is by Elise Soukup. She is an assistant editor for newsweek who interviewed Jackie Robinson’s daughter about the life of Jackie Robinson.
Soukup, Elise. "Humble Heroics." Newsweek 143.6 (2004): 12. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Aug. 2011.
3) Through J-Stor an article by Rodger Kahn discusses how Jackie Robinson contributed to the civil rights movement. This is a credible source because it is from an academic journal. Rodger Kahn is a famous American sports writer.
Kahn, Rodger. The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, No. 14 (Winter, 1996-1997), pp. 88-93.
4) Another article found through J-Stor is Paul Robeson and Jackie Robinson: Athletes and Activists at Armageddon by Joseph Dorinson. Joseph Dorinson received a B.A from Columbia College. This also article also discusses Jackie Robinson and how he was an activist for the civil rights movement.
I will use this topic for my annotated bibliography. There are many articles about Jackie Robinson and how he relates to the civil rights movement.
Stephany Simmons
ReplyDelete1. My proposed topic for the AB how Alfred Hitchcock’s film relate to the field of Psychology.
2. The Dark Side of Genius: the Life of Alfred Hitchcock by Donald Spoto
Alfred Hitchcock’s life story and his success as a director is revealed in this book. The author digs deep into the meaning behind Hitchcocks films and relates it to his work. Spoto researches into the childhood of perhaps the greatest director of all time.
1939 Lecture: The Museum of Modern Art
This lecture given by Hitchcock himself in 1929 at Radio City Music Hall in New York was recorded. The museum’s website provides a textual copy of this lecture. Hitchcock talks about his own work and his techniques as a director.
Hitchcock’s Birds (Especially the Blond Ones) by Janet Maslin
This NY Times article talks about the similarities between Hitchcock’s lead women in each of his films. A connection is also made between his “dark side” and his films.
Here's Lookin' at You, Kid!- Alfred Hitchcock and Psycho by Alan Vanneman
Through a close analysis of the movie Psycho, the themes of the movie are presented. Psycho is compared to other works. Hitchcock’s work is called into question.
For now I see myself using this topic for my AB because I am interested in Hitchcock’s work. I am also a fan of psychology so I think the connection between the two will be a good topic.
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ReplyDeleteMy proposed topic is Sesame Street’s impact on early childhood education, especially in dealing with difficult issues of world crises and death. I will be using this as my research topic because I’m really interested in it, and I think it is really cool (for lack of a better word) that a show would even try to bring up these topics to a really young audience that needs answers, as well as parents who need help discussing these topics.
ReplyDeleteCoates, Brian. "The Influence of "Sesame Street" and "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" on Children's Social Behavior in the Preschool." Child
Development. 47.1 (1976): 138-44. Print.
This is a study to investigate whether children’s behavior differs whether they are shown “aggressive” shows versus “neutral” shows. For this experiment, “aggressive” shows were Superman and/or Batman, and “neutral” shows were Sesame Street and/or Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Also, content analysis was done on what actually occurred in each program. There is both qualitative and quantitative analysis of results of the study that make understanding what occurred easy.
Golos, Debbie. "Literacy Behaviors of Deaf Preschoolers during Video Viewing." Sign Language Studies. 11.1 (2010): 76-99. Print.
This article is a study about the effectiveness of educational videos for Deaf children. The author of the article argues that while effectiveness of popular programs (such as Sesame Street or Between the Lions) for hearing children has been proven, there is not enough evidence to show whether the effects are true for deaf children. Thus, the author made her own video modeled after other popular programs using characters who used American Sign Language instead of a spoken language. It was published in the journal Sign Language Studies.
Loos, Ted. "Street Smarts For Preschoolers." New York Times 03 Feb 2002: L55. Print.
Following the September 11th attacks, makers of Sesame Street found there was almost no kind of outreach from children’s television shows to help their young viewers deal with what they had just witnessed. Reporter Ted Loos interviews Michael Loman, executive producer of the show, on how the premiere of their 33rd season dealt with the tragedy. He also discusses the appearance of Secretary General of the United Nations Kofi Annan on a future broadcast and how this is linked to the show’s message of peace and world unity at a difficult time.
Mandel, Jennifer. "The Production of a Beloved Community: Sesame Street’s Answer to America’s Inequalities." 4 The Journal of American Culture. 29.1 (2006): 3-13. Print.
Jennifer Mandel explores the way the show Sesame Street has tried to target working-class urban children, especially those from diverse ethnic backgrounds. Mandel cites the environment of an urban city block on the show as proof of this. She also connects the idea of a beloved community to civil rights efforts, and how Sesame Street writers follow this framework. Mandel is a Ph.D. candidate specializing in post WWII-era cultural history at the University of New Hampshire.
Linda Huynh
ReplyDeleteMy topic focuses on how both celebrity figures, Andy Warhol and Ellen Degeneres, confront and challenges social norms. My paper will cover different fields such as political science, feminist Studies, and sociology.
These are new sources I found:
2-3a. Capers, Bennett. "On Andy Warhol's Electric Chair." California Law Review 94.1 (2006): 243-260. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Aug. 2011.
The article explains the reason behind Warhol's artwork of the Electric chair. He began to question the judicial law of death penalties.
2-3b. Adams, Ruth. "Idol Curiosity: Andy Warhol and the Art of Secular Iconography." Theology & Sexuality: The Journal of the Institute for the Study of Christianity & Sexuality 10.2 (2004): 90-98. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Aug. 2011.
Through this scholarly journal, the author examines the issue of race, gender, sexuality in a modern society. She uses Andy Warhol as an example of a famous icon who lived in a "whiteness" culture.
2-3c. Yescavage, Karen, and Jonathan Alexander. "What Do You Call a Lesbian Who's Only Slept with Men? Answer: Ellen Morgan. Deconstructing the Lesbian Identities of Ellen Morgan and Ellen DeGeneres." Journal of Lesbian Studies 3.3 (1999): 21-31. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Aug. 2011.
The source describe the character "Ellen", played by Ellen DeGeneres, who is in conflict with her self-identity. The article talks about different episodes in the sitcom that furthers her topic of gender roles and lesbianism.
2-3d. Murray, Martin. "Nothing happening: Warhol and the negative dialectics of subversion." European Journal of American Culture 24.1 (2005): 61-83. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Aug. 2011.
The author Murray writes about how capitalism is involved into Warhol's career. For instance, one his artwork, "soup cans" depicts the homage production and obsessive consumption in American society. (Murray, 76)
4. After looking through the numerous sources on the UCSB database, I see myself using this topic.
Eddy Monge
ReplyDeleteI want to explore the lives of the Beat member, their contribution to the Beat Generation, and how this group had an impact in the youth and political movements.
1) Why Chicanos could not be Beat.
This article shows the impact that the Beat Generation had on the Chicano movement in the United States. It is credible because it was written by the department of Chicano Studies at UC Los Angeles.
2) The Beats: from Kerouac to Kesey: an illustrated journey through the Beat Generation.
“The Beats” gives a description of major events that occurred in the Beat Generation during from the 40s through the 60s.
3) I Celebrate Myself: The Somewhat Private Life of Allen Ginsberg.
Being the first biography of Ginsberg written since his death in 1997, “I Celebrate Myself” gives a detailed layout of his private life. It also includes information about his involvement and contribution to the Beat Generation.
4) This is the Beat Generation: New York, San Francisco, Paris.
Through this book, the author, James Campbell from the University of California, Berkeley, describes the lives of the Beat members Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs, and Allen Ginsberg.
My proposal topic is about Allen Ginsberg and his political views.
ReplyDelete1. My war with Allen Ginsberg.
Presents the author's views on Allen Ginsberg, Master of Poet of Beat Generation. Narration of the author in his experiences with Ginsberg during the war in the fall of 1958; Ginsberg as a homosexual; How the author changed his mind about the extent to which Ginsberg was implicated in what he called the `ethos' of the Beat Generation; Why the opposition of the author to acknowledge the greatness of the literary school of which Ginsberg has founded bothered Ginsberg.
2. Allen Ginsberg.
Pays tribute to the poet Allen Ginsberg. A portrait of the days leading up to his death, phonecalls to friends and the rituals he evoked; His group of friends from Columbia University that would take their aesthetic, the New Vision, and become the Beats; Ginsberg's mother, Naomi, and the impact of her schizophrenia; Neal Cassady, Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, Ginsberg's companion, Peter Orlovsky and others; Political activism and arrests; Work with musicians.
3. RECALLING ALLEN.
The article presents the author's recollections of the poet Allen Ginsberg. The author met Ginsberg when he came to give a reading at Rutgers University. The poet studied with Ginsberg at the Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado. The article recalls Ginsberg's role in the anti-war movement and regrets his absence in protest of the Iraq War.
4.What Allen Ginsberg Told His Friends.
This article discusses the book "The Letters of Allen Ginsberg" edited by Bill Morgan. Less than five percent of Allen Ginsberg's writing make it into the published volume of his letters, due to lack of boundaries with his writing. The letters will serve a purpose for the many scholars and students who read them. Ginsberg was a mentally imbalanced person and he suffered as an insecure gay man in a time of prejudice. This is what appeared to make his writing so forthcoming.
I think I will stick to Allen Ginsberg because I find his work very interesting.
Reikan Lin
ReplyDeleteI came back to look at my articles, but it appears that my post has disappeared?
Alyssa Hinojos
ReplyDeleteMy proposed topic for the Annotated Bibliography is the effects of comedy on mainstream society. This will be demonstrated by comparing and contrasting the comedy of Lucille Ball, Ellen Degeneres, Lorne Michaels and Jon Stewart. Each were able to influence society in completely different way but were all able to do so by utilizing comedy.
Source #1:
Yescavage, Karen, and Jonathan Alexander. "What Do You Call a Lesbian Who's Only Slept with Men? Answer: Ellen Morgan. Deconstructing the Lesbian Identities of Ellen Morgan and Ellen DeGeneres." Journal of Lesbian Studies 3.3 (1999): 21-31. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Aug. 2011.
This article dicusses how Ellen Morgan and Ellen Degeneres are able to utilize the comedy in their shows in order to casually come out as lesbians. Viewers are able to analyze the reactions of the characters on the shows and become more comfortable with the topic of lesbianism.
Source #2:
Zoglin, Richard. "Lucille Ball. (Cover story)." Time 151.22 (1998): 188. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Aug. 2011.
This source discusses the influence Lucille Ball had on mainstream society through her comedy in her show I Love Lucy. Not only did this show bring laughter to viewers but it also touched upon universal themes such as “the tensions of married life, the clash between career and home, [and] the meaning of loyalty and friendship. By including emotion honesty in her show viewers are able to better relate to the show.
Source #3:
Morris, Jonathan. "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Audience Attitude Change During the 2004 Party Conventions." Political Behavior 31.1 (2009): 79-102. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Aug. 2011.
This source discusses Jon Stewart and the way in which he uses comedy to mock other politicians. The academic journal also explains how politicians are reacting to The Daily Show and its contents. Although this unique type of comedy may anger some people the article explains the power of this type of comedy and the effects it has on society.
Source #4:
Fey, Tina. "Lorne Michaels. (Cover story)." Time 171.19 (2008): 98-99. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Aug. 2011.
This source discusses the comedy show, Saturday Night Live, which was created by Lorne Michaels. Although the point of the show is to attack certain politicians, ironically, it generates affection for them. People perceive the silly habits of the politicians to be “adorable” and humorous.
I definitely see myself sticking to this topic. By using multiple groundbreakers I don’t believe I will have any trouble finding enough credible sources for my Annotated Bibliography.
Reikan Lin
ReplyDeleteQuick version of my last post that disappeared:
For this assignment, I am writing about Bret Easton Ellis and violence. Some of the articles appear in my CD paper, but only as references for biographical info.
Storey, Mark
The article explores the "crisis of masculinity" in the postmodern world. Violent episodes in American Psycho are symbolic outbursts of man's inability to adapt to the postmodern society.
Serpell, C. Namwali
Serpell examines how Ellis uses an uncertain pattern of slow paced violence and fast paced, "boring" life as a literary technique. The reader is forced to think about their ethics and their own reactions to the violent scenes.
Stephensen, William
Violence through terrorism is discussed in the context of powerful groups versus minority populations. The symbolic violence is explored in Ellis's Glamorama.
Messier, Vartan P.
Messier analyzes sex and violence in American Psycho and explains how these parts transgress the norms of society. Its role in making social commentary about consumerism is explored.
I am ready to abandon this theme in a heartbeat due to lack of confidence in finding enough relevant and comprehensible research.
Amanda Levy
ReplyDelete1. My proposed AB topic is how Ellen DeGeneres fought against societal norms and opinion to pave the way for acceptance of not only her sexuality but for the whole gay community.
2. A. Huber, Susan J. What’s Wrong with this Picture?
This source details Ellen DeGeneres’ decision to “come out” to the public and formally announce her sexuality of being a lesbian. The article discusses the public’s reaction to Ellen DeGeneres’ show Ellen and her character having a similar coming out as Ellen herself. In the context of the article it states that Ellen’s coming out will usher an end to homophobia.
B. Dow, Bonnie. Ellen, Television and the Politics of Gay and Lesbian Visibility.
This source details the confessional to the U.S public by Ellen DeGeneres in her admitting to being a lesbian. It speaks about the implications of her words and how it influenced for more of the gay community to accept who they were and also tell who they truly are. “Poster Child Politics” was also a key discussion.
C. Tracy, Kathleen. Ellen: The Real Story of Ellen DeGeneres.
This article discusses the real story of Ellen DeGeneres. Discussion about all the speculation the fueled the media regarding whether or not she was a lesbian or not. The sitcom failure of Ellen and curiosity of if Ellen would return to television. The article discusses various viewpoints, but lets the viewers decide on their own personal conclusion.
D. Sides, Josh. Pre-Gay LA: A Social History of the Movement for Homosexual Rights.
This article discusses how the gay movement changed different regions of the United States, specifically LA into a more accepting environment. The article also talks about the usage of the term “gay”. Also historical insight into the groundbreaking steps of those who willingly came out of the closet in so doing paving the way for others.
4. I do see my self-using this topic for my entire AB topic. As I feel there is a lot to go over and cover in depth. I find the topic interesting and insightful.