Monday, November 8, 2021

On the Topic of the Final Project's Progress...

Right now, finding leads with which to derive primary and secondary sources is somewhat difficult. I was given a couple interesting leads by Dr. Burnham, but finding texts about civil disobedience prior to modern history is somewhat difficult, if only because search terms on databases will primarily elicit articles concerning events from the past century. If I hit a dead end, then I'll consult Kelcie, but I do think that I'll see what else I can dig up for now.

Regarding what's going well at present, I do have two primary sources that I think would do well and will most likely use in the final iteration of the project. That being said, they are both within the past three centuries, hence why I'm having concerns about gathering sources from before modern history. I wouldn't say I've had fascinating finds thus far, but that's mostly because I'm just hoarding topics right now rather than doing in-depth investigations.

I am still debating whether or not to use Neatline or to write a traditional essay, but I will definitely use Neatline if I find six or more primary sources. My concern with using Neatline for less than six sources is that it might be underwhelming to have such few points on the exhibit map, regardless of how much writing I have for each one. Also, it was good to know that four primary sources is a minimum, as limiting oneself during research when there's still things you would want to present is would be fairly unfortunate.

1 comment:

  1. My guess is that the term "civil disobedience" did not come into usage until the past few centuries, so you will probably need to use more generic terms from earlier examples. Consider terms like resistance, critique, opposition, even rebellion, especially in combination with political or social. Reach out if you want more help!

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