Clarifying Components of the Project Communication question Communication

Clarifying Components of the Project

• Communication question

• Communication question • Object(s) of study

• Communication question • Object(s) of study • Scholarly conversations

• • Communication question Object(s) of study Scholarly conversations Theory-driven rituals

• Communication question – What is the problem or phenomenon you wish to understand?

• Communication question – What is the problem or phenomenon you wish to understand? – In what (specific, actual, concrete) communicative practices does it appear?

• Communication question – What is the problem or phenomenon you wish to understand? – In what communicative practices does it appear? – For whom should this matter and why?

• • Communication question Object(s) of study Scholarly conversations Theory-driven rituals

• Communication question • Object(s) of study – What specific texts will be your primary “data? ”

• Communication question • Object(s) of study – What specific texts will be your primary “data? ” – Remember: our claims must be supported by things real specific people actually do and say

• Communication question • Object(s) of study – What specific texts will be your primary “data? ” – Remember: our claims must be supported by things real specific people actually do and say – A communication theorist has no access to people’s minds, intentions, etc. We only have words (and other symbols) to work with. Gather these

• • Communication question Object(s) of study Scholarly conversations Theory-driven rituals

• Communication question • Object(s) of study • Scholarly conversations – What have other communication scholars been saying in published scholarly work about your subject?

• Communication question • Object(s) of study • Scholarly conversations – What have other communication scholars been saying in published scholarly work about your subject? – Identify the conversations that matter and write “They say, I say responses. ” These will be the material for your literature review

• Communication question • Object(s) of study • Scholarly conversations – What have other communication scholars been saying in published scholarly work about your subject? – Identify the conversations that matter and write “They say, I say responses. ” These will be the material for your literature review. • Identify the main argument made by a theorist/critic, explain how they arrived at their judgment, and why it matters to your study.

• Communication question • Object(s) of study • Scholarly conversations – What have other communication scholars been saying in published scholarly work about your subject? – Identify the conversations that matter and write “They say, I say responses. ” These will be the material for your literature review. • Identify the main argument made by a theorist/critic, explain how they arrived at their judgment, and why it matters to your study. – Cite your sources properly along the way, using MLA, APA< or Chicago style.

• • Communication question Object(s) of study Scholarly conversations Theory-driven rituals)

• • Communication question Object(s) of study Scholarly conversations Theory-driven rituals (this will be part of your “analysis” section)

• • Communication question Object(s) of study Scholarly conversations Theory-driven rituals – Identify the rituals that sustain the problem/phenomenon you are studying

• • Communication question Object(s) of study Scholarly conversations Theory-driven rituals – Identify the rituals that sustain the problem/phenomenon you are studying – Identify the underlying theories that drive the rituals (remember window-bashing, cat/dog/tree/squirrel, and the politics of experience)

• • Communication question Object(s) of study Scholarly conversations Theory-driven rituals – Identify the rituals that sustain the problem/phenomenon you are studying – Identify the underlying theories that drive the rituals (remember window-bashing, cat/dog/tree/squirrel, and the politics of experience) – Show evidence of these theories in the texts that make up your object of study (remember: that is our data).

• • Communication question Object(s) of study Scholarly conversations Theory-driven rituals – Identify the rituals that sustain the problem/phenomenon you are studying – Identify the underlying theories that drive the rituals (remember window-bashing, cat/dog/tree/squirrel, and the politics of experience) – Show evidence of these theories in the texts that make up your object of study (remember: that is our data). – Focus on ambiguity, conflict, and contradiction

Remember • Write clearly and with good grammar and style

Remember • Write clearly and with good grammar and style • Keep folders for writing/texts that contribute to each of those four sections

Remember • Write clearly and with good grammar and style • Keep folders for writing/texts that contribute to each of those four sections • Cite your sources as you go and stay organized

Remember • Write clearly and with good grammar and style • Keep folders for writing/texts that contribute to each of those four sections • Cite your sources as you go and stay organized • Use your occasional/journal writing to work on analysis and critique of related rituals

Remember • Write clearly and with good grammar and style • Keep folders for writing/texts that contribute to each of those four sections • Cite your sources as you go and stay organized • Use your occasional/journal writing to work on analysis and critique of related rituals • Make written, documented progress each week