AMU3127 Assessment 2 Research Proposal

Word count: 750 words (excluding the bibliograp hy)

Instructions: You are required to write a proposal for a research project focusing on a film star of your choice (for assessment task 3 ^y)11 will then carry on it this project). You can choose a star who is being covered in c le of the unit's weekly topics, but you would need to ensure that your research goes beyond the issues that were discussed that week. Your proposal should include the following:

Aims

• You need to explain who you will be researching, why you have chosen him/ her, and what it is you hope to find out.

Question

• You should identify the main research question that you will aim to answer.

Method

• Explain how you will conduct this research. Which materials will you use (e.g. which films and which "extra-filmic" materials?) and which theories will you draw upon?

Research context

• Explain which "secondary" sources will be the most important ones for your study - which are the main books or academic articles that will help you with your research? In what ways will these works be useful?

Bibliography

• Include a bibliography listing all the "secondary" sources that you will consult.