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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