Assignment Question
Write 1000-1250 words about what YOU have learned this semester. You have been reading many, many articles. Put together a cohesive paper that flows – do not simply list a bunch of questions and answers. Try to imagine this could be published by Vox or NPR or Billboard or Buzzfeed or… You MUST discuss ALL topics highlighted in yellow. You should discuss most of the following topics. Do not simply answer them as a list of questions. These are just suggestions to help you organize your thoughts for your paper. Has the meaning of feminism changed for you since you began taking this class? The articles and videos and guest interviews we’ve had this semester. Which ones resonated with you the most? What did you get from them? What have you learned about MUSIC in this class? Again, do not simply list vocabulary words. What has changed for YOU. Has your perspective on activism or advocacy changed, particularly through the arts?
Finally, choose an artist who is different from the artist you chose for your first paper and who plays a different genre of music from your first paper and tell me about her. Tell me what YOU think about her music, her work, her advocacy, or anything that is important to YOU about this musician.
Cite specific examples from the articles, videos, and visits in your paper. BE SPECIFIC.
Have you learned about challenges that women in the music industry face? Has your perspective on that changed? Perspectives on feminism and what is means to you – don’t just quote a definition from another source. Have you learned about or experienced genres of music you have not heard before? Did you know what intersectionality was before? Talk about your perspective on that. DO NOT just quote another source that defines the term. Have you learned about women that you hadn’t heard of before? Did you learn about women that you had heard of before but didn’t really know much about? Are you likely to pay more attention to the representation of women and female-identifying and BIPOC musicians now?
Your bibliography should include all the sources you actually use. (Chicago, MLA, etc.) Express YOUR OWN thoughts Using YOUR OWN words Expressing YOUR OWN thoughts PAPER FORMATTING GUIDELINES Your paper must have a title. Length: Minimum 1000 words to maximum 1250 words.
