STUDY TASK 3 – PLANNING & STRUCTURING AN ESSAY Suggested Research Question. This can be a topic or theme, but please try to be as precise as possible. Did the ‘Raver’ movement from the late 1980s to early 1990s contribute towards the birth of a new form of subculture or the death of subcultures?
Which Academic Sources will you reference? Include a Harvard Referenced bibliography of at least 5 sources. Andy Bennett; Popular music and youth culture Tony Thorne; Fads, from acid house Fashions to zoot suit & Cults Ken Gelder; Subcultures, Cultural histories and social practice Angela McRobbie; In the culture society, Art Fashion and Popular music Sarah Thornto; Club Cultures Ken Gelder and Sarah Thornton; The subcultures reader ----Web Sources; http://shrinkingcities.com/fileadmin/shrink/downloads/pdfs/II.1_Studies1.pdf#page=90 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ha%C3%A7ienda http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/charlotte-mallory/is-subculture-dead_b_5359046.html http://www.academia.edu/156134/The_Death_and_Life_of_Punk_The_Last_Subculture http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/10508140/The-partys-over-how-the-1980s-rave-generation-grew-up.html http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/gareth-mcconnell 24 hour party people http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/05/20-movies-inspired-by-rave-culture.html?a=1 What Images Illustrations will you analyse? Include at least one piece of Graphic Design to analyse in depth (but no more than three)
Essay Map Using the Study Task Handout, construct an essay map outlining the FOUR main points of your argument. This essay map should include a sentence which states your thesis, and how it will be addressed. It should also include FOUR sentences, each outlining a different element of your central argument. You should also refer to how this essay map links to the key sources that you have highlighted and the example(s) of Illustration practice. Introduction What the raver movement was//start and end of it Controversy on whether it was a ‘subculture’ or not Do subcultures exist now? Are they different because of the raver movement? Pose question Main body What subculture is; how ravers differentiated to previous subcultures Was the raver culture valid? – Or was it just a bunch of people clubbing and taking drugs - Look into values//communities opinions ect Has this altered subcultures now? More about gathering of people with similar music tastes but with different ideals // backgrounds? Don’t go too in-depth about whether current subcultures exist, pose how they may just differ from 50s-90s subcultures Conclusion How rave culture has influenced modern subcultures Draw conclusions together Short evaluation of evidence Address question with answer Peer Feedback – How could this Essay Map be refined / developed?
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