Final Research Paper or Photographic Essay: 8-10 pages
Your final paper will be an exploration of the topics discussed in class. You are free to come up with your own topic. I’ve attached screenshots showing the topics
You are presenting an argument in your paper. The paper should have a strong thesis and be supported by academic literature.
Loose suggestions:
– A health/environmental justice study of your own community
– Writing a ‘mock’ report for an environmental justice organization
– Photographic Essay – using 5-10 photos, create a photo montage and write a critical
assessment of the meaning of the photos related to topics covered in class.
– Oral histories of members of a community facing environmental injustice and an analysis
of their stories in a framework related to topics discussed in class
Photographic Essay Guidelines-
● You are encouraged to take your own photos. But if you are unable to take your own
photos you may use photos taken by others. Make sure to give credit to the
photographer.
● The class presentation on Freeways and environmental injustice in LA is an excellent
example of how – for example – photos of freeways in LA can tell a story of displacement,
power, pollution, resistance, protest, transportation policy, health etc.
● Make sure to use academic literature to support your argument.
● You will be writing 8-10 pages of text to discuss/analyze the photos.
Citations:
You may use APA or MLA citation
Suggestion:
Prior to writing your paper – Write an Outline of Research Paper or Final Project
The outline should include:
– the question or problem that is the subject of the proposed research paper or project – the theoretical concepts from the course relevant to answering the questions – the data (qualitative, quantitative, archival, or other) relevant to answering that question or designing the project; and
– the methods of analysis or intervention that will be used.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Feel free to email me.
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