Connect media objects to philosophers (use in-class literature) see attached document I have also attached my research plan

Connect media objects to philosophers (use in-class literature) see attached document
I have also attached my research plan

Chosen media object: Instagram algorithm
Chosen philosophers and theories:
– Bruno Latour, Peter-Paul Verbeek, and Ruha Benjamin
– Actor-Network Theory, Mediation Theory, Science Technology Studies
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Introduction (500)
– Contextualize your subject
– Relevance
– Research question (RQ)
– Methodology (how are you going to answer the RQ)
– Contribution

Body (2000)
– Sub-question 1: what is [object]? (250)
– Sub-question 2: what is [context + role of object therein]? (250)
– Sub-question 3: what is/are [concept(s)]? (500-750)
o Here you introduce your main theory and how you’re interpreting/using its
concepts for your RQ!
– Repetition of- and answer to RQ: To what extent can [object] within [context] be
considered [concept(s)]? (1000)
– this is where you elaborate your main claim that you logically built towards so far
– Weigh pro’s and con’s in response to RQ
– Take own stance and elaborate argumentation based on additional literature
– This is the most important part and should get most space!*

Conclusion (500)
– Concise repetition of research question and your answer (argument)
– Emphasize contribution by reconnecting insights to the ‘bigger (societal/theoretical)
debate’
– Recommendations for future research
Bibliography (excluded from word count)

*Note that if your argumentation is absent, the paper cannot pass. Just doing a literature
review and applying it to an object is not enough (see rubric). What is essential to this
philosophical essay is that you demonstrate your argumentation in response to the theory
you choose from this course, illustrated by your object analysis and additional literature
review.

Keep in mind that your additional literature informs all sub-questions, so also the ones on
your object and context, and make sure to refer at all times to your sources in line with MLA
or Chicago.

Finally, as you can see there is a limited amount of words to spend per element. This means
that it’s not just a matter of writing or ‘filling up the 3000 words’, but moreover of rewriting,
i.e. making several drafts. This allows you to craft each part as concise and to the point as
possible and eventually guide the reader through your final argumentation, rather than your
initial thought- or research process.

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