What seems to be the biggest trend influencing academic interest in recent years?

Research:

Annotated bibliography. Use library catalogue, JSTOR, etc., to find five English-language research articles in academic journals on a topic related to a text from the syllabus, write paragraph-length summaries of each. Your summaries should address the unique argument of each article, and show where the authors of the articles differ in their perspective on this topic.

Author research. Write a short paper introducing the “state of the field” in writing in English about a particular author we have studied together in this class. You should consider both English-language translations of the author’s writings (if applicable) as well as scholarly analyses of it that have been published in academic journal articles, books, etc. What do these studies have in common? What seems to be the biggest trend influencing academic interest in recent years? On what points do you think the scholars who wrote them would agree/disagree? If you can identify more than one translator who has translated this writer’s work, how do those translators’ approaches to translation differ? Can you see any connection between the interests of translators and researchers? You should cover at least 5 sources in your paper, including at least one translator and no fewer than 3 academic studies.

Director research. Write a short paper introducing the “state of the field” in writing in English about a particular director we have studied in this class. You should consider both nonacademic writings such as film reviews, interviews, and other discussions as well as peer reviewed works of scholarship. What do these studies have in common? What seems to be the biggest trend influencing academic interest in recent years? On what points do you think the scholars who wrote them would agree/disagree? Can you see any connection between the interests of film journalists, film enthusiasts, and researchers? You should cover at least 5 sources in your paper, including at least one popular source and no fewer than 3 academic studies.

Actor research. Write a short paper introducing the “state of the field” in writing in English about a particular actor we have studied in this class. You should consider both nonacademic writings such as film reviews, interviews, and other discussions as well as peer reviewed works of scholarship. What do these studies have in common? What seems to be the biggest trend influencing academic interest in recent years? On what points do you think the scholars who wrote them would agree/disagree? Can you see any connection between the interests of film journalists, film enthusiasts, and researchers? You should cover at least 5 sources in your paper, including at least one popular source and no fewer than 3 academic studies.

Analyze:

Exegesis. Write a detailed close reading of a single work of literature. You can use any work of literature from the class, or choose a work from The Unbroken Chain, A Taiwanese Literature Reader, Transitions in Taiwan, Queer Taiwanese Literature: A reader, Angelwings: Contemporary Queer Fiction from Taiwan, Contemporary Taiwanese Women Writers

Comparison. Identify two primary sources by different authors, contrasting and locating similarities in their literary style, presentation of the environment, etc. Can choose from assigned readings on syllabus, or other readings from The Unbroken Chain, A Taiwanese Literature Reader, Transitions in Taiwan, Queer Taiwanese Literature: A reader, Angelwings: Contemporary Queer Fiction from Taiwan, Contemporary Taiwanese Women Writers

Author study. Find additional writings (in English translation) by an author of texts that appear on the syllabus. Analyze and compare these works: What do they have in common? What makes them stand out from other literature of the same period that we read in class?

Theme study. Choose a theme or image that recurs across multiple texts that we have read together in class, and write a paper that explores the different appearances of this element in at least 3 texts by 3 different authors or 3 films by the same director. What do their applications of this theme/image have in common? How are they different? What is the significance of these similarities/differences?

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