Your research topic (1 sentence): it should be a media artifact, a media technology, or a cultural phenomenon that concerns the relationship between humans and the wild AND relates to any of the readings or subjects we have (or will have) covered during this semester. Control the scope of the topic so it is narrow enough to be covered in a 10-page paper; for example, not “survival TV shows” but “survival TV shows in Australia;” not “Google Earth” but “Google Earth and panoptic surveillance”; not “eco-tourism” but “eco-tourism and visual media.”
Your literature review (1-1.5 page): create a bibliography on all the literature you can find on this topic—including both scholarly literature and articles from traditional legacy press or reputable online journals—and then, in a separate paragraph, layout their arguments/positions in relation to each other. Aim to identify either an existing debate or a lack in the existing literature so you can contribute to it. How many sources you can find can help you decide whether you need to narrow down or broaden your topic.
Your research question(s) (1-2 paragraphs): formulate one or two specific questions that you will explore; for example, “how does Google Earth practice surveillance over the Earth and support geo-engineering projects?” You could try to provide new information to inform your audience, or convince your audience about a controversial claim, or make other arguments.
Your methodology (1-2 paragraphs): explain how you will go about finding the answer to this question/problem. For example, “I will conduct a critical cultural analysis of the visualization structure of Google Earth and its relationship with geo-engineering projects.”
PLEASE DO NOT USE CHAT GTP, AS THIS WILL BE TESTED FOR AI