I have three days to write my dissertation proposal. This may not seem like a long time but something inside me thought it was due in tomorrow so I am relieved.
It's only 1600 words as well and doesn't get marked so I am not panicking too much. I have just changed my topic as well at the very last minute.
I had started writing and researching for my proposal before I decided to change my mind. I can be so indecisive sometimes.
I was going to write about how EastEnders tackles domestic violence, paedophilia and bi-polar disorder but have decided to do something more current. Drugs.
Both EastEnders and Emmerdale have tackled drug addiciton this year and Emmerdale are still playing it out on-screen. Both storylines have been tackled very differently with very different characters in very different situations.
What I want to do is try and find out which soap has told the story most realistically. I have a good idea of which one I think has but want to speak to some people to try and answer my question. If anybody has any views on either storyline please let me know. Every opinion will be valid and used in my research.
Now it's back to the proposal
Quite good. I like the idea.
ReplyDeleteJust one thought popped to mind tho >>> it may be a bit difficult establishing what exactly accounts for a realistic representation. It's a bit of a fluffy-edged theme because drugs have different effects on people and there is (in most parts) a lot of 'behaviour censorship' in TV series. Because of the audiences and stuff.
My humble suggestion to you (which you may actually be doing already anyway, if I misinterpreted your topic angle) is to compare and the two ones qualitatively and draw you conclusions perhaps quantitatively from there, but 'which one is more realistic' may not work out best. That is, unless you're willing to do 'participant observation' in your own way and compare the true experience to what's depicted on the screen.
A x
I hadn't even thought of that. I could also look at the censorship though I guess because they are both pre-watershed programmes.
ReplyDeleteI like what you have suggested as well. I was going to talk to drug charities and organisations to see what they thought and possibly talk to recovering addicts.
Thank you Miss Tampere x