Preparation and Commentary

Preparation and Commentary

This assignment required me to give a rough guide for the chapter titles and their contents and also provide a sample of around 1000 words from my essay. 

I started off by thinking about the research I have done and the themes that researcher had covered. I then thought about what I wanted to cover. Landscape is quite a niche area of art in general. The majority of the research covers art in general. Some of this research will be useful for my work as it will be applicable in this field. I wrote down the common themes and areas. I found the research covered certain areas like what caused the inequality, some talked about peoples experiences with it; whilst there was a lack of research on solutions to the problem. Most said it is a difficult thing to overcome, but none had in-depth workable solutions. I think because fighting against inequality in the world and fighting against inequality in the arts are very similar, one has influenced and caused the others, different methods and solutions must be utilised. 

I came up with three chapters which will form the body of my work. The introduction will be approximately 250 words, the conclusion being the same. My chapters will be approximately 1500 words. 

I decided that in my first chapter I will look at the causes of the inequality. This chapter will be a lot more general, as there are causes which have influenced landscape photography but are also direct causes in the wider art world, and indeed the whole world. Whilst some causes can be directly linked to landscape photography, others have influenced its course. 

The second chapter will look at effects that this inequality has had on women and in landscape photography itself. This will look more directly at the inequality in landscape photography. I will look at what effect this has had on the demography of photography and its effect on women. I will look how this has effected the general population as well. I believe this will be an important aspect of my research as whilst we can see how the inequality in landscape photography presents itself, we don’t see the effect that it has on everyone else.  

My last chapter will look at solutions to the problem. I propose a comprehensive list of solutions which I will research assiduously. I have noticed a lack of substantial solutions in my research. Researchers and scholars talk about the causes and the effects but those who talk about solutions are in a minority. 

I have looked at a variety of sources, including books, journals, websites, artists work and personal experiences. I have organised this research into my research folder. It is taking shape, I do need to organise it a bit better. I have printed out the resources, then I have made notes and picked out quotes and important parts on a separate page. Here is a link to my research folder page, here I will upload images showing my research. At a later date, I will upload images of my research to view online.  

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Here is my assignment:

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