After trawling through libraries and the internet trying to find information about times of social and political upheaval, I have come to a conclusion. To write an essay that effectively argues a point, I either have to stay with the 'safe' subjects which are dull, but have huge amounts of information available; or I go with a more interesting subject, with little to no information whatsoever.
Use of propaganda which is easy to find (Chinese wartime, Barak Obama's election campaign, WWII/WWI posters) are subjects which is widely known about anyway and a pretty standard thing to discuss, and because I don't particularly like essay writing anyway, I wanted to chose something which would catch my interest as a subject matter.
My initial thought process for the essay was to write about Thatcher's election, and the social repercussions that came thereafter, however the images and information discussing that exact subject just don't seem to exist, and the only evidence I seem to be able to find is some amateur made cut n paste image slating Thatcher, which isn't exactly the best thing to use when writing academic papers.
Use of propaganda which is easy to find (Chinese wartime, Barak Obama's election campaign, WWII/WWI posters) are subjects which is widely known about anyway and a pretty standard thing to discuss, and because I don't particularly like essay writing anyway, I wanted to chose something which would catch my interest as a subject matter.
My initial thought process for the essay was to write about Thatcher's election, and the social repercussions that came thereafter, however the images and information discussing that exact subject just don't seem to exist, and the only evidence I seem to be able to find is some amateur made cut n paste image slating Thatcher, which isn't exactly the best thing to use when writing academic papers.
Structuring an Essay
My chosen question is quite an open ended one, instead of asking 'How' or 'when', it simply asks to 'Discuss' the subject. For me this is great as it allows me to explore both sides of an argument myself and create my own thesis on the matter.
My essay will discuss how propaganda has been used to support a certain viewpoint during times of social/political upheaval. Depending on my subject, I will argue that illustration and other forms of media have played a huge role in swaying mindsets and creating hype around these critical times.
I will look to set out my essay as follows:
- Introduction- explaining the question and what the essay will discuss. (thesis)
- Para 1- Introduce my main case study and outline the time
- Para 2- Explain how illustration has been used to support the initial view
- Para 3- Image example 1- Discussion on how it was used.
- Para 4- Summary of first argument
- Para 5- Argue against paragraph 2 and outline argument
- Para 6- Image example 2- Discussion on how it was used.
- Para 7- Summary of second argument
- Para 8- Conclusion and Thesis reflection.
I will begin to gather possible sources to be used for my essay, including books, websites and other sources.
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