Radio Studies Final Project
For your Take-Home Essay, you are asked to make connections on the analytical frameworks and concepts noted in at least three of the readings in Part 11B: A Menu of Conceptual Frameworks in Week 11. Please clearly indicate notes on a minimum of three scholars who you plan to write on in your Take-Home Essay. For each scholar, indicate: o What is the analytical framework or concept that you will examine by the scholar(s)? This is similar to what we did for Week 11 seminar. o How does this analytical framework or concept and the way the scholar implements it help you better understand something about radio or podcasting? How is this a contribution to improve knowledge in the field of Radio Studies? o What are some of the weaknesses of the analytical framework or concept that, for example, you feel would be difficult to apply in real-life situations? o How does this scholars work or concept help you better understand what you produced for your audio piece for your Final Project? o Be sure to note how the scholar exemplifies their content (for example, to what real-life events do scholars apply their concepts and analytical frameworks?). Historical information helps demonstrate your knowledge of radio and podcasting. The key is to choose one or two historical aspects that directly illustrate what you want to focus on in your Take-Home Essay. Everything has a historical context. You may find that you weave historical analysis in with your analysis of what the scholars write. Harrisons conceptualization of the Black community through campus-based hip-hop radio looks at the 1990s, for example. Even Brekkes analysis of Yellow Rain has historical qualities to it in that it shows how a podcast investigates the past. Whatever is in the past is historical. Historical analysis should include: o Why is this specific historical context helpful in better understanding your topic and/or Radio Studies? o Is there something about this historical context that influenced your Final Project?
