Wednesday 3 December 2014

Study Task 5 - Research Proposal and Essay Plan

Title

From looking at aspects surrounding 'Britishness', I have decided to focus my essay on the complexity of British identity in the 21st century. I feel this would be an interesting topic to explore, both visually and academically. However, from my research I have found that this topic is alot more vague and complex than I originally thought. There are many current debates about British Identity,  and if it's multiculturalism should have an impact on the way we define it, and so I intend to do more research into the topic before choosing a title.

Does being a multi-cultural society mean we lose our national Identity?
How has the idea of British identity changed in the last 50 years?

Significance

Primary & Secondary Sources

Condor, S (2011). Rebranding Britain? Ideological dilemmas in political appeals to “British Multiculturalism”. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Martyn Barrett, Chris Flood, John Eade and contributors. 

Kingsnorth, P. (2009). Englishness Is A Cultural Identity. Available: https://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/ourkingdom-theme/paul-kingsnorth-1/2009/05/07/response-to-a-jigsaw-state-breaking-up-britain. Last accessed 3/12/2014.

Methods

Limitations
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Essay Plan

Introduction

Main Body

Visual Examples

Wilbur Dawbarn
Wilf Scott
Conclusion