Research a historical text that you can use to compare with your contemporary, primary text.
By 'historical' we mean anything pre-2000 but the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s or even 80s might be more fruitful because they pre-date many of the important changes that have occurred more recently (such as the gains for women as a result of feminism; or greater equality for ethnic minorities now that we are - arguably - a more inclusive and multi-cultural society; or the ground-breaking developments in new media/digital technology).
The purpose here is to be able to demonstrate...
- how society and the issue you are investigating has changed over the years and how these changes are reflected in different media texts, or - to put it another way...
- how popular culture reflects the 'spirit of the age' or zeitgeist
- How is it similar/different to your main text?
- How does this show how the genre/society/issue has changed?
If you can't get hold of an original copy of the text it's not the end of the world - you will be stuck doing secondary research. Just make sure you do plenty of it and find out information from a few different sources.
As ever, add your historical text(s) research, textual analysis and links/bibliography to your Notes and Quotes document. Also, remember that Task #2 and the latest Notes & Quotes word count is due this week!
Task #3 deadline: Wednesday 29 November
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