Dissertation and Literature Review – Update feedback point #7

I decided to follow my tutor’s suggestion, and created a mind map that highlights the topics discussed in the reading materials I had gathered as well as my thoughts and questions. I ended up working in PowerPoint and a plan emerged as I was adding more quotations and comments. I colour-coded the quotations so that in the future, I can identify the source at a glance. This process has helped to clarify my thoughts and identify better how to proceed.

I will refine the plan in Word, but currently the main points are:

Introduction

  • Define Stylisation and the difference between style and stylisation.
  • Why is stylisation important (in general and for me)?
  • How is it achieved? how does it impact the approach to stylisation depending on the area of practice?

Main Body
Answer questions: Stylisation: how do codes differ across genres and how does it impact editorial illustrations?

  • Stylisation and editorial illustration: What are the particularities of editorial illustration that would have an impact on stylisation? (audience, subject,…)
  • Look at the work of illustrators like Paul Cox and R Fresson (and maybe another illustrator in a different area to look at similarities as well as differences): What is their approach to stylisation and what does it bring to their work, how do they work and does the medium they choose have an influence on the level of stylisation, how does their work compare with the work of other artists published in the same newspapers/magazines (to understand variety and trends)?

What does it mean for my practice – What am I trying to achieve and what is the way forward?

Conclusion: Are there other questions that need to be answered and require more research?

I have also looked at how to write a literature review. I have used the course resources and an article found on the University of Edinburgh’s website (https://institute-academic-development.ed.ac.uk/study-hub/learning-resources/literature-review).

My next step will consist in writing a first draft of the literature review.