Eac Seneca
SENECA COLLEGE
EAC150: Summer 2013
Annotated Bibliography, Research Proposal,
and Research Essay
Annotated Bibliography (10%), due in class, Tuesday, May 28
Essay Proposal (10%), due in class, Tuesday, May 28
Research Essay (20%), due in class, Tuesday, June 18
Monsters are embodiments or personifications of social anxieties. For example, in general terms, vampires represent our fears and desires about sex; zombies represent our fear of the mob and loss of individuality; werewolves represent our animalistic selves and the transformation into madness; ghosts represent histories of traumatic events and troubled memories; witches represent the male fear of female power, knowledge, and sexuality.
Choose a monster. Your monster may be from legend, myth, folklore, literature, film, or popular culture. It may be from anywhere in the world, and from any period. You will develop a four-page research essay that connects your monster to the culture that invented it. Your thesis will explain how the monster represents the time and place from which it comes.
There are three ways to approach this project.
1. Research the origins of a monster—what are the earliest stories, and what do they say about that society?
2. Research how a monster changes over a period of time—how do changes in the monster represent changes in society?
3. Focus on the connection between a monster and its immediate context—how does a specific modern monster represent the contemporary concerns of society?
Your essay must make a clear argument. It must use (at least) one primary source and four or more secondary sources. Information, quotations, and other people’s opinions should be cited according to MLA style.
Annotated Bibliography:
Find four secondary sources on your monster or its historical context. They should be essays or book chapters. Use sources from the Seneca library system when possible. Cite each secondary source in alphabetical order
EAC150: Summer 2013
Annotated Bibliography, Research Proposal,
and Research Essay
Annotated Bibliography (10%), due in class, Tuesday, May 28
Essay Proposal (10%), due in class, Tuesday, May 28
Research Essay (20%), due in class, Tuesday, June 18
Monsters are embodiments or personifications of social anxieties. For example, in general terms, vampires represent our fears and desires about sex; zombies represent our fear of the mob and loss of individuality; werewolves represent our animalistic selves and the transformation into madness; ghosts represent histories of traumatic events and troubled memories; witches represent the male fear of female power, knowledge, and sexuality.
Choose a monster. Your monster may be from legend, myth, folklore, literature, film, or popular culture. It may be from anywhere in the world, and from any period. You will develop a four-page research essay that connects your monster to the culture that invented it. Your thesis will explain how the monster represents the time and place from which it comes.
There are three ways to approach this project.
1. Research the origins of a monster—what are the earliest stories, and what do they say about that society?
2. Research how a monster changes over a period of time—how do changes in the monster represent changes in society?
3. Focus on the connection between a monster and its immediate context—how does a specific modern monster represent the contemporary concerns of society?
Your essay must make a clear argument. It must use (at least) one primary source and four or more secondary sources. Information, quotations, and other people’s opinions should be cited according to MLA style.
Annotated Bibliography:
Find four secondary sources on your monster or its historical context. They should be essays or book chapters. Use sources from the Seneca library system when possible. Cite each secondary source in alphabetical order