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Extension 1- Navigating the Global

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ssarahj:

--- Quote from: zemilyx on March 14, 2017, 10:00:22 pm ---Hi :)
Am struggling a bit with writing an essay for NTG in terms of structuring it. There's just so much to cover in terms of the paradigms and different movements I'm not quite sure how to put it all into cohesive paragraphs and make sense of it all. Can you make any suggestions for basic structure?
I'm also finding incorporating the theorist into it quite difficult. Which theorist did you do?
Thank you so much
Emily :))

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Hey Emily! Just wanted to add another perspective to what Bianca has already contributed:

In my essay I included multiple theorists that supported my thesis and paragraphs. So I had 3 "normal" paragraphs all focused on my texts, with the theory sewn in amongst it. Theory also formed a part of my actual nitty gritty analysis.
I used/mentioned:

- Nietzsche's 'Ubermensch'
- Hegel's 'master-slave dialectic'
- Edward Said's theory of 'Orientalism'
- Homi K. Bhabha's theory of 'cultural hybridity'

Off the top of my head, other common theorists that my peers used were Lyotard (like Bianca said), Baudrillard, Debord and Clifford.

Extension 1 can be messy and difficult and daunting because there is no perfect formula when writing your essay. This is what makes it unique to Advanced. Don't forget that its still a HSC English essay. So when you're deciding on a structure your main priority should still be your texts. The juicy paradigms and theories you're discovering should frame all of your analysis, not overtake it.

But keep at it, your ideas will solidify and your writing will develop as the year goes on and you keep rehashing the concepts. 😃

zemilyx:
Thank you so much!
I have an exam tomorrow and this is so helpful :)

elysepopplewell:
I've just set this topic to sticky for now so that students can find it easily when they go to the Ext 1 threads, in the hopes that the discussion for Navigating the Global can pick up! There's a good little team here so hopefully this makes it easier for browsing students to find their way here to join the chat :) So now it's stuck to the top of the forum like After the Bomb and Romanticism :)

Crabstickz:
Hi! I just wanted throw it out there to see if anyone else was studying Lost in Translation? does anyone have any tips on how to approach analysis, that is, concentrating on charlotte and viewing bob as supporting her navigation or vice-versa or together?

biancajuru:
Hey crabstickz! I did study Lost in Translation, and I'd suggest a focus on both characters. They each have there own stories and journeys, but when writing the essay I'd suggest you focus on the common issue they share (which are typical of individuals in the globalised context ie. loneliness, isolation, disconnection with self and milieu) and show how this effects them individually through examples. For example Charlottes visit to the temple and Bob's whisky ad should convey this disconnection with ones environment and thus self (as individuals are formed by their context) due to language barriers and disjunction with perceptions and reality largely due to cultural differences. It is important to make reference to the environment of Tokyo and what that means in their journey, and how their relationship enables the to anchor themselves in a constantly changing environment (typical description of modernity) by focusing on finding human connection and purpose via their relationship. In essence they both help each other on their similar paths of navigating the global- so focus on common ideas and then their individual examples to effectively convey an analysis :) hope this helps!

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