Context: Here, you will act as a critic: your task is to create an independent claim that
extends from both from a close-reading primary texts and secondary texts of your
choosing (see Annotated Bibliography).
Final Research Essay: In exploring both the benefits and drawbacks to the internets
ability to connect various communities, create a well-researched essay that articulates the
overall impact that a digital platform(s) has on a specific community of your choosing
and argue what specific changes that platform(s) could instigate to better inform and
connect that community in a way that benefits society.
ability to connect various communities, create a well-researched essay that articulates the
overall impact that a digital platform(s) has on a specific community of your choosing
and argue what specific changes that platform(s) could instigate to better inform and
connect that community in a way that benefits society.
First, centralize your claim around a community. For example…
o A racial community
o A community oriented around a political ideology
o Conspiracy theorists
o Influencers
o Digital celebrities
o I.e. Noble centralizes her claim to analyze Black communities
o A racial community
o A community oriented around a political ideology
o Conspiracy theorists
o Influencers
o Digital celebrities
o I.e. Noble centralizes her claim to analyze Black communities
Next, refine your community so that your analysis and research centralizes
around a more explicate group. This does not mean you can ONLY talk about this
sub-group, but it will help you to limit your scope. For example…
o Latino women
o Far-right white supremacists
o QAnon Believers
o Popular female influencers
o Male teenage digital celebrities
o I.e. Noble refines her scope to analyze the internets impact on young,
Black women
around a more explicate group. This does not mean you can ONLY talk about this
sub-group, but it will help you to limit your scope. For example…
o Latino women
o Far-right white supremacists
o QAnon Believers
o Popular female influencers
o Male teenage digital celebrities
o I.e. Noble refines her scope to analyze the internets impact on young,
Black women
Next, if helpful, consider orienting your analysis around a specific platform
o Latino womens experiences with Google
o Far-right white supremacists who use Facebook
o QAnon Believers use of Reddit
o Popular female Instagram influencers
o Male teenager YouTube stars
o I.e. Noble orients her analysis on Google and young, Black women.
o Latino womens experiences with Google
o Far-right white supremacists who use Facebook
o QAnon Believers use of Reddit
o Popular female Instagram influencers
o Male teenager YouTube stars
o I.e. Noble orients her analysis on Google and young, Black women.
Primary Source Research: At least four digital primary sources are required. In this
case, your primary sources will depend on your topicthey may be a tweet, a Facebook
page, a YouTube video created by a specific content creator, an online petition, etc.
case, your primary sources will depend on your topicthey may be a tweet, a Facebook
page, a YouTube video created by a specific content creator, an online petition, etc.
Secondary Source Research: At least four peer-reviewed academic sources are
required. At least one of these should be a chapter or section from Noble and/or
Benjamin. You may change your sources as you write the essay; doing so does not mean
that you alter your Annotated Bibliography (it is an act of pre-writing). Finally, you
must engage with at least one source that you disagree with in a specific regard.
required. At least one of these should be a chapter or section from Noble and/or
Benjamin. You may change your sources as you write the essay; doing so does not mean
that you alter your Annotated Bibliography (it is an act of pre-writing). Finally, you
must engage with at least one source that you disagree with in a specific regard.
Format: 6-8 pages, typed, double spaced. 12 pt. Times New Roman font. 1-inch
margins. MLA internal citations and bibliography.
margins. MLA internal citations and bibliography.
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