University of Central Florida Women and Art in Roman World Research Paper

For this assignment, you will be writing a research paper proposal on an arthistorical topic of your choosing. Your proposal will explain why you think aparticular research question deserves your attention. You will present some of thequestions you have around your research topic and explain how you would go aboutfinding the answers to these questions.You must provide a bibliography of at least 5 academic references that you feelwould help you in writing a research paper. You must carefully evaluate yoursources and consider whether or not they are appropriate and/or would provideenough information and analysis to help you develop your ideas for your proposal.Looking at academic references before and as you write your paper proposal isimportant in helping you understand your topic more clearly and precisely. It helpsyou understand research issues relevant to the topic of your proposal and toconvince your reader that your proposal is worthy of further investigation orinterest.The objective of this assignment is for you to:1) Develop your critical thinking skills2) Improve your general research and writing skills3) Identifying appropriate sources for scholarly and academic research4) Understand issues and identify sources relevant to the topic of your research.Format and WritingThis paper should be approximately 1000-1800 words (approx. 4-5 pages double spacedin a standard font and font size and one inch margins), NOT including bibliography orimages. Points will be deducted for overly short or overly long papers.Essays should be written in a formal, academic style. Do not use contractions or slang, donot use the 2nd or 1st person, and avoid a journalistic style. Do not frame your essayautobiographically (for instance, “When I read this, I thought this, but then after research,I realized this other thing.”).Figures/IllustrationsYou should include a reproduction of any work of art that you discuss in your paper.The image(s) should be at a high resolution and placed at the END of your paper.Call outs to your image should be done in the text. For instance:“The swooping line of the cloak brings one’s attention from the ground to thefocal point of the composition. (Figure 1)”Under the image (always placed at the end of the paper), you should have thefollowing information:1) The illustration/figure number that it was assigned in the text.2) Artist’s name (if known), title of work italicized, the artwork’s date.3) Source of illustration, in the form of a footnote.Bibliography and FootnotesYour bibliography is a list of all the works you have consulting for writing yourpaper, including those that were not cited in your paper. Bibliographies are notnumbered and are always organized in alphabetical order by the author last name.Footnotes are placed at the bottom of the page. They cite references or comment ona designated part of the text. When citing a reference, the footnote lets the readerknow where you got that information so that they can look for other sources in thesubject. The use of footnoting is also giving proper credit to other scholars andauthors because, remember, plagiarism and academic dishonesty will not betolerated. If you have any questions as to what constitutes plagiarism, you shouldcontact me and/or review the syllabus that outlines the code of academic honesty.Your bibliography and footnotes should be in Chicago Manual of Style:https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.htmlRecommendations for Online Research:Jstor: a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sourceswww.jstor.orgMetPublications: a digital library of the Met Museum’s publishing programs with over1,500 titles, including books, online publications, Bulletins, and Journals from the lastfive decades.https://www.metmuseum.org/art/metpublicationsLate papers will not be accepted. If you foresee an issue that would cause you tonot be able to turn in your paper by the deadline you must let me know well inadvance of the deadline. Poor planning does not necessitate an extension.TIPS!ABSOLUTELY FORBIDDEN SOURCES (A list, but not a complete list, of inappropriatesources for a paper like this):1) Wikipedia2) YouTube3) Dot com websites4) Popular newspapers or magazines, which lack the depth of scholarlywork because their audience is the general public (this includes thingsthat initially may seem scholarly, such as National Geographic)How to come up with a proposal idea:1) Determine why this research needs to be done and/or why it is interesting.2) Make your proposal as specific and clear as possible. What are some specificquestions that you would like to try to answer?3) Search online for articles/books that are about your general area of interestand then refine your search as you develop more specific directions that youwould like to exploreQuestions to ask/things to think about when you look at academic researchresources:1) Is the sources a primary source or a secondary source? (For an explanation ofthe difference, visit: https://libguides.furman.edu/special-collections/forstudents/primary-secondary-sources)2) Is the source objective or if there is an obvious bias?3) Look for contrasting sources (don’t just look for sources that support yourarguments)4) Is the article relevant and specific to your research topic?(NOTE: You are not required to visit any brick and mortar libraries for thisassignment, as I’m keeping in mind COVID-19 restrictions and people’s comfortlevels for social distancing)Suggestions for directions of investigation in your research:1) Investigating how a historical event influenced a style of art or an artist2) The development of iconography3) The importance of a particular medium on an artist or culture4) Comparing and contrasting artists, or comparing and contrasting similarobjects from different cultures/time periods5) Comparing different ideas about ideal beauty between cultures6) Looking at the development of fashion/hair styles in art