Create a group of 4-5 people. Based on your Topic Selection Form, explain in about 4 minutes (the same time you will have for your oral presentation, but in a more informal way) your research ideas including your initial title, themes and issues, methods and sources, objects or images to analyse, and the relation of your project to your practice.

Do not worry if you do not know all of these, or if some of the spaces in your Topic Selection Form are still blank, you will receive some ideas and help from other students.  

Critical reading

Object analysis

Interviews

surveys

Past 5 years

The common person

Designers - William Morris, Yanagi Soetsu, Grayson Perry, crafts people and artisans

Object analysis - Grayson perry quilt

Image analysis -

Exhibition - hidden hero’s in William Morris museum (Japanese craft movement)

Looking at previous interviews of Grayson Perry

-          Take a moment to read it.

-          Ask anyone for further details about what they mentioned on the sheet. Make sure you understand what has been written.

-          Reflect on the feedback received think about the next steps to help you construct your dissertation proposal.

-          Add the new ideas to your Topic Selection Form so you can return to them later.

Ideally, by now you should have enough material in all the sections of your form to allow you to put together your oral presentation. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to email me at c.solercaicedo@kingston.ac.uk