Research Paper

The Assignment: Write an 10-12 page formal research paper about the work of bell hooks, or the application of her theories to art, film, and any other relevant ideas associated with her scholarship. Your research paper should include her work, as well as secondary scholarship about her work. Any of the assigned readings can be used in your research paper and bibliography. Be sure to get a significant number of scholarly research materials about your chosen artist from Davidson Library. We have a lot of important scholarly journals, monographic studies, exhibition catalogues and books in the Art & Architecture Collection that are essential to research and write this paper. All of our assigned books are on reserve at the library, if you don't have all of them.

Research Paper Due: Paper Due Saturday, December 9 by 11:30PM PT. (email it to me).

Research Materials: You will need to utilize the books, exhibition catalogues and scholarly journal articles that are available at the Davidson Library to conduct your research. 

DO NOT USE: Wikipedia, blogs, newspaper articles, encyclopedias, dictionaries, textbooks, and unverified online sources that are not scholarly.

Paper Format: 
1. 10-12 pages of text (this does NOT include the cover page, bibliography or images)
2. Double-spaced
3. Cover page
4. Footnotes or Endnotes
5. Bibliography
6. Images of the works of art discussed
7. Use numerous different research sources (including peer-reviewed journal articles, books, exhibition catalogues, monographs, etc.). You may not use blogs, Wikipedia, encyclopedias, dictionaries, Oxford Art Online, textbooks and unauthorized websites.

On writing the paper:
1. The selection of a good thesis and supporting examples is an important part of producing a good paper. Be selective. The paper is about how to look closely at works of art and how your evaluation of objects and images is expanded by the specific context in which they are presented.
2. Write primarily with nouns and verbs. Avoid unnecessary (especially vague and imprecise) adjectives and adverbs.
3. Revise and rewrite. Proofread your work. Do not rely solely on "spell check."


4. Use the dictionary to refer to words you do not fully understand.
5. Do not overstate, or excessively use qualifiers (such as very, rather, little, etc.). 


6. Use orthodox diction and accurate spelling. ("Its" is possessive; "It's" is a contraction for "it is," "Its' " doesn't exist. "Their" is possessive, "They're" is a contraction of "they are," There is declarative).
7. Be clear. Make references clearly. (Do not use the word "this" as the subject of a sentence).
8. Do not let your opinions get in the way of your writing.
9. Avoid using Wikipedia, blogs, newspaper articles, encyclopedia entries and other materials that are not scholarly. These ARE NOT research materials for a formal research paper.
10. Get to the point quickly. Concentrate on quality of writing not quantity of words.
11. Campus Tutoring Services and Writing Workshops. For more information: CLAS Student Resource Building Room SRB 3210 
(805) 893-3269 http://clas.sa.ucsb.edu 

Academic Integrity: Students in this class are expected to complete ALL of the assignments and requirements with academic integrity. Plagiarism and cheating violate university regulations and are reportable offenses that may result in Academic Suspension or Dismissal from UCSB, but will definitely result in dismissal or failure in this course. 

Plagiarism: Plagiarism is defined by the University as an academic offense in which a student uses another person’s work and submits it with the intent that it should be taken as his or her own work. Plagiarism would consist of any of the following: 

1) Quoting any part of a printed or electronic source without enclosing the quotation in quotation marks and providing the reference for the source.

2) Paraphrasing any part of a printed or electronic source without acknowledging the source.
3) Presenting the point of view stated in a printed or electronic source without acknowledging your reliance on the source.

4) Copying phrases and sentences from a printed or electronic source that is paraphrased without enclosing the cited text directly in quotation marks.

5) Copying work submitted by another student.
6) Submitting work written by someone else as if it is your own. Unintentional plagiarism can occur when writing up an essay from notes or even memory, by reproducing sentences, phrases, or a general line of discussion or point of view from the sources you have studied as if they are your own work, though these passages are in fact borrowed from other sources. To avoid suspicion of plagiarism under these circumstances, it is advisable to take care when taking notes to enclose any text copied verbatim from a source in quotations marks (making a note of the page number). 

**Papers submitted for other classes MAY NOT be submitted for Art 130. This form of academic misconduct, as well as plagiarism, is a very serious transgression that will result in failing the course and appearing before the Dean and the Judicial Affairs Hearing Committee (which most often results in expulsion).