What theoretical approaches,historical perspectives,cultural theories will you use?
Film and television analysis
This should be a short introductory paragraph: what is your arguing and why, what main points will you make to prove your overall argument?
A discussion of how will be structured,chapter by chapter
You need to give a rough outline for the topics or points for each chapter, what argument and theoretical approaches/academic standpoints you will use.You can tie this in with the next section:
A discussion of the research methods to be used (e.g. textual analysis, surveys, socio-historical contextualisation)
How have you researched this topic, what theoretical approaches,historical perspectives,cultural theories will you use? Semiotic analysis? Content analysis? Psychoanalytic theory? What are the key academic sources you will use? How are these approaches relevant to your argument?
A critical evaluation of primary and/or secondary research resources to be used.
Here you should indicate what sources you have already accessed/will access: as a rough guide, choose 5 key academic sources and explain briefly how they are useful to your dissertation. You can quote from them if you wish, but you must reference them fully and correctly using Harvard APA.
A full bibliography in APA, including any media texts (film, music, website, etc.) mentioned
You can also include an Indicative Research List of sources you have not yet accessed but will, under your Bibliography.