Supervision Skype with Helen

Today I had a Skype call with Helen to talk through my essay draft so far. 

I am feeling confident with the way my essay is shaping and finding that as I write my review I am learning more and more about my inquiry topic and how it relates to my own personal practise so closely. I am able to explore and consolidate my learning through writing this essay and I feel this is helping me to develop as a professional. 

In terms of having my review down on paper, I am at the point where I need to consolidate my essay to make it clear what each part is talking about. I find that sometimes when I write it can be waffly so I need to ensure my points and clear and precise. 

Helen was very helpful in ensuring my that I am on the right track and just need to keep working on it to refine the details. This has given me confidence to keep improving, not only on my work but also by looking at how this process has changed my perception. I feel that for me, my inquiry has altered the way I perceive inequality within the performance industry and will make me reflect on experiences in a different light. 

Now I am also focusing on making my artefact for module three. I am creating a maze to represent how the pathway to a successful career isn't a straight line. I have learnt that there are many obstacles in order to reach your goals wether that's gender or other factors such as age, height, body type etc. I am enjoying this process as it is a creative way to show my findings. 

It will be interesting to hear how everyone else feels they are developing from reviewing their process. Please comment below. 

Module three Skype call - 17th November

 

In this evenings Skype call we looked at the notion of analysis in relation to our inquiries. This includes looking at reflection in relation to our information that we have gathered through our data collection and through literature. 

We discussed our struggles with grouping the data and finding key themes. It was evident that we all had managed to find lots of themes relating to our topic and collected data but selecting the few to talk about in our essay was the challenge. I personally have found that choosing themes that I have personal experiences of have been easier to explore. This way, it has also been more beneficial for me to analyse as I can relate my findings to my own personal daily practise. It was interesting that some of my peers found that they had 3 or 4 clear themes whereas others (myself included) have found lots of emerging themes. This suggests that everyone has different findings and sees data in an individual way. 

We then discussed relationships in terms of our findings. Helen suggested that instead of comparing things, sometimes it is better to look at the way things link and how they are similar. It is key to also link both literature and ethical considerations to our analysis of data to see how they connect. We agreed that relating to our own experiences is the most important even when discussing the relationships between two other aspects. 

Themes that have been found are often very large for many of us and finding the key points within a theme can be difficult to pull out and include only the most relevant information. A lot of us are passionate about our topics and want to include everything so cutting it down can be challenging. Personally, I have also found that it is better to just focus on a few topics and go in-depth into those rather than looking at lots of little themes and trying to talk about them all. 

Helen answered a question regarding the format of writing - she stated that the essay should be written in 1st person. The essay is about our personal practise so should be written from our point of view. We must just be aware that not every sentence beings with 'I'. 

It was also stated that we must ensure that the analysis looks at the data and then is reflected upon within the analysis section as opposed to just relaying the gathered data. 

Questions that are taken from our reflection as we carry out our inquiry are a starting point. This BAPP can lead us to explore further wether that is through further study or just development within our own personal practise. 

If anyone has any questions regarding this Skype call or anything I have written, please comment below.

Researching further literature

 

Hello all,

I am currently in the process of completing my write up regarding my inquiry research. The research report requires an element of further study into literature. I have found it helpful to expand my knowledge by reading books and looking into other studies carried out in the same subject area. 

On top of this I enjoy watching TED talks, I have found they are a great source of gaining interesting perspectives and learning new things. My topic is based around inequality and I am going to share two that I have found helpful lately. 

Please take and watch and comment your thoughts...

https://www.ted.com/talks/trevor_copp_and_jeff_fox_ballroom_dance_that_breaks_gender_roles?language=en

https://www.ted.com/talks/london_school_of_bollywood_being_non_binary_in_bollywood

Would be great to hear how everyone is getting on.

I hope everyone is staying safe in these difficult times, we must keep strong.