ARTH 266 ASPECTS OF THE HISTORY OF FIBRE ART: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON FIBRE

B: ORIGINAL RESEARCH PROJECT and PROPOSAL

Research Project Proposal: 10%

Original Research Project: 35%

RESEARCH PROJECT

This research project must have been preceded by a Research proposal that has been approved

by me.

Your research into a textile object, maker, production, technology, exhibition, or issue of YOUR

CHOICE can be presented as:

1. A traditional double-spaced 2500-word research paper presented as a paper copy. It must be

accompanied by images along with endnotes and a bibliography.

OR

2. An investigative textile project that involves making (but this must be separate from any

studio art projects) along with a double-spaced 1000-word written component that will relate

your making project to some aspect of ARTH 266. The object and the written portion MUST be

presented together. The written component must include 1) a brief outline of your project

(materials, technique, etc.) and 2) an art historical discussion of your project

OR

3. A poster project that includes the poster plus a 800-word double spaced written component.

The written component will expand on some aspect(s) of the issues/research you have

presented in your poster. The poster and its written component must be presented together.
(for guidelines on creating a poster see: NYU Library, “How to Create a Research Poster: Poster

Basics,” http://guides.nyu.edu/posters.)

OR 4. A video presentation of 20 minutes that discusses your research and includes images. This

can be presented as a recorded Powerpoint or in another format approved by the instructor.

This can be a creative video as long as it indicates your research engagement and expert

knowledge of your subject. You must also include a proper bibliography of your sources.

Whatever format you use, you must cite your sources as footnotes or endnotes and provide a

bibliography in the Chicago or MLS style. For guidance with these styles please consult the library

website.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

Students are reminded to review the Concordia Code of Conduct to be certain that they are not

guilty of plagiarism or other unethical practices. The Code of Conduct (Academic) is a University

policy that outlines the procedures by which academic honesty or integrity is enforced. It

outlines offenses, procedures for dealing with offenses and possible sanctions if charges are

upheld. The Code of Conduct (Academic) can be found on the Concordia website at

http://www.concordia.ca/students/academic-integrity/code.html

Please pay particular attention to Section III which outlines well known offences, such as

plagiarism, and some you may not think are wrong, such as multiple submissions. Plagiarism is

not just handing in someone else’s work as your own. Plagiarism also happens if you use

someone else’s words or ideas without citing them properly.

Proposal Grading Rubric:

1.Topic – suitability including relevance to course and adherence to guideline 0.5

2.What particular issue(s) from the course will you be including such as:

feminism, postcolonialism, decolonializing, gender, orientalising, self-orientalism, borrowing,

authenticity, appropriation, transculturation,

contact zones, arts and craft ideology, TAP, etc. 0.5

3.Three questions that you are considering addressing 3.0

4.Possible thesis statement or primary line of inquiry/question 1.0

5.Two tentative relevant academic sources (journal article, book, book chapter, 4.0

museum catalogue, museum website, dictionary from Concordia website

other relevant peer-reviewed source) cited in proper bibliographic format

with a brief sentence regarding their pertinence to your thesis/main question

6.Grammar and Spelling 1.0