Rhonda Does Research

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Coming up with a research schedule

I'm not really sure how to schedule my research, but right now I plan to spend an hour a day searching until I have enough for the annotated bibliography and the definitions essay. I will probably go to the library tomorrow after class, assuming I get the okay on my proposal. So, that's as much as I can say about that right now.

I'm still thinking pretty hard about my movie (oops- got to get used to using "film" when I'm working on this project). Avengers: Age of Ultron has several scenes I'm thinking of using. I'm definitely going to use the scene near the end with Clint and Wanda, where he lays out what it means to be an Avenger, and I'm looking at Tony and Bruce deciding to use the staff for Ultron, but I also need Cap chewing Tony out for not sharing info. I think. That's as far as I've gotten on my primary research to date.

Sunday, February 14, 2016

Waiting is the Hardest Part

The "Heroic Age" roster of the Avengers. Cover art for Avengers vol. 4, #12.1, by Bryan Hitch. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I turned my research proposal in on Wednesday, so I figure I'll get it back on this coming Wednesday. Tomorrow (Monday) seems too soon, based on last semester's assignments in all my classes. I'm really hoping she okays it. I'm sticking with Avengers: Age of Ultron and a men's studies approach, but I narrowed it down to the code of the team. My initial research question is: Do the Avengers all keep to the same code?

The reason I'm asking this is that it seems to me that they don't, and they probably should for the good of the group. This brings me to the fact that I am worried that I am partly drawn to that conclusion because I have a pretty good idea what the filmmakers are planning for the future films, thanks to my older brothers, Paul and Brian. I'll get to that in my next post.

Monday, February 1, 2016

Men's Studies and Avengers: Age of Ultron

Captain America and The Avengers
(Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Today's lecture was on men's studies, and I've decided to use that for my approach to Avengers: Age of Ultron. What interested me most was behavior codes, specifically warrior codes. Watching the film again had me noticing all sorts of things I didn't think about when I first saw it. For example, it's kinda obvious that they've all been working together a lot, since they have developed team moves, like Thor hitting Captain America's shield with his hammer and knocking out a large group of soldiers at one time with the shock wave. What struck me the most, however, was when Captain America talked about losing "together" if it was necessary. The basic cause of the action is Stark wanting to work alone or just with Banner and wanting not to even discuss his plans with the rest of the team. Is this just because he's so used to getting his own way he can't stand to be thwarted? Or is it that he isn't sure that he wants to be part of the team when they're not actually fighting? Either way, the code of the group seems to involve being a group and being open with the group about things involving the group.
I've got a lot of thinking to do, and a proposal draft due on Wednesday, so I'd better get to it.