Honors Thesis Colloquium 2009-10

Patrick, please read the 2 posts I have written to the group: the one to Larry and class on method and the one how to propose your main focus (posted Oct. 1).  Overall, your proposal only needs minor refinement.  It is clear in its stated focus and rationale for why the study is warranted, especially in terms of the spatial analysis that you offer as a corrective to previous studies of jazz.  I would like to see you state your own method of research more explicitly.  Although you have cited a number of articles and books, these will be more appropriate for your annotated bibliography (though with more description on each).  This is not the same as indicating the method, however.  You come closer in your note about Bourdieu’s Marxist approach.  But what is not yet clear is what method you are using for spatial analysis.  Here David Harvey and other postmodern geographers will be useful.  Also Setha Lowe in terms of urban spaces.