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Effective Research Strategies for Genre Analysis

This resource guide focuses on preparing for genre analysis by emphasizing the importance of thorough research, information evaluation, and understanding the core aspects of the genre. Learn how to gather and analyze relevant information to enhance your genre analysis skills effectively.

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Effective Research Strategies for Genre Analysis

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  1. Resources1. Preparation

  2. Process 1 Need to research just as you would for any assignment Find information on your topic Need to analyse and evaluate the validity of that information
  3. Process 2 Need to get to the core of the genre What do you need to know about the field? What are the debates? Need to raise questions to make an argument . Also need to focus on factual information.
  4. Process 3 Need to know who your audience is. Can you make it accessible without losing academic rigour?
  5. So:- Body of knowledge What’s in going on your chosen field Summarise debates Form reference points Make it accessible & readable
  6. Looking for a variety of relevant, quality resourcesNeed to evaluate and analyse those resources Google The leading Internet search company, whose primary business mission is to organize the world's information. Anyone can write a webpage Anyone can write/edit a Wikipedia entry
  7. Types of information
  8. Types of information -decide what you need
  9. Look at topicKeyword Grid
  10. Do a rough & ready keyword search on the Library catalogue
  11. Do a rough and ready search on the catalogue - look at contents page
  12. New(ish) printed books
  13. Look at reference works! Additional keywords Bibliographies Define topic Define scope Layout Cohesion Navigation etc
  14. Grove Music Online – part of Oxford Music Online Tools & Resources
  15. Return to Keyword Grid Composers Singers Patronage 18th Century
  16. Now think about how you are going to combine those keywords Venice OR Italy Venice NOT Beach Opera AND Venice
  17. Search tips Truncation music* musical Wildcard Wom?n Globali?ation “Search for phrase” in quotation marks Help pages of databases – video tutorials / webinars
  18. Make sure you have enough detail to find the information again Source used and the date you used it Searches undertaken and results found Keywords used, date range searched, location of material Full bibliographic details of the material found
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