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Joy Dixon and Jeffrey Alexander, in their Nelson Guide to Writing in History, second edition (2010), write the following about research proposals: “Once you have identified worthwhile sources and appropriate research questions, it is time to draft a proposal that draws them all together…here are some general tips on how to approach it. You should begin by outlining your topic. Describe its importance and discuss your sources, both primary and secondary, in detail. Summarize the sorts of historical debates that authors have been having about the subject. (This brief discussion of the existing secondary sources is known as a literature review). Finally, introduce and discuss your proposed research questions along with any preliminary conclusions or expectations that have been drawn. These can later be developed into the central argument, or thesis, of your essay. Of course, your final conclusions may contrast sharply with your initial expectations. This is one of the things that characterizes good research. Just as a police officer investigating a crime may have to change hypotheses as she or he uncovers new evidence, you should also be prepared to discover unexpected and interesting results as you proceed with your research.” (pp.34-35) Week 10 Mar.6/8 VANCOUVER AND GLOBALIZATION A. Required by all………………………………………………………………………… 1. Katharyne Mitchell, Crossing the Neoliberal Line: Pacific Rim Migration and the Metropolis (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004), chap. 2, “Vancouver Goes Global,” pp.40-86 and 227-234 (course pack) 2. Daniel Hiebert, “Immigration and the Changing Social Geography of Greater Vancouver,” BC Studies, no.121 (Spring 1999): 35-82 (available online through the UBC Library under journals OR through the BC Studies web page). 3. Charles Montgomery, “Futureville,” Canadian Geographic, May/June 2006: 44- 60 (available online in UBC Library through Academic Search). Complete). B. Additional for Student Presenters................................................................................. 4. David Ley, “Between Europe and Asia: The Case of the Missing Sequoias,” Ecumene, vol.2, no.2 (1995): 185-210 (course pack). 5. Laura Madokoro, “Chinatown and Monster Homes: The Splintered Diaspora in Vancouver,” Urban History Review, vol.39, no.2 (2011): 17-24 (available online through the UBC Library under journals OR through the Urban History Review web page). C Assignment for Presenters: Write a 4-5 page (double-spaced) essay identifying the arguments presented in these five readings and discuss how you would evaluate the insights to be drawn from these readings about the impact of globalization on Vancouver. . Week 11( Mar. 13/15) RESEARCH WEEK: NO CLASSES 6
Week 12 Mar. 20/22 Week 13 Mar. 27/29 Week 14 April 3/5 FIRST DRAFT PAPER PRESENTATIONS TO CLASS FIRST DRAFT PAPER PRESENTATIONS TO CLASS FIRST DRAFT PAPER PRESENTATIONS TO CLASS 5. RESEARCH PAPERS due: Friday, 20 April 2012 6. POSSIBLE ESSAY TOPICS: This assignment is open to a wide range of potential subjects about Vancouver’s past. The following are a number of topic ideas that you may want to consider. You are also encouraged to identify alternatives. One cautionary note must be considered when defining a topic, however. Research papers must address historical problems in an analytical manner and must employ primary sources that are readily available to UBC students. For these reasons some potential ideas may not be feasible. Your preliminary work in early September, then, must (i) not only identify a good idea but (ii) also determine if the idea is practical. All topic suggestions should receive my approval before you proceed past the preliminary stage of your research. 1) Urban recreation: Vancouver’s north shore 2) Housing: “Vancouver Specials” 3) Debate about building heights in Vancouver 4) Public housing (Raymur / Little Mountain) 5) Neighbourhood studies in the interwar years: Mt. Pleasant / Dunbar / West Vancouver 6) The evolution of a street: Hastings Street from Cambie to Main, 1940-1980. 7) Racism and South Asians in Vancouver, the 1980s 8) Police corruption: 1950s 9) D.E.R.A versus City Council, 1970s 10) Blacks in Vancouver, 1920s-1960s 11) Pollution and Fairview Slopes OR False Creek and air pollution, 1920s to 1960s 12) The Federal Government and Vancouver’s waterfront in the Second World War 13) “Urban Indians”: Non-Native response to First Nations residents, 1960s-70s. 14) Vancouver’s response to the unemployed, 1919–1922. 15) Working class suburb: South Vancouver, 1908-1930s 16) From “Skid Road” to the “Downtown Eastside,” 1940s-1970s. 17) Social anxiety about “Juvenile Delinquents” (from the late 1930s to the 1960s, or some portion thereof) [see BC Newspaper Index for “Juvenile Delinquents”]. 18) Stanley Park and tourism: 1920s to 1950s. 19) Changing Perceptions of Vancouver’s Chinatown, 1940s-1980s 20) The Barbequed Meats Controversy in Vancouver’s Chinatown in the 1970s 21) Yip Sang: Vancouver businessman 22) Member of Parliament Douglas Jung, MP, 1957-62 7
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