The history of media and technology is the history of war. Discuss with reference to Paul Virilio’s thesis in War and Cinema
Major Research Essay
Information about this task
Academic work involves the creation and development of new knowledge. In humanities and social sciences work, this is usually generated through research essays which are disseminated in peer-reviewed academic journals and books published by academic presses. These essays are based upon the careful collection, evaluation and discussion of evidence in service of a broader argument making a claim about the world in the context of a particular disciplinary field.
With this in mind, there are two components in this assessment, both written in response to one of the questions below.
- (a) The first focuses on the critical researching and reading of the field that underpins academic work, and involves the creation of an annotated bibliography in preparation for your final essay. You will need to locate and read six (6) relevant academic sources, providing detailed bibliographic information for each source along with a 150-200 word summary of the main themes, approach and argument of the source. This should be arranged alphabetically using the Chicago Style. These sources can include readings from the list provided with the essay questions under the Assessment Material tab on Blackboard.
Question: The history of media and technology is the history of war. Discuss with reference to Paul Virilio’s thesis in War and Cinema (1989)
