Hey perfect crime, i did a c/response, n trust me - it was da BEST!!! its hard work, but then the rest of the choices probably r too, n u really do get a lot out of it...Mine was called "Wet shirts and Tight Breeches: How 20th century film adaptations have reconfigured masculinity in Jane Austen's men"...it was heaps fun coz i'm a big fan of austen, n if u choose a certain aspect of heemingway that interests u, n on which u reckon theres heaps of avenues of research, then u really will enjoy it
many ppl would tell u that c/responses lack creativity n stuff - don't listen to them..u get to go out there, research, find what ppl say, n agree/disagree, n present that view to someone else - i love it coz i'm good at arguin n analysin - if thats your strong point, then that would help....
however, my advice would b to make up your mind on what u wanna do soon n get started..even if u don't have a specific area, research what aspects of hemmingway u could do it on n then go from there...if u do decide to do a CR, try gettin bulk of research done durin the xmas hols n term 1 - less stress for later....be aware that u are under a word limit - which is perhaps the most frustratin n challengin thing when doing CR...also be aware of the diff avenues of research - i've seen almost every relevant austen/contemporary culture/cinematic techniques/cultural theories/austen critics/austen values/austen anythin book/video/tape from the university of sydney, n since i live like 45mins away, it seemed like a huge effort at that time
..also i looked at like 75 websites n 72,900 webpages [i counted!]
so when u start, have a basic plan which u build along da way, as to where you'll find da info, what kinda info u're after n stuff like that - this plan thing can b part of your journal, n can be used for your internal assessments as well - givesu da edge over the rest of your classmates - not that that happened to me - i was da only one in my sch. doing it
i could go on forever on this - lolz - as u can see....my advice - if u wanna do it, if u think u can do it, of u have an idea, n if u have the ability to do it in terms of resources - go for it n don't worry bout what everyone else thinks!!
if you and anyone else wanting to or doing a CR for ext 2 needs more help, my msn is
currys_child@hotmail.com
u can contact me if u need help w/ other areas of ext 2 as well, but i doubt i could give u any help for performance poetry
oh yeah, good luck n have fun - its a blast
