KOVN13,Histories of modern visuality, 15 credits, Autumn 2013 Exam assignment for Bjrn Fritz (BF) and Joacim Sprung

(JS) Your exam will be given a grade that is based on both teachers' assessments. Please read the instructions below carefully. Twice! This document can also be downloaded from the course homepage.

Email your exam-assignment to joacim.sprung.lu@analys.urkund.se on 31th of October 2013, at the latest!

Assignment Write a short history of a visual phenomenon. The visual phenomenon might be a specific visual media, visual text, Xerox machine, Aurora Borealis, 3D-vison or any other visual phenomena of your choice. The written paper should also be written with a general reader in mind, not a specialist.

Instructions

The assignment must be focused on close readings of a specific visual phenomenon or a series of similar visual phenomena, not only general tendencies or loose observations. Discuss one question or set of problematics throughout the article instead of jumping between different, unrelated topics. The paper should explicitly demonstrate awareness about the problematics of narrating and framing history. Historiography is never neutral, nor objective, and there are many forms of historical narratives, e.g. chronological, anachronical, genealogical, speculative etc. Demonstrate a critical approach to sources and material. Make yourself as author visible in the text when you pursue your argument, instead of giving a seemingly objective account of your topic. Include at least two pictures in your assignment. Illustrations/images and legends are included in the page count up to the number of 5 pictures. If exceeding 5 pictures, use a separate appendix. The appendix are not included in the page count. Organize the text according to the formal requirements.

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Formal requirements
The written assignment must be written in English. If you use sources and material written in other languages then please translate your quote into English in the main text and write the original quote in full length in a footnote. The main text must be 4 500 words (+/- 500) The assignment must have a correct cover page according to the template (see below) A 100 (+/-25) word abstract must be attached in the beginning. List 5-8 keywords (used in web searches for theses, articles, dissertations). Use footnotes (the Oxford system, see below), not endnotes. More information on the Oxford system will be provided during the academic writing seminar. The footnotes are included in the page count, whereas the bibliography and appendix are not. The manuscript must be meticulously proofread. Submit your exam in Word format or compatible word processing software (not pdf). Name your file: Your family name, your given name, KOVN13 (without quotation marks). Example: Sprung, Joacim, KOVN13. Write your name and course code (KOVN13) on the top of every page. Paginate your document. The body of text should have the following basic layout:

A font that is easy to read, for example: Times New Roman or Garamond. Chapter headings, 14 pt., bold. Section, 12 pt., and Sub-section headings, 12 pt., italics. Two blank lines are inserted before and one after each heading (including section headings). Body text, 12 pt., 1,5-spacing. Footnote text, 10 pt., 1.0-spacing. Bibliography, 12 pt., 1.0-spacing, book and journal titles in italics, and in alphabetical order. Page number, 12 pt., lower right comer. Page margins, top 2,5 cm, bottom 2 cm, left 2,5 cm, right 4 cm. Quotations exceeding 40 words or three lines should be displayed, indented and written in 11 pt., in the text.

Style instructions
Use a clear readable style, avoiding jargon. If technical terms or acronyms must be included, define them when first used. Use non-racist, non-sexist language and plurals rather than he/she. Style: A really good guide to understand the Oxford system is to read R.M., Ritter, The Oxford Guide to Style, 2nd Ed. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2002 (or later). You can find it on the internet or at the library.
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Spellings: UK or US spellings may be used with '-ize' spellings as given in the Oxford English Dictionary (e.g. organize, recognize). Punctuation: use single quotation marks with double quotes inside single quotes. Present dates in the form 1 May 1998. Do use points in abbreviations but not in contractions or acronyms (e.g., i.e. op.cit., AD, USA, Dr, PhD).

Resources
Lund university guide for academic writing, AWELU (Academic Writing in English at Lund University), can be found here: http://awelu.srv.lu.se Lund University Library also has a guide on the same topic: http://www.lub.lu.se/en/write-referee/referencing.html The Oxford footnote system is generally used for references in the papers and theses on the MAs programme. Urkunds Plagiarism Handbook deals extensively with the rules of academic writing with regard to plagiarism, and presents several clarifying examples: http://www.urkund.se/en/support handbokenasp

Recommended structure
Cover page Abstract Introduction According to template Your article in a nutshell. Do not forget the key words. What is your topic and why is it so interesting? Do not forget to write something about your delimitation. Historical, social, visual and/or something else. Get close, be concrete. Pick your shots. The point of it all. Try also to open up your conclusions to a wider set of problematic or perspectives. Sources and references listed (unpublished, published, media, etc.) in alphabetical order. List your images and copyright holder(s). Images, texts and other important sources. . (If applicable.) 3/5 !

Background Analysis/argumentation Recap & conclusion

Bibliography

List of images Appendix(ice)

Cover page template

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Exam Assessment Sheet

Tutors: Joacim Sprung (JS); Bjrn Fritz (BF) Your grade is based on all teachers assessments. You will be awarded one of the following grades: A, B (Pass with Distinction) / C, D, E (Pass) / F (Fail) The assessment is based on the four criteria below. The criteria are color-coded so the teachers can highlight specific text passages with the relevant color. Comments may also be inserted directly into your text. [They will be formatted like this.] Student: Criteria Does your exam follow the instructions? Does your paper have a proper level of complexity and/or difficulty for a general reader? Are sources clearly represented, and is your own voice as author distinct from your sources? Evaluation Yes Mostly Not enough Comments

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Does your paper Yes articulate a historical argument, and does it reflect on its own historiographical narration? Additional comments Grade

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