GRAD703 – Week 09
Waves, The evolution of the Chinese characters
Methodology development
After a week of consideration, I couldn’t find any other methodology that fits better than historiography; on top of that, I might also add some elements of ethnography as I was interested in learning something about semiotics. I was very keen to learn the relationship between language development as a symbol and how they communicate an idea in different times or cultures.
I’ve planned the structure for chapter 3.
- the idea of historiography and how they help with my research
- explain the method used in the making of the products
- summarise the method and methodology
this is still very rudimentary, as I haven’t put too much time into the writing, as I am still trying to find pieces of information for the publication. It got complex as I went, and I still have yet to find a good way to help me accelerate the process in terms of selecting characters and finding facts and interesting talking points for them.
Read of the week
I found a great book. On the university library. called The past is a foreign country by David Lowenthal. It could be a good read for chapter3.
https://librarysearch.aut.ac.nz/vufind/Record/1190469
Another book in the library was Elements of semiology by Roland Barthes, which is also potentially a good research to give read.
https://librarysearch.aut.ac.nz/vufind/Record/1103324
