COP1 - Research Task

Today we had a short talk from Simon who showed us a few different ways we can approach the research for the first CoP essay. He talked us through using Google Books and Google Scholar, as well as showing us a few websites such as JStor.

We were then told to use the library or internet to begin some research. Using the list of books recommended, I took out four texts from the library:

- Media, Gender & Identity - D Gauntlett

- On Brand - Wally Olins

- A Theory of Shopping - D Miller

- Consumer Culture -

I picked these books based on the fact I would like to do my essay based on the social quotes, looking at capitalism, consumer culture and the world of branding.

I have begun reading On Brand and taking notes to help push the content of my essay forward and develop it further.

I found this two hour research session really useful as it gave me time to really focus on what I would like to include within my writing.