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Reflection

I found this paper a bit challenging mostly because of the classes I had missed. I wanted to continue uni regardless of what was happening in my personal life and from that perspective I am overall happy with the work I had produced. I gained a better understanding of my connection with CPTSD, photography and gained more knowledge in terms of research which is key. I really enjoyed this paper mostly because I feel as though this has grown me so much as a designer, more than the last two years did.

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Design

here is the design for my final work. I wanted to bring in the black again to link this back to my 702 project. I did change the font however since I wanted this to have a different feeling than the cyberpunk work I did for my publication. I have always been bad with text layout however this turned out pretty alright.

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Draft

I made sure to keep chapter two as informative as I could only providing information that was backed by proper sources. I was overall happy with how the draft had turned out especially chapter two as it was extremely informative on a personal level to read about CPTSD and understand it more. Also the connect I have with photography and metaphorical approach on mental health all made sense.

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Finishing up the text draft

I wanted to write down everything in a separate document before designing the final product. I had missed a few sessions towards the end due to personal life issues hence why it was important for me to understand the rest of this project the best I could

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Changed

because of the changes I had made for 702 I had to make changes to my paper and so I replanned everything to get a clear idea of where im at this helped me plan out my paragraphs a lot better

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Class activity

in class we went over chapter four and it was really informative. We talked about how to connect chapter four with chapter two to show growth learning and understanding.

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Feedback from Tati about the work I had done really helped me understand more about APA referencing, researching and making sure I don't put opinions into chapter two as it is meant to be research based

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Feedback

Dear Naina, Firstly, we would like to acknowledge your efforts in preparing your formative submission for GRAD703. However, due to issues with your submission, you did not achieve a passable grade. This may be related to an incomplete submission or the poor quality of the exegesis draft/contextual blog. We cannot stress enough the importance of addressing this. We urge you to adopt a renewed attitude towards the paper to produce a quality summative submission that meets the standards expected of a Level 7 course. Engaging fully with the course is essential. It not only provides activities to help prepare you for your summative assessment but also highlights the importance of completing all Student Distance Learning (SDL) requirements for this paper. Kindest regards, GRAD703 Teaching Team Changes in project: This is no longer going to be a website/social media based campaign. I am now doing a publication - printed photographic awareness. It will be more poetic.

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Chapter 2

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I looked up replacement for certain words as I felt stuck and didn't know how to explain something that could link with the whole garden analogy.

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Chapter 1

So I changed a few things from the draft I wrote by hand. I wanted to use a metaphorical approach to this chapter by comparing childhood to a blanket however I was having a hard time with that so I turned to garden as that is something we talked about a lot in my therapy sessions. the words most used in these sessions were "blooming, nurturing, growing," and to me this was more close to a garden than a blanket. I wanted to also use metaphors as I feel more comfortable talking about the experiences I went through as something other than what they were. I think I am nor will I ever be ready to go into detail of the abuse. So the garden analogy felt comforting. I also referred to CPTSD as a ghost since it isn't something people can see other than those who experience it. And it's a bit of a play from what people usually say "I have my demons". I thought calling it a demon was overdone hence why I used ghost as it comes off as less serious and plays on the haunting feels of the trauma. I then wanted the chapter to end on a more positive note going back to the garden analogy where I mentioned that the ghost is now the reminder of that same garden blooming. Which symbolises my growth and acceptance of my trauma - seeing it as something I am proud I went through so I can use my experience to help others. I use to find "You are so mature" hurtful as I knew the price I paid for the knowledge I give out. But now I am in a place where I am more proud. To touch back on the debt part - that sentence used to be said in my family a lot. It came to mind when I was typing which was a funny take. "finally being able to bloom" I have been working on relearning many things during my sessions and rebuilding the foundation I should have had. Which is why I included this sentence at the end and is something I am proud of.

The "ghost" word also links back to the 10 point activity in which I mentioned on the first slide that it is the ghost of the past. So it is nice to see these ideas come together.

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Week 3 Review

I really like how helpful the activity was. It was a good way to work with people and get multiple perspectives on a chapter that we read together. The SDL was the write chapter 1.

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Week 3 Class activity

We read a chapter and wrote down what we got from it.

This activity was very helpful because it gave a good idea of what our first chapter could look like and how we can structure it.

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Week 3 SDL

This is a rough draft of the first chapter I wrote after the class activity.

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Week 2 review

I wasn't able to attend class week two however I did try to stay on top by looking at the uploaded files. I couldn't find much tho and I am a bit behind which is why I will be using week 3 to catch up.

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SDL Exegesis 300 - 500 words

“Exegesis” refers to the written document that was submitted alongside the creative works of art design students in practice-led research projects. The length of the exegesis can be anywhere from 5,000 - 60,000 words going in great detail about the research and the project. The structure for exegesis was found to be an introduction, three main sections and finally the conclusion. The introduction creates a bridge between the research and the creative project making it a whole. Some researchers used the introduction to introduce themselves and connect that information with the project. The three main sections are situating concepts, precedence of practice, researcher's creative practice. 

There are a few different structures of exegesis, the most common being the traditional exegesis structure which features five chapters, introduction and conclusion. The order of information for this structure occurs in this order; introduction; literature review; methodology; data collection; data analysis; findings; conclusion. However for the practice-led research project this structure is not appropriate despite some parts being useful. 

There are two great exegesis models for practice-led research, context model and commentary model. Both of these models are very much different from each other. The context model focuses more on a broader field of practice, but very limited perspective. Hence why most researchers lean towards the commentary model. Commentary model focuses more on the creative work itself describing the creative work, creative process and the reception of the work by the audience. However this model presents its own problem which is that it does not connect the creative practice and research project to the wider fields. It can give the impression that the creative practice is only relatable to the researcher. 

Both of these structures got combined into a hybrid of sorts. This too has its own negatives and positives too much like the others.

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Week 1 reflection

Overall this week doing the class activities helped me understand where my project is headed. it was also very informative in regards to "exegesis". Exegesis is a word I was unfamiliar with however now I am starting to get a better understanding of it and its correlation to my project.