BA3A Week 2

Feeling overwhelmed and unfocused whenever I sat down to work on my dissertation, I got some feedback on what I'd written so far. It was recommended that before I go any further:
  • I should figure out what it is I want to learn from my research
  • I should figure out what could help me with my personal showcase and other projects 
  • Perhaps create a structure based around that goal 
  • Also character design is such a broad subject that maybe I only need to talk about one genre
As I'm struggling to stay invested in this topic, some other ideas for what I could write about include:

  • The hero's journey in My Hero Academia, how it subverts, parodies, and doubles down on elements of the genre to it's advantage, compare it to other stories with a similar premise (Sky High movie, Unordinary webcomic) and examine what makes it more effective
  • The hero's journey in Steven Universe, and how to tackle the portrayal of thought provoking issues regarding anxiety, identity and sexuality in cartoons
  • Studying what the difference is between kids cartoons and the increasingly popular cartoons that are simple enough to be understood by kids, but smart and sophisticated enough to entertain adults as well (e.g: Adventure Time, Steven Universe, Gravity Falls)

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