Updates

    Hi everyone! A lot has happened after winter break, I have been very busy, and I apologize for the late updates.

    To begin with, I have been workshopping and reiterating my thesis proposal based off Dr. Newman's feedback. 

    A challenge in my thesis project as I move forward on a rough draft is clarifying in my abstract what exactly my thesis and exhibit will be about. I believe last semester, I was slightly confused on what my thesis statement had to be about and thought it had to clearly demonstrate action and directly involve my exhibit. My thesis is not focused around student-curated exhibitions, or even exhibitions, but Lolita fashion holistically.

    I will be workshopping my thesis statement for the next draft in order for my project to be more cohesive and understandable. I don't mention student-curated exhibitions anywhere else in my thesis, so there's nothing for me to cut out regarding that. However, it would be worth mentioning other exhibits that were displayed about Lolita fashion as well as sources that include public perception of the fashion to an "outsider."

    These modifications will help my project advance because they will narrow and concentrate my thesis, while at the same time expanding it and giving it more context in a way that is relevant. There's so much I want to include in my thesis, but not super clear, accurate information and most of it I have to extrapolate or get a sense for by looking inwards on communities. I do think there will be enough to reference, though, as the paper is aimed more toward those who have little to no knowledge about Lolita fashion.

See you in the next update!

- Carolyn