Why choose this project topic?
This topic turns narrative communication into a focused reading task by investigating how rumours circulate to create suspense within fictional communities. A clearly bounded corpus gives you passages to compare and an argument to develop beyond a general plot summary.
What does a close analysis of two Nigerian novels featuring repeated retellings of contested events reveal about how rumours circulate to create suspense within fictional communities?
Agree the corpus size, editions and critical framework for this study of how rumours circulate to create suspense within fictional communities with your supervisor.
Proposed project objectives
- 01Define the textual features relevant to how rumours circulate to create suspense within fictional communities.
- 02Build a documented evidence set from two Nigerian novels featuring repeated retellings of contested events.
- 03Map transmission chains, narrator corrections and character responses to unverifiable information.
A suggested research approach
Obtain lawful access to two Nigerian novels featuring repeated retellings of contested events. Map transmission chains, narrator corrections and character responses to unverifiable information. Establish selection criteria before detailed reading, record edition and page references, and test the developing interpretation against passages that complicate it.
What you will need
- Lawful access to two Nigerian novels featuring repeated retellings of contested events
- A reading matrix for how rumours circulate to create suspense within fictional communities
- Relevant scholarly criticism and a consistent citation system
Keep your project scope clear
Fictional rumour networks cannot establish the behaviour of actual communities.
English and Literary Studies project chapter outline
Use this outline as a starting point. You can edit the chapter titles to match your department’s format during setup.
- Chapter 1General Introduction
- Chapter 2Literature Review and Theoretical Framework
- Chapter 3Analysis and Discussion
- Chapter 4Further Analysis and Findings
- Chapter 5Summary and Conclusion
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