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VIC150 : School and Society

A guide provided by E. J. Pratt Library for students in VIC 150 as taught by Dr. Temitope Adefarakan

Choosing a Lens to View your Topic

In order to specify the method, perspective, or lens through which you are conducting your inquiry, you will likely need to do some research.

I needed to look up many terms in REFERENCE TOOLS, before deciding that I am using an indigenist-feminist healing perspective.

Reference Tools are good starting points when looking at individual concepts or terms.

Conceptual Framework Ideas

Examples:

  • Decolonization and the Apology...
  • Indigenous-Feminist Anaylsis of the Apology and Effects of Residential Schools...

Subject-Specific Reference Sources

Check terms, facts, timelines, context, biographies, etc.

Examples for my research topic: