Visual & Performing Arts Resources @ UTSC

First, develop your research question: What are you trying to answer?

In order to develop keywords, look at the nouns within you research questions - persons, places, and things. You can also think about the 5Ws: 

• Who
• What
• When
• Where
• Why

List keywords that relate each concept in your research (use a thesaurus, course readings, or lecture notes for ideas).

For example: "Is there a significant relationship between openness and employee performance?"

Keywords:

• openness = open, intellectual, curious, thoughtful, creative
• performance = evaluation, achievement

Generating Keywords

Research Question:

What stereotypes have been used in portraying Arabic people in film or television since 9/11?