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Art History 1302: Modern Art II (Carr) Spring 2025

Research Strategy

For your assignment, your instructor is giving you a list of topics to choose from. You should also pick one or two artworks to discuss in your proposal. Research is easiest when you're interested in your topic and so try to choose a topic and artwork that you connect with!

Your next step is to figure out a research strategy. How are you going to research your topic? What keywords will you use to find information?

You can use artist name and names of the artworks as keywords to start with. And you can also use strategies like mind mapping, free writing, or one of the following prompts:

This video explains how research is a back and forth process.