meegannie
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I thought I would post this here because I know there are some people who like WWII history and Japanese history here.
I have to come up with a topic for my 20,000-word modern history MA dissertation this week, and am at a complete loss as to what direction to take. The subject is supposed to be related to one of my modules, preferably, and I think I've narrowed it down to one: Asia-Pacific War and Modern Memory. The problem is that I have NEVER studied this area before (apart from military history on the Pacific front in WWII several years ago in undergrad), and I'm only four weeks into the module, so I still don't know a lot about the subject. I'm thinking about doing something on the interment of Japanese-Americans or racist propaganda/stereotypes of the Japanese in America during WWII, but I can't narrow it down further than that as I know so little about the subject. I feel so lost because I've never done a dissertation before (I've never even written an essay over 5,000 words) and my department isn't exactly the most organized or supportive. I'm going to talk to the professor in charge of the Asia-Pacific module tomorrow, but does anyone here who has knowledge of this area have any ideas? I need a topic that has enough English language sources that I can find in the UK since I don't have the money to travel to the US to do research. Also, any general dissertation advice? Thanks!
I have to come up with a topic for my 20,000-word modern history MA dissertation this week, and am at a complete loss as to what direction to take. The subject is supposed to be related to one of my modules, preferably, and I think I've narrowed it down to one: Asia-Pacific War and Modern Memory. The problem is that I have NEVER studied this area before (apart from military history on the Pacific front in WWII several years ago in undergrad), and I'm only four weeks into the module, so I still don't know a lot about the subject. I'm thinking about doing something on the interment of Japanese-Americans or racist propaganda/stereotypes of the Japanese in America during WWII, but I can't narrow it down further than that as I know so little about the subject. I feel so lost because I've never done a dissertation before (I've never even written an essay over 5,000 words) and my department isn't exactly the most organized or supportive. I'm going to talk to the professor in charge of the Asia-Pacific module tomorrow, but does anyone here who has knowledge of this area have any ideas? I need a topic that has enough English language sources that I can find in the UK since I don't have the money to travel to the US to do research. Also, any general dissertation advice? Thanks!