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Graduate Proposal ~ DRAFT

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✧ Grad Proposal Exercises ✧

Draft Pad

Exercise Draft #1

✧ Work out a PMOMM into a Graduate Proposal format ✧

✼ What do you want to make? ✼

An illustrated publication on superstition(s). More specifically, a look at the history and origin of a selection of superstitions and the function of superstition as a human phenomenon. Additionally, the publication should have a concluding chapter on fictitious superstitions of the future, considering the framework in which superstition emerge and speculating on which and how contemporary/current believes could evolve into possible superstitions in the future.

✼ How do you plan to make it?✼

• Read-up on general academic knowledge on superstition

• Select 3-4 common or uncommon superstition (personal relation)

• Research on the origin and prevalence of these superstitions

• Draft/sketch to illustrate the believes revealing their origin

• Look at contemporary believes and see if they fit a potential "future superstition" frame work

• Write about + illustrate these speculative superstitions of tomorrow

✼ What is your timetable? ✼

*Medium fast track*

Researching:

• Preliminary research and selection: ~ 1-2 weeks

• Research into selected superstitions + draft/sketch: ~ 1-2 weeks

• Contemporary example research: ~ 1- 2 weeks

• Draft texts: ~ 2 weeks

Making:

• Illustrate: ~ 2-3 weeks

• Write about research: ~ 2-3 weeks

• Put together publication: ~ 1 week

Total: ~ 2-3 months

✼ Why do you want to make it?✼

What draws me to this project is my ongoing fascination for the social-cultural narratives and their implications that contain elements of superstition and/or supernatural belief. Knowing that many superstitions originated in contexts and for reasons that are largely forgotten today, yet the superstitions remain anchored in our collective consciousness (whether one believes in them or not). Where and/or from whom do superstitions or supernatural beliefs come from? What does it take for a narrative, a story or the seed of a new belief to become part of a greater belief (system) and/or common consciousness within a culture/society? What are its advantages and disadvantages? Etc..

✼ Who can help you and how?✼

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✼ Relation to previous practice✼

• Storytelling & Narratives
• Symbolism & Folklore
• Speculative Fiction

✼ Relation to a larger context✼

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✼ References/bibliography✼

• Vyse, S. (1997) 'Believing in Magic - The Psychology of Superstition', Oxford University Press
• Mandal, F.B. (2018) 'Superstitions: A Culturally Transmitted Human Behavior', International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
• Fradera, A. (2016) 'The everyday magic of superstition', Society's Research Digest
• 'Magical Thinking', Wikipedia.com

➸ Rapid prototypes

#1 Prototype:

1. Choose a superstition and research its origin
2. Illustrate it

#2 Prototype:

1. Choose a superstition and research its origin
2. Illustrate it

#3 Prototype:

1. Choose a prior superstition and create a speculative superstition based on it
2. Illustrate it

Exercise Draft #2

✧ Work out a PMOMM into a Graduate Proposal format ✧

✼ What is it? ✼

✼ Why make it? ✼

✼ Workflow ✼

✼ Timetable ✼

✼ Previous practice ✼

✼ Relation to a wider context ✼

✼ Personal Reader ✼

➸ Rapid prototypes

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