Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Research Questions

I have decided to research human rights violations during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. At the moment, I have a long list of resources I plan on going through during Thanksgiving Break. These include:


Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
Voices from the Storm- Lola Vollen/Chris Ying
A.D. New Orleans After the Deluge
When the Levees Broke  directed by Spike Lee
Unnatural Disaster; Human Rights in the Gulf Coast
http://www.amnestyusa.org/dignity/pdf/unnaturaldisaster.pdf
Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster by Michael Eric Dyson

Through just briefly scanning through some of these sources, I have found research questions that I believe will relate to my readings, but I am planning to come up with many questions so I can choose which one best fits or is able to evolve to become the best research question. 


-How were minorities treated in the aftermath of the Hurricane Katrina?
-Does this present a larger problem concerning race/socio-economic status of those "left behind" during the hurricane?

1 comment:

  1. The questions you came up with are zoomed in and focused. I would just keep on writing more and more questions to find an idea that can be supported and argued. Also, why is this important? I like your topic.

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