Tutorial with Richard re Dissertation
Today Richard highlighted a few points that I need to think about with regard to improving my dissertation. I have misunderstood a little about the Cartesian theory.
Cartesian theory is a theoretical framework of the way we look at the landscape. It has influenced culture.
Further reading ....
"Landscape and Memory" by Simon Schama
"Landscape Theory" by James Elkins
"The Dark Side of the Landscape" by John Barrell
"Visual Culture" by Mirzeoff
Richard also gave me a Reading List of books that I should look at and add to my Bibliography. I have too many quotes from the same source. My Bibliography does not have many book on Landscape!
We discussed how the landscape can create anxieties or alleviate worries depending on the landscape and ourselves. (Calm = picturesque; Anxiety = dangerous precipice)
The landscape is a construct of ourselves. As Farmers, we are part of the land, moving into cities then it becomes an extension of ourselves (the picturesque)
Richard invited me to come along to his lectures on Thursday at 2pm. His lectures are related to my dissertation theme of landscape.
Richard is an incredibly helpful and knowledgeable lecturer. I am very glad that he is my dissertation supervisor. He is very thorough, he reads through my work with a fine tooth comb. He is a great help in advising on books to read, how to write sentences clearly and concisely and most of all in encouraging and motivating me to try to improve on my dissertation.
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