The research topic I have chosen to look at is Sustainable materials.
Key authors/ Organisations in this field are:
Authors-
- Edward Burtynskey- Manufactured Landscapes.
- Kate Fletcher- Sustainable Fashion and Textiles, Design Journey.
- David Buckland- The Art of Climate Change
- Arran Stibbe and Heather Luna- The Handbook of Sustainable Literacy eds 2009
- Radical Nature: Art and Architecture for a changing planet 1969-2009-Barbican (2009)
- R. Horrocks- Recycling Textiles and Plastic Waste. (1996).
- Andrew Brooks ‘Riches from Rags or Persistent Poverty? The Working Lives of Secondhand Clothing Vendors in Maputo, Mozambique’ From: Textile: The Journal of Cloth and Culture (2012)
- Allwood, J.M., Laursen, S.E., Malvido de Rodriguez, C., Bocken, N.M.P. (2006). Well Dressed? The present and future sustainability of clothing and textiles in the United Kingdom .
Organisations-
- Labour Behind the Label
- Clean Clothes Campaign
- Fairtrade Foundation
- Fibre Footprint Sustainable cotton project
- Victor-Innovatex-Environmentally safe Polyester recycling system.
- Teijin-Technology Driven Global Group (Japan)
- Patagoni Recycling Program
- Ecouterre
- Perma Couture
- Rebecca Earley and Kate Fletcher-Ecological Approaches
- Rebecca Earley-Upcycling Shirts
- Eden Bayer- Are Mushrooms the new plastic
Artists-
- Edward Burtynsky
- Lucy and Jorge Orta
- Spencer Finch
- Radical Nature: Art and Architecture for a changing planet 1969-2009
- Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef
- Vivienne Westwood & Richard Branson, Virgin Atlantic Uniforms-Vogue.
- Betty Beuamont-Ocean Landmark
Possible Sub-themes within this topic are:
Economic Factors
Social Factors
Environmental factors
However these sub-themes all interlink, so to discuss one of them we must briefly discuss them all.
The Literature Review.
Having never written a literature review before I am quite apprehensive about approaching this, but I have a vague idea of how You might write one.
A literature review should be a review of key authors/ organisations work within the topic you have chosen however you should be comparing and contrasting their opinions- arguing them against each other in relevance to your chosen question or theme. They should provide a clear and relevant understanding of what your are aiming to prove/ discuss, and should not just be a list of what each authors views or opinions are.
It should engage the reader and explain what you are trying to achieve and it should provide you with a platform upon which you can begin your argument.
I am eager to begin researching the authors etc. who have already undertaken research in my topic and also to begin planning my question/ theme.
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