Action Plan

Paper Outline+Day To Day Schedule+Grand Overview

Paper Outline


  1. Introduction: What is a trend or social movement?
    1. Examples of current trends, memes, etc
    2. My trends: minimalism, health, hygge
  2. New Media-how has it caused topics to be discussed more widely?
    1. discussion on twitter during live events (tv shows, the election, terrorist attacks)
    2. podcasts about _____
    3. social trends (memes, dances, lifestyle trends)
  3. How do we classify social movements?
    1. 4 categories of social movements
    2. What categories do mine fit in?
  4. Minimalism
    1. What is Minimalism?
      1. Environmental, Aesthetic, Philosophical
    2. History of Minimalism
    3. Current Minimalist “Leaders”
      1. The Minimalists, No Waste Home, Jenny Mustard
    4. How has it spread?
      1. Youtube, Websites, Podcasts
  5. Hygge
    1. What is Hygge?
    2. Little Book of Hygge
    3. Youtube, Blogs about Hygge
      1. Jenny Mustard, VisitDenmark.com, HelloHygge.com
    4. Implications of Hygge
      1. Desire for a more stable life in a very turbulent time
      2. Desire to return to a simple time in the face of an unknown future
  6. Has Social Media Helped or Hurt These Trends
    1. Minimalism+Hygge->got more people into them
    2. Yoga->more people are practicing, however it has strayed from its roots
      1. Is that necessarily a bad thing?
  7. The Future
    1. What’s to come with these trends?
    2. Will health remain a big trend? Esp as America is becoming increasingly unhealthy?

Where In The World Is Janey B Today?

Action Plan

Week One: April 3rd-7th

-Identify and schedule all interviews

-Identify all podcast topics and guests

-research paper: intro+yoga+hygge

-figure out podcast logistics


Week Two: April 10th-14th

-go to Minimalism Live tour

-podcast recording sessions

-interviews


Week Three: April 17th-21st

-editing podcast

-interviews

-research paper: minimalism


Week Four: April 24th-28th

-research paper: conclusion+future

-finetune paper

-finish any podcast editing


Week Five: May 1st-5th

-Final draft of paper


May 9th: Paper Due


May 22-26: Presentations