Final Abstract Outline:

After receiving helpful input and ideas from Christina (my group partner), I feel that I am finally ready to put together a sturdy outline of what my research paper will consist of. I have changed, or rather narrowed, my interests in how consumption is retained to the specific topic of how postcolonialism is retained through the media. I know that the word "media" can be a very broad and somewhat ambiguous term, so I should note that I want the emphasis to be held within cinema and television, but I am hoping to find relevant data that involves other media outlets (radio, commercials, music, etc.).

I originally had planned on going into this assignment with an argument beforehand, but I believe this to be a crutch in my own retainment of the vast amounts of information on the subject. Christina particularly has inspired me to be more objective in my information gathering and the direction that I take my research, as I am growing increasingly aware of how detrimental my own personal biases can be to my research and writing. My goal then is to not argue that postcolonialism through the media is right or wrong, but rather that it is prevalent to this day (even if purposely surreptitious) in formerly colonized countries.

I plan on incorporating the early readings of the metaphorical cannibalism to my paper as well as some of the more recent readings involving consumerism and how it can relate to the nationalism of its citizens (and, as a corollary, how another country's media influence can change the nationalism of a different country's). I think this will be a challenging subject to retrieve knowledgable and highly relevant articles on, but I'm hoping that this also makes for a more concise and focused paper.