Researching Kate Ferry

Bonjour, my name is Kate. 

Looking at my research skills, I feel as though I have developed my abilities of finding what I need. Taking the resources at my disposal and sifting through them is never the issue. I find, even when doing readings for classes, my issue comes from sifting through the academic jungle of text, and pulling out the really basic, and key points. I want to develop my critical skills to not feel lost half way through an article. Not only would this make my research more efficient, but I believe more accurate. 

I am currently studying two majors, art history and professional writing. I have a great interest in York's CAP (Community Arts Practice) program, which looks at art as a means of storytelling, and a method of changing the communities and world around us.

Though I know software like RefWorks and Zotero, I do not use them for my own bibliographies or annotations. 

As a student and a historical research assistant, research and data collection is a big part of my week-to-week schedule. As an art history student my research is often primary resources - artworks themselves, artists letters reflecting works, exhibition statements. Living in the city, I find myself always in search of Toronto's hidden gems. Sometimes I 'research' the city with a day of exploring, othertimes I rely on blogT.O.

I have worked with some radio and recording in the past. Years ago I played around with a local radio station in my home town. The technical process was truly fun and interesting. I am looking forward to planning a podcast, and experimenting with different softwares to record our short podcast. As an art history student, Stuff You Missed in History Class caught my eye off the bat. After to listening to some of their episodes, I liked that they tried to first identify why such a settlement, person or event had been missed in history class, especially comparing equal topics that were common knowlege in the high school halls. They create a foundation for the subject, and build from that to give listeners a thorough understanding. As a student always conflicted by the waring testaments of history books, never sure which to believe, or where to fill the holes that a text left me questioning, I appreciated the podcast's approach.