Piggybacking off the last blog. Here's the latest for my revised thesis proposal:

My thesis breaks down into two main sections and a third, smaller section which I will explore less fully. The two main sections will contrast the American media coverage of the Dalai Lama with Chinese media censorship of anything casting a positive light on the Dalai Lama. Surely these two very different modes of media representation will have different outcomes in terms of the perception each of the two cultures has of the Dalai Lama. The part of my thesis I handed in today is a piece of my section on American media coverage and perceptions. Within this section there are two case studies – one on Kundun and one on Seven Years in Tibet. In each, I have examined whether Scorsese and Annaud have manipulated the image of the Dalai Lama in any way.

For what it's worth, here's my thesis proposal. It's all over the place but it's my best stab at what I'm really passionate about...

Apathy is Domesticated Madness:
Counterculture Arts as the Fuel of Activism

Apathy, defined for the purpose of this exploration as indifference to one’s surrounding society, is a concept closely associated with youth in many areas throughout the world. Yet some of the most passionate and powerful movements in history have been spearheaded by youth, from the Civil Rights movement in the US to the Soweto riots in South Africa. The foundations of these movements were not built from dry political debates that apathetic youth ignore, but rather from artistic protest: musical and theatrical demonstrations rejecting subordination and seeking justice.