It's a big question, right? Research topics are usually given out by an instructor about 2 weeks before the final paper or project is due, so devoting such an extended period of time on a project demands a serious consideration of what I really want to spend my time focusing on. I knew going into the application process for Berlin that I wanted to focus on either youth culture or the arts; nothing has changed in that regard. Now, though, I am struggling to figure out a way that I can incorporate both of this topics into one, with the larger focus on youth culture and maybe the way that the youth of Berlin has used art as an expression of their satisfaction/dissatisfaction with life in Europe.
POTENTIAL TOPICS
1. The way that the youth in Berlin have used/not used drugs and alcohol. Do they use it in the same way that Americans do? Is there a sober community of young people in Berlin? How do they view the use of drugs and alcohol? Is there an obvious juxtaposition between counter-culture young people and 'mainstream' young people?
2. The mechanism of dance and music to act as a universal language. Does dance bring young people together in a way that transcends other boundaries (class, race, gender, etc?)
3. The inherited history of the conflict between East and West Berlin. Are the reverberations of separation still felt? Have the boundaries been broken down both physically and metaphorically between young people living in East/West Berlin?
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