In order to begin a plan for my Contemporary issues in Sound Art essay I created a mind map of different topics/questions/answers that I could talk about. The major body of the essay is going to be a comparison of modern audio drama podcasts and Oral traditions, using the Eisteddfod as a primary example.
I did have the question in my head of how I was going to structure the essay and settled on choosing a specific quality/factor and then comparing both within the same paragraph. As you can see, I settled on “use of technology” “Ephemeral and recorded” “societal/community approaches” and what communities have grown around either.
From these I have tried to extrapolate different topics which can be even further expanded upon in the final essay