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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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Finding and Applying Sources

Split up your topic into sub-topics

Book Snobbery

  • Literature courses and curriculums in the area
  • Networks through reading i.e. goodreads or booktube
  • Book reviews and criteria for criticism
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Think about relevant social forces

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Book Snobbery

  • Institutions?
  • Capitalism? Book buying as identity performance? Relationships mediated by commodities?
  • Symbolic boundaries and class distinctions?
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Annotated bib: At least 10 scholarly sources

Features of an Annotated Bib

  • Reference Citations (APA or AAA)
  • Rhetorical information: include the genre, the purpose, and the intended audience
  • Summary of content: include the source’s thesis, methods, and conclusion
  • Evaluation of the source: What are this source’s strengths and weaknesses? How might you use this source for you project?
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Let's Practice Annotating!

Thrift shopping has become a fad highly visible both in popular culture and alternative contexts. In what ways do people produce meanings through the act of thrift shopping? Does the thrift shopping trend clash with the act of thrift shopping out of economic necessity? Why or why not?

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Next Week

  • Reading and discussion
  • Work on your annotated bibs (due Feb. 19)
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