UNST 236: Interpreting the Past

Meredith Farkas [email_address]

Think of terms that relate to your topic
Think of synonyms and related terms (the Wikipedia is really useful for this)
Write down everything you come up with
Why?
Computers are clueless.
Lots of different terms mean the same thing.
Authors may use different terms than the ones you naturally think of.

Class consciousness Social class High society Society Affluent Upper class Age of Innocence Scorcese New York City New York, NY Related terms: Film Movie Motion picture Cinema 19 th Century 1800s Nineteenth century

And
Or
Not
Quotation marks

Jane wants sushi John wants Thai food

http://www.flickr.com/photos/waytru/1889641852/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/45688285@N00/2168922858

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lollaping/3555466066/

For Film
Library catalog (for books)
Communication & Mass Media Complete
Fine Arts & Music
JSTOR
MLA International Bibliography
For Historical Context
Historical Abstracts (everything but U.S. and Canada)
America: History and Life
JSTOR

Is this really relevant to my topic?
Who wrote this? Are they experts on this subject?
Who published this? Are they a scholarly publisher?
Where did the author get their info from? Are there references to back it up?
Who is the intended audience?
Is this there more recent scholarship on the topic that might be better?

For Film
Communication & Mass Media Complete
JSTOR
MLA International Bibliography
Fine Arts & Music Collection
For Historical Context
Historical Abstracts (everything but U.S. and Canada)
America: History and Life
JSTOR

UNST 236: Interpreting the Past

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