Annotated Bibliography
The Annotated Bibliography is the first step in your literary research paper. In order to complete the research paper, you must be sure that you can find an adequate number of scholarly sources to support your claims.
In this assignment, you will present your research sources along with annotations to explain their relevance to your project.
The topic and thesis of your project should be listed at the top of the assignment. You can choose from any of the selections in the Topics for Longer Papers category presented in your text on pages 1138-1142.
Then, find at least six scholarly sources that you plan to use as evidence to support your research. Primary sources (the literary texts themselves) should also be listed in your final works cited page and may be listed here, but they do not count toward your total of six critical sources.
Here are two resources for formatting your annotated bibliography that should be helpful:
https://owl.english.purdue.
http://writingcenter.unc.edu/
Here is a resource on writing a literary paper that may be helpful:
https://owl.english.purdue.
Here is a resource for evaluating sources that should be useful:
http://www.csuchico.edu/lins/
Utilize these resources along with the Troy Library to complete your annotated bibliography. This is a critical step in preparing your final research paper.
Minimum length: 1000 words
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The Handmaid’s Tale: Annotated Bibliography
Latimer, H. (2009). Popular culture and reproductive politics: Juno, Knocked Up and the enduring legacy of The Handmaid’s Tale. Feminist Theory, 10(2), 211-226.
According to Latimer, a scholar at the Simon Fraser University, the context of The Handmaid’s Tale lay well within the feminist and reproductive politics of the period in which the book was written. The author asserts that Atwood was successful enough in articulating some of the primary issues that underscore reproductive politics, and did well to influence the audience into understanding individual opinions among people, that may not be necessarily understandable to the larger society. The message resonates appropriately with assertions by other scholars who have quoted feminism as having significantly influenced the book. From a feminist’s view, the analysis herein offers a credible review of the publication and is further supported by a look on other productions that derived influence from The Handmaid’s Tale.
Finigan, T. (2011).
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