Stacy Lienemann
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Oscar Paper• Determining if a Source is Popular or Scholarly
• Searching for Film Reviews
• Searching for Scholarly Analysis
• Choosing Sources
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Original Reception(reviews in popular media)
vs.
Scholarly Reception(analysis in scholarly journals and books)
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CRITERIA
Popular: broader topic
vs. Scholarly: in-depth topic
CHOICE A: “Heroes and Heroin: From True Romance to Pulp Fiction”
CHOICE B: “Quentin Tarantino's wild ride on life's dangerous road.”
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CRITERIA
Popular: staff writer, journalist
vs. Scholarly: scholar, expert in field
CHOICE A: Caroline Jewers, associate professor of French, University of Kansas, Lawrence
CHOICE B: Janet Maslin
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Popular: non-technical language
vs. Scholarly: jargon, expert terminology
CHOICE A: Abstract Excerpt: It serves, in Lucien Dällenbach's terms, as a mirror in the text, or mise-en-abyme, as a narcissistic reflection of the whole work.
CHOICE B: Abstract: Reviews the motion picture `Pulp Fiction,' directed by Quentin Tarantino
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CRITERIA
Popular: audience consists of subscribers, general readers
vs. Scholarly: audience consists of professors, researchers, students
CHOICE A: Journal of Popular Culture
CHOICE B: New York Times
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CRITERIA
Popular: edited by staff
vs. Scholarly: peer-reviewed by other experts
CHOICE A: Peer-reviewed journal
CHOICE B: Entertainment editor edits
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CRITERIA
Popular: no bibliography, but sources may be named in article
vs. Scholarly: bibliography
CHOICE A: Bibliography at end of article
CHOICE B: No bibliography
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EXCEPTION!!
Book and Film Reviews in Scholarly Journals are not considered scholarly articles!!
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Popular vs. Scholarly
YOUR ASSIGNMENT: In groups of 2-3, find one scholarly article and one popular review of a film in the Academic Search Premiere database. Choose 1 of these 3 films: American Beauty, L.A. Confidential, or Schindler’s List.
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Popular Scholarly
• broader topic
• shorter
• staff writer, journalist
• non-technical language
• audience: subscribers, general readers
• edited by staff
• no bibliography, but sources may be named in article
• in-depth topic
• longer
• scholar, expert in field
• jargon, expert terminology
• audience: professors, researchers, students
• peer-reviewed by other expert
• bibliography