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Literature ReviewsAnthropology/Women’s Studies 324Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLISJanuary 16, 2014
What is a Literature Review?
A literature review is an account of what has been published on a topic by accredited scholars and researchers. In writing the literature review, your purpose is to convey to your reader what knowledge and ideas have been established on a topic, and what their strengths and weaknesses are. As a piece of writing, the literature review must be defined by a guiding concept (e.g., your research objective, the problem or issue you are discussing, or your argumentative thesis). It is not just a descriptive list of the material available, or a set of summaries.
Taylor, Dena n.d. The Literature Review: A Few Tips on Conducting It. University of Toronto. http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/specific-types-of-writing/literature-review, accessed January 15, 2014.
Literature Review: Your Assignment
Finding a Topic
Annotated Bibliography
Literature Review
Anthropological
What a Literature Review is NOT:
NOT a collection of summaries or abstracts
NOT a copy of your annotated bibliography
NOT a research essay
You are responsible for synthesizing and critically examining the literature!
What is the Purpose of a Literature Review?
to provide an overview of what academic anthropologists have written about on a specific topic;
to describe the conceptual or theoretical frameworks anthropologists have used to analyse that topic;
to explain the strengths and weaknesses of this knowledge and these theoretical/conceptual frameworks by comparing and contrasting the work of various authors.
If you cannot find enough anthropological sources, you may have to change your topic!
Literature Reviews: Format• Title page• Introduction• Topic Headings• Conclusion• AAA Style Guide
• 1,500- 2,000 words• Double-spaced, typed• Minimum of 16 academic references• at least 10 references must be written by anthropologists, come from anthropological journals or
provide a clearly anthropological perspective or analysis.
If you are unclear about any of these requirements, please see Dr. Fawcett!
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