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Contemporary Fiction: Research & Resources

Contemporary Fiction: Research & Resources. Frederic Murray Assistant Professor MLIS, University of British Columbia BA, Political Science, University of Iowa Instructional Services Librarian Al Harris Library frederic.murray@swosu.edu. ENG 3113 Spring 2010 .

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Contemporary Fiction: Research & Resources

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  1. Contemporary Fiction: Research & Resources Frederic Murray Assistant Professor MLIS, University of British Columbia BA, Political Science, University of Iowa Instructional Services Librarian Al Harris Library frederic.murray@swosu.edu ENG 3113 Spring 2010

  2. Narrative Knows No Bounds

  3. Critical Analysis • Toscano, Margaret M. "Homer Meets the Coen Brothers: Memory as Artistic Pastiche in O Brother, Where Art Thou?." Film & History (03603695) 39.2 (2009): 49-62. Communication & Mass Media Complete. EBSCO. Web. 23 Mar. 2010 • The article discusses memory as an artistic pastiche in the 2000 film "O Brother, Where Art Thou," directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. The author states that the film questions whether historical accuracy is important in films that use classical antiquity as an indirect reference point. She explains that the Coens used key elements from the Greek epic by Homer, "The Odyssey," but set their film in the American south during the Great Depression. The article compares the classical text to the film and its portrayal of 1930s southern culture.

  4. Texts’ Under Question • My Two Daughters by Edward Hurst • Unwritten Laws by Kevin Collins • I Met the Devil on the Train by Cass McGovern • Groan Apart by Orlando Cartaya • The Kugelmass Episode by Woody Allen • Date With Alice by Christine Chen • You Must Remember This by Robert Coover • Is It Sexual Harassment Yet by Cris Mazza • Little Expressionless Animals by D. Foster Wallace

  5. Research Competencies I. Understand the structure of information within the field of literary research II. Identify and use key literary research tools to locate relevant information III. Plan effective search strategies and modify search strategies as needed IV. Understand that some information sources are more authoritative than others and demonstrate critical thinking in the research process Guidelines for Literature

  6. I. Understand the structure of information within the field of literary research Review Criticism

  7. I. Understand the structure of information within the field of literary research • Understand the concept and significance of peer- reviewed sources of information • Understand that literary texts exist in a variety of editions, some of which are more authoritative or useful than others • Understand the authorship, production, dissemination, or availability of literary production. This includes understanding the meanings and distinctions of the concepts of editions, facsimiles, and authoritative editions

  8. II. Identify and use key literary research tools to locate relevant information • Use reference and other appropriate information resources to provide background information and contextual information about social, intellectual, and literary culture • American Writers • Bachman’s Encyclopedia of Pop. Fiction • Handbook to Literature

  9. II. Identify and use key literary research tools to locate relevant information • Understand the uses of all available databases and services • JSTOR • MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO) • Communication and Mass Media Complete (EBSCO) • DATABASES…

  10. III. Plan effective search strategies and modify search strategies as needed Keywords Boolean

  11. Research Competencies • Understand that some information sources are more authoritative than others and demonstrate critical thinking in the research process

  12. What is Modern Fiction?

  13. Brainstorm Session • Characteristics of Modern Fiction • List on Whiteboard

  14. Thesis Statements Original Significant Argumentative Think about questions that have the potential to change the way readers think about the work. State your topic as a question first, then revise it to be a statement. Create a Thesis Statement

  15. The Odyssey …it issues from the poetic imagination in which the reality of the world and the predicaments of its inhabitants have been contemplated and transformed. - Seamus Heaney Called this the first truth…

  16. Identifying Keywords • Identify the significant terms and concepts that describe your topic from your thesis statement or research question. • These terms will become the key for searching catalogs, databases and search engines for information about your subject.

  17. Possible Topic Coover’s Casablanca and elements of melodrama: Passion, Sex and Comedy.

  18. Possible Topic Coover’s Casablanca and the elements of melodrama: Passion, Sex and Comedy.

  19. AND = Narrow OR = Expand Boolean • NOT = Exclude

  20. Identify and use key literary research tools: • MLA International Bibliography • JSTOR Journal Archive • Communication and Mass Media Complete

  21. Possible Topic Coover’s Casablanca and the elements of melodrama: Passion, Sex and Comedy.

  22. Library Subject Databases

  23. McKee, Alison. "What's Love Got To Do With It?: History and Melodrama in the 1940s Woman's Film."Film & History (03603695) 39.2 (2009): 5-15. Communication & Mass Media Complete. EBSCO. Web. 23 Mar. 2010.

  24. Abstract • The article discusses history and melodrama in the 1940s woman's film. The author begins by providing some background information on melodrama studies and feminist criticism of films. The author examines how historical figures and events are represented within specific cinematic categories. The disregard for historical accuracy in melodrama is mentioned. The author focuses on the historical moment of a film's production and the historical period it represents. The gender and subjectivity in women's films of the 1940s are also discussed. The film "That Hamilton Woman," directed by Alexander Korda, is used as a case study.

  25. Research • Interdisciplinary Approach • Looking for information on an idea • Not restricted to textual criticism or references to the work under investigation • In fact if you search by author or title in databases outside of literature…. …Good night, and good luck.

  26. JSTOR • JSTOR is a full-text scholarly journal archive. JSTOR specializes in making available the back issues of journals in a wide variety of humanities and social science disciplines. • Search by scholarly discipline

  27. Change up your Keywords….

  28. Abstract for Article • The article discusses kisses in the motion pictures of the U.S. at various dimensions from the first screen kiss to the modern screen kiss. The extreme close-ups, swelling music, and mysterious fade-outs indicate a grand communion in the screen. The touch, and taste, of a kiss is displayed to a great intensity. Screen kisses of various celebrities from different motion pictures are discussed including "Cinema Paradiso," "The Kiss," "The Widow Jones." The kiss in American motion pictures underwent through various level of changes including technological innovations. The screen kiss does not have as much importance as compared to the first screen kiss. More of lust and various forms of sex became the trend in the modern screen.

  29. Possible Topic Coover’s Casablanca and the reality of melodrama: Passion, Sex and Comedy. Or Passion and Casablanca and Sex and Film

  30. You Must Remember This by Robert Coover • McKee, Alison. "What's Love Got To Do With It?: History and Melodrama in the 1940s Woman's Film."Film & History (03603695) 39.2 (2009): 5-15. Communication & Mass Media Complete. EBSCO. Web. 23 Mar. 2012 • Williams , Linda. "Of Kisses and Ellipses: The Long Adolescence of American Movies." Critical Inquiry 32.2 (2006): JSTOR. Database. 12 Apr 2012. • De Lauretis, Teresa. Technologies of gender : essays on theory, film, and fiction . Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1987.

  31. Research • Interdisciplinary Approach • Looking for information on an idea • Not restricted to textual criticism or references to the work under investigation • In fact if you search by author or title in databases outside of literature…. …Good night, and good luck.

  32. Texts’ Under Question • My Two Daughters - PSYCHOLOGY • Unwritten Laws – BIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY • I Met the Devil on the Train – LITERATURE • Groan Apart - • The Kugelmass Episode - POSTMODERNISM/FOLKLORE • Date With Alice – VOYERUISM • You Must Remember This – FILM/HISTORY • Is It Sexual Harassment Yet – PSYCHOLOGY/LEGAL • Little Expressionless Animals -

  33. Break Out Session • Discuss synopsis of a story • Brainstorm Thesis • Where are you going to look • List two Scholarly Fields • i.e. History, Film Studies • List three databases in each field • Why these choices? • What did you find?

  34. Writing Your Paper • Writing Center • Located in the basement of the library • Call for appointment #774-7083 • MLA Style • Style Sheets • MLA Handbook at Reference & Circulation Desk • http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/

  35. Questions? • Contact me: • Frederic Murray • 774-7113 • frederic.murray@swosu.edu

  36. Thanks!

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