Selection from the course assignment:
Another essential part of your autoethnography essay will be 5 secondary sources on the background, history, or connected ideas investigating your subculture.
At least 2 of these will be scholarly sources.
You will be expected to work independently on looking for relevant sources of pre-existing research on your subculture. The library presentation and research guides should be helpful in this part of the project. You will also be including a ‘Works Cited’ page at the end of your autoethnography in MLA format.
Specific Examples
Primary Source |
Secondary Source |
|
Music |
“I’m so Bored with the USA” (1977 song by The Clash) |
Magazine article about the historical significance of the band The Clash. |
History |
Recorded interview with members of a 1970s Wiccan coven in the American Midwest |
Book about late-20th Century Wiccan or Pagan religion in the USA |
Literature |
Letters exchanged by two Beat poets in the 1950s |
Journal article about the friendships of the Beat Poets |
Art |
Photographs by Nan Goldin |
Book analyzing Nan Goldin’s photography in the context of 1980s Downtown New York |
Fashion |
A magazine ad for Levi’s 505® jeans from the 1960s
|
Book about fashion of counterculture in the 1960s |