UNST 236: Interpreting the Past

Meredith Farkasmfarkas@pdx.edu

Think of terms that relate to your topic Think of synonyms and related terms

(the Wikipedia is really useful for this) Write down everything you come up

with Why?

• Computers are clueless.• Lots of different terms mean the same thing.• Authors may use different terms than the

ones you naturally think of.

Class consciousnessSocial classHigh societySocietyAffluentUpper class

Age of InnocenceScorcese

New York CityNew York, NY

Related terms:FilmMovieMotion pictureCinema

19th Century1800sNineteenth century

AndOrNotQuotation marks

Jane wants sushiJohn wants Thai food

http://www.flickr.com/photos/waytru/1889641852/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/45688285@N00/2168922858

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lollaping/3555466066/

For Film

Library catalog (for books)

Communication & Mass Media Complete

Fine Arts & Music JSTOR MLA International

Bibliography

For Historical Context

Library catalog (for books)

Historical Abstracts (everything but U.S. and Canada)

America: History and Life

JSTOR

Is this really relevant to my topic? Who wrote this? Are they experts on this

subject? Who published this? Are they a scholarly

publisher? Where did the author get their info from?

Are there references to back it up? Who is the intended audience? Is this there more recent scholarship on

the topic that might be better?

For Film

Library catalog (for books)

Communication & Mass Media Complete

JSTOR MLA International

Bibliography Fine Arts & Music

Collection

For Historical Context

Library catalog (for books)

Historical Abstracts (everything but U.S. and Canada)

America: History and Life

JSTOR