- How to use and find "good" sources
- Figure out what kind of "conversation" you are having in your paper. Is it about disability? Race? Body image? Male Gaze? Suspense?
- Once you have identified the main conversation, search for terms like that in the database
- Search examples: "body image" AND movies; "Body image" AND psychoanalysis; "Body image" AND horror...
- When you find an article that looks promising, read the abstract or first paragraph to see if it engages in a similar conversation as yours
- Decide: does this article suggest something similar to my argument? If yes, use it to support your points.
- If no, does it do so in a way that you can still use it? (Example: While Smith suggests that the use of body image in Silence of the Lambs is a symbol for fish, the way that Nolan has framed the Joker suggests that body image is actually a symbol for cats.)
- Cite it properly! Owl Perdue is an excellent source for different citation styles. Double check capitalization, italics vs quotation marks, and information required on the works cited page
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