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Annotated Bibliography

Note: This document should only be used as a reference and should not replace assignment guidelines.

Preface

Some annotated bibliographies will include a preface at the beginning that includes your research

question and an overview of the current critical knowledge about the subject. The preface will introduce

the reader briefly to the sources and describe their scope and place in the conversation.

Final Organization

For your final annotated bibliography, arrange your sources in alphabetical order by authors’ last names.

Include a header in the appropriate format.

Sam Blaze

Prof. Johnston

English 2010

12 April 2012

Annotated Bibliography

Tompkins, Jane. “‘Indians’: Textualism, Morality, and the Problem of History.” Critical

Inquiry 13.1 (1986). 101-119. Print.

Tomkins explores her attempts to uncover the “truth” about historical encounters

between Native Americans and European colonists through a personal narrative.

Documenting her research process chronologically, Tomkins shows how her

perspective changes as she consults historical documents written by first the

colonizers and then the colonized. Tomkins ultimately concludes that since no

overarching historical narrative exists, students of history must seek out competing

versions of history to approximate the truth. This article represents an important

contribution to the field of historiography and will figure prominently in my paper’s

methodology section.

Valentine, Leo. “Redskins and Native Pride: Minority Mascots in Majority Culture.”

Native American Studies Quarterly 9.1 (1998). 235-279. Print.

Writing from a Native American perspective, Valentine gives a historical overview of

the use of Native American mascots for non-Native sports teams before delving into…

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