RLST / WGST 2800 Women and Religion (Lillie)

A bibliography is a list or collection of scholarly resources  - books, journal articles, other sources, such as media or internet resources, selected by you on a specific topic, subject, or theme that interests you.

A bibliography, also known as a Reference List or Works Cited, will contain bibliographic information: 

• Author name 
• Title of work 
• Publisher 
• Date of publication 
• Other relevant information depending on the type of source

No matter what citation style you choose for you bibliography assignment, MLA, APA, Chicago, etc. all citations will contain the above information. The main difference is just the way the citations are formatted. 

In the heading of your assignment, please indicate what citation style you are using. This is a requirement as you will be graded on the accuracy of your citations. 

Your bibliography of 12 scholarly resources must include the following types of sources: 

• 2 books by single authors
• 2 edited or co-authored volumes
• 2 chapters in an edited volume
• 2 journal articles
• 1 chapter in a single authored volume
• 1 internet resource
• 2 other resources of your choosing (Lillie, Syllabus 2025)

Your bibliography assignment is due Friday, March 14th. 

An annotated bibliography is a specific type of bibliography that is a "helpful tool for critically reading and understanding the existing academic literature on your chosen topic." (Lillie, Syllabus 2025)

You will select resources that discuss your subject and critically evaluate them in your annotations. Annotations are short summaries and evaluations of the source.

Here are a few questions to get you started on how to critically evaluate your sources: 

• How does your source contribute to a larger understanding in the field?
• What context is the source written from? Is it intervening into existing conversations? Is it doing something new?—this does not need to be exhaustive, nor do you need to know everything about the field it comes from, but use cues from the text).
• The analysis should show how the source will contribute to your research (Lillie, Syllabus 2025)

Purdue OWL provides a great overview of annotated bibliographies and more reflection questions for you to get started writing annotations.