Annotated bibliographies are writing genres that are used to explicitly put together a list of sources with a brief description about them and their purpose. They are especially useful when first starting the research process. They are used to demonstrate proficiency in citing sources in specifically MLA format and how you evaluate the sources you cited that will be included in your paper.
Mcintosh, Peggy. “Extending the Knapsack: Using the White Privilege Analysis to Examine Conferred Advantage and Disadvantage.” Women & Therapy, vol. 38, no. 3-4, 2015, pp. 232–245., doi:10.1080/02703149.2015.1059195.
- Olsson, G. H., Rogell, A., Barnes, J., Glover, D., Arnö, A., Questlove, ., Keith, O. M., … MPI Media Group,. (2011). The Black power mixtape 1967-1975: A documentary in 9 chapters.
The first annotation is an article written by Peggy McIntosh about white privilege and comparing it to a knapsack that has no weight to it and how it seems to make certain people over privileged and disadvantaged. Some of the objects listed such as maps, clothes, and blank checks put into perspective to indicate how privilege seems to have an effect on the types of freedom and rights there are. It seems to prioritize one race over the other. The audience for this is white people, but could be for all races because it does a good job of informing us about what kinds of rights we should have, as does Oluo with her perspective of checking your privilege.
The second annotation is a video about how the black power movement has evolved from 1967 to 1975 that includes many different activists such as Angela Davis and Bobby Seale among others. The video captures many different filmmakers and journalists that view the movement very closely and understand how blacks were trying to live a better life and feel more prioritized. This took place in Sweden. The audience for this is black people because it is a message for them to join in on the fight for equality and an overall better lifestyle. This compares to Oluo also and Ramsey because of their takes on how racism has affected them and how changes are needed to be made to the system.
The most difficult part of this exercise was probably figuring out exactly how to annotate the sources and synthesize that with another viewing that we looked at such as Oluo. Nothing was really surprising and for project 2, this definitely helps with how to evaluate different sources and how to explain them. For my project, I will be researching about how situations about race take place in a communications field such as sports media. My first step will be evaluating sources and picking the most credible and informational ones that will help with my research plan.
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