An annotated bibliography is a list of cited sources with brief explanations centering around one topic or research question. The purpose is to help the reader of the bibliography understand the uses of each source and the relationships of one source to another. It will also help you, the researcher, decide which resources are best for your project.
Some questions to consider when writing your annotated bibliography:
More information on annotated bibliographies can be found on the Excelsior OWL website.
This example uses Chicago Style for the article citation.
Rasmussen, Eric E. and Rebecca L. Densley. "Girl in a Country Song: Gender Roles and Objectification of Women in Popular Country Music Across 1990 to 2014." Sex Roles 76, no. 3-4 (2017): 188-201. doi: http://dx.doi.org.ezp.raritanval.edu/10.1007/s11199-016-0670-6.
This scholarly article, written by faculty at the College of Media & Communication, Texas Tech University, examines how women are portrayed in country music. By analyzing 750 popular country songs, the authors found that songs from the 1990s or 2000s were more likely to show women in empowered roles than songs popular from 2000-2014. It also finds that this is the case with songs sung by men, but not women. This supports my argument that women are objectified or portrayed as inferior in recent country songs. However, this source is lacking current data from the past 7 years. The article contributes to the discussion of negative portrayals of women in popular music.