Madison Siler ENGL 1102 Hinnant 4/1/2014 Annotated Bibliography Denzin, Norman K. The Call to Performance.

Symbolic Interaction 26.1 (2003): pp. 187207. JSTOR. web. March 10th, 2014

The Call to Performance covers the practical, political, and mental sides of performance. It covers in detail the difference between performing which is the actions of a performance and performativity which is the meaning behind the actions, relating back to these two concepts throughout. This article makes the point and argument that the art of performance challenges the scholarly article as the most preferred way to present information. It argues that a performance shows and conveys the subject of choice in a way that is easier for the audience to understand. Denzin argues that we should treat performances as a complementary form of research publication, an alternative method or way of interpreting and presenting the results of ones ethnographic work (193). This fits in with my research because it argues that instead of doing the research on a topic and then just writing a paper about it, the information is presented through a performance. This would allow the information to be given in a more productive way and in a way that is easier for the audience to understand. The focus of my subject area relates to this article because of the fact that acting is all about trying to draw the audience on stage and make them feel what the actors are feeling in each scene. I make the argument that acting is all about performing for other people. It is about making it an experience for the audience.
Riddle, Matthew D. The Campaign: a case study in identity construction through performance ALT-J Research in Learning Technology 17.1 (2009): pp.63-72. PsycINFO. web. March 30th, 2014

Commented [B1]: Madison, Please be sure that youre using Times New Roman 12 pt. font and that youre organizing your entries according to authors last names.

Commented [B2]: Overall I think this is a nice, concise summary. I do think there might be some room to add in more detail, though.

Commented [B3]: Im not sure how well this analysis is working. Im having a hard time understanding how the information in the article really connects to the information in your ethnography.

Matthew Riddle discusses in this article the importance of role-play as a teaching tool in helping to develop a students performance identity. This article fallows a case study done at the University of Melbourne called the The Campaign. The campaign takes a group of students through a 4 week time period at the end of a mock political campaign throughout an 8 week program. The program is designed to teach students how to develop an identity through performance. This article discusses how the case study helped to teach students about performance identity and develop a students personal performance identity. Overall I felt this article made some very key arguments about constructing a performance identity. Riddle states that clothing, physic al characteristics, speech patterns, and gestures are all important parts of the performance (65). Now I found that my research supports Riddles argument that all of the aspects mentioned are important to a performance. However my research supports taking Riddles argument a step further and say that these aspects all contribute to the construction of ones character in a performance. These aspects are what make up the backstory of a character, and the backstory is what helps the character to come alive and connect with the audience. This article relates to my topic in the way that it talks about ways to construct a performance identity and that we act differently based on the situation we

Commented [B4]: You get a little repetitive in here. Try to vary your sentence structure and diction a bit.

Commented [B5]: Good. Can you develop this point just a bit further?

are in. I feel like my topic lends itself well to this article in the fact that since my topic focuses on the identity construction in theatre which will affect an identity because of the surroundings which would be different than that of a movie set or political campaign.
Purinton, Marjean D. Antitheatrical Theatricalism on the Eighteenth -Century English Stage Criticism 46.2 (2004): pp. 305-309. JSTOR. Web. March 30th, 2014. Antitheatrical Theatricalism focuses on the book Characters Theatre: Genre and Identity on the Eighteenth-Century English Stage. This chapter focuses on the different aspects of a characters theatre and how those aspects effect the Antitheatrical Theatricalism of a performance. The book focuses specifically on the Eighteenth-Century time period and how the time period effects the construction of ones identity. In the opening paragraph Purinton states that identity is an effect of character this corresponds with my research in a parallel way. It corresponds in the fact that identity and character are two aspects of theatre that have a major connection. However, I found that character is an effect of identity. This means that a character or role is effected by the persons identity who is playing the character. The view that Purinton has on this argument would fit in with my paper by helping to understand some of my findings and how the construction of ones identity is based upon the character they are trying to portray. Mason, Jeffrey D., Ann Larabee. The Drama of Transformation: Settlement House Idealism and the Neighborhood Playhouse Performing America: pp. 123-136. JSTOR. Web. March 30th, 2014 Gibb, Andrew J. Pilgrims and Prostitutes: Costume and Identity Construction in Twelfth Century Liturgical Drama Comparative Drama 42.3 (2008): pp. 359-384. JSTOR. Web. March 30th, 2014.

Commented [B6]: This summary is incredibly vague. I dont think I can really understand what this chapter is about based solely off the information you give me here.

Commented [B7]: This analysis, as Im sure you know, is way too short and undeveloped.

Madison, Its going to be difficult to give you any fair amount of meaningful feedback on this draft because, as of now (and as you know), it isnt complete. However, Ill do my best to comment on what you have here. What I see lacking thus far is thorough development. Some of your summaries are strong, and others lack the detail necessary to really give your reader a sense of an article that they (presumably) have never read before. Keep in mind that though summaries should be short and concise, they also need to have enough detail to orient the reader to the information presented. Your analyses, on the whole, arent developed yet. You dont tell your reader in any explicit or meaningful ways how the research youve found is going to make your ethnography stronger or more multi-dimensional. Further, most of your analyses are incredibly short. If youre still struggling or have questions with this assignment, please email me, come to my office, or visit the Writing Resources Center. I want to make sure that you understand whats expected of you before you turn the final draft in with your portfolio.