Any topic (writer’s choice)

ou will choose one of four (4) articles and write a three-four page (approximately 750 – 1000 words) critique of it. This should be 12 pt. Times New Roman font and double-spaced. This assignment will give students experience in assessing evidence and a chance to offer opinion and analysis. A good analysis should focus on the main arguments/central thesis of the article, identify theory and methodologies the author uses, offer a critique of the authors arguments, and highlight its strengths and weaknesses. It should also be clear on whether or not you enjoyed the article along with details on any new knowledge you gained.

Articles For Review

Hugh J.M. Johnston, The Komagata Maru and the Ghadr Party, B.C. Studies 178 (Summer 2013), 9-31. http://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/bcstudies/article/viewFile/183768/184043

Roderick MacLeod and Mary Anne Poutanen, Little Fists for Social Justice: Anti-Semitism, Community and Montreals Aberdeen School Strike, 1913, Labour/Le Travail 70 (Fall 2012), 61-99.
http://www.lltjournal.ca/index.php/llt/article/view/5657/6520

Liz Millward. Making a Scene: struggles over lesbian place-making in anglophone Canada, 19641984, Womens History Review 21.4 (August 2012).
https://www-tandfonline-com.proxy1.lib.trentu.ca/doi/full/10.1080/09612025.2012.658176

Christabelle Sethna, Beth Palmer, Katrina Ackerman, and Nancy Janovicek, Choice, Interrupted: Travel and Inequality of Access to Abortion Services Since the 1960s, Labour/Le Travail, 71 (Spring 2013), 2948.
http://www.lltjournal.ca/index.php/llt/article/view/5689/6552

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