This page is intended to present details about my annotated bibliography. 

My class’s prompt for the annotated bibliography is to analyze my sources and its utility in my own Research Critical Analysis Essay. We were told to write about two primary sources and two secondary sources while acknowledging “whether the work supports, contradicts, or adds additional insights to my argument, and briefly describe how I may integrate this work with my own. Complete bibliographic information must be included, as well as the link to the source. At least two (2) of the articles should be scholarly, peer-reviewed sources from CUNY databases.”  Some of the things that I had answered in my work was ” Is the bibliographic information prominent and correct?  Do you identify the thesis and major claims of each article?  Do you examine the credibility and bias of the author, text, and source?  Do you clearly identify your thesis and/or major claims and whether this text supports/ contradicts/shifts the direction of your project?  Do you address how this article can be synthesized into your argument? ”

For my work, I had used Romeo & Juliet and the Indian Movie Devdas as my primary source, while using two secondary sources that had explained the use of gender stereotypes in Bollywood movies and explained how alcoholism is a big part in developing countries, such as India.

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Annotated Bibliography: 

” In the research article “Analyzing Gender Stereotyping in Bollywood Movies”, the author ,Nishtha Madan, had created a claim stating that  the female characters in Bollywood are portrayed with a lack of importance which is shown specifically through the shortage of independent features, such as occupation, indicating the obvious gender bias and stereotypes in the movie industry. Madaan uses examples of Bollywood movies while incorporating the use of graphs and pictures on the quantitative data collected on the gender bias presented in the movies through the use of the script and acting. He also pays specific attention to the gender gaps presented such as the dialogue distribution, on-screen time between genders, and gender-wise distribution of singers. While Madan’s entire essay is not explicitly pinpointing a specific audience, his diction is clear and specific making sure that his audience has the context on his references and are fully aware of his claims.

In the journal article, “Alcoholism and Psychiatry Comorbidity – Rising Issues in India”, by  V. Aravind, Arvaind uses facts to inform his audience on the growth of Alcoholism in India. While his article was filled with statistics on the alcohol sale growth, alcohol consumption rate between centuries, and gender-based alcohol consumption rate; Arvaind managed to keep his article short and precise.  His audience can range from anyone seeking information to someone with a medical background, however, because his article is in a paragraph format it unclear of his designated audience.

The Bollywood movie Devdas by Sanjay Leela Bhansali narrates the story of Dev and Paro, two childhood lover who are separated by each other’s families. The movie is neither an informative or persuasive form of work. Its only use is to entertain the audience with the storyline, which it does extremely well through the incorporating soundtrack for any dramatic scenes while also managing to pull at the heartstrings of the audience with the script while emphasizing on the Devdas syndrome, of blaming one’s partner for every personal failure and loss.

The story of Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare is about two children: Romeo and Juliet from the feuding Capulet and Montague families who fall in love. In an attempt to stop Juliet’s marriage to Paris, Juliet plans to fake her death and later on run away with Romeo; however, they both end up dying due to misunderstandings and miscommunication between them. Just like Devdas, Romeo and Juliet is neither an informative or persuasive form of work, however, it is a form of entertainment. But unlike Devdas, Romeo and Juliet is heavily dependent on using poetic language to create an entirely different setting and world for the audience.”