CNX 193: Performing Bodies

Primary sources: 

• Provide first-hand or direct evidence about an event, object, person, or work of art. 
• Usually are from someone who had a direct connection to the original event, object, person, or work of art. 
• Examples include:
  • diaries or correspondence
  • original documents
  • interviews, speeches, and oral histories
  • creative art works
  • storytelling or creative podcasts
  • government documents or statistical information

Secondary sources: 

• Evaluate, criticize, analyze, comment, or interpret primary sources. 
• Usually attempt to analyze or describe primary sources. 
• Examples include: 
  • journal articles that comment on or analyze primary resources/original research
  • textbooks
  • dictionaries and encyclopedias
  • political commentary
  • biographies
  • criticism of literature, art, or music