LAWS 3908 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Secondary Source, Political Correctness, Academic Journal
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Words that can hurt: thinking about our language. We will come across the following terms in our readings: indian, native, Indigenous is basically the broader" term for this cultural group. Indian was the name given to them by the government, not necessarily correct however. All these terms essentially are contextualized in a manner in which exerts different definitions", regardless to the analogous meanings. Therefore: do not use these works as nouns, rather, use them as. Rather: it is the request that we refer to people with words that are: accurate, have not been experiences as demeaning, insults. Rule of thumb: if unsure, ask someone which terms are appropriate (and, if you"re curious, why) General categories: reading, understanding, interpreting sources, asking research questions, making arguments, writing & editing. Primary sources provide first-hand testimony or direct evidence concerning a topic under investigation. They are created by witnesses or recorders who experienced the events or conditions being documented.
