Self-study
P1
Until my present study, African American entertainer Lorenzo Tucker had not been extensively discussed in histories of United States theater and film. ███
Intro to Topic ·
Tucker (entertainer)
Overlooked, until now.
Tucker ·
Jack of all trades
Worked as actor, singer, dancer, MC, producer, manager, administration, etc.
Tucker ·
Source of history
He personally witnessed the history of African American theater and film. His collection of artifacts is also first hand source material.
P2
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Research Methodology ·
Special library collections, films, interviews with contemporaries
Primary Source ·
Personal interviews with Tucker
P3
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Advantage of Method ·
Access to personal oral testimony
Disadvantage of Method ·
Testimony could be biased
Author needs to verify.
P4
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Verification ·
What could not be verified was excluded
But most of his testimony has been corroborated.
Conclusion ·
This study weaves together evidence to shed light on Tucker's career.
Passage Style
Single position
Spotlight
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The author never distinguishes publishers of popular books from publishers of academic books.
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The author never suggests that she “developed” the research methods she uses. She never suggests she developed the idea of conducting interviews with the subject of a biography.
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Not supported, because the author is writing a career biography of Tucker. We have no reason to think the author is mainly trying to do something else besides provide an accurate historical records of events in Tucker’s career.
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The author doesn’t suggest her biography will present a guide for verifying the authenticity of memorabilia. The author mentions Tucker’s collection of memorabilia, but doesn’t mention any methods for verifying that those items are authentic.