HUM199 A Brief History of Love in the Western World
Which Article is Scholarly?
Instructions
Below are links to four articles on the topic of reading and empathy. In groups of two or three, evaluate each to determine which is scholarly, which is reliable but not scholarly (peer reviewed), and which is popular.
Do not try to read the entire article. Instead, scan each article with the criteria for distinguishing scholarly from popular publications in mind.
Focus on the first and last pages of each article. Record your judgement on the print handout, along with the reason(s) why you identified an article as scholarly or
popular.
Articles
- “Love of God, Love of Self, and Love of Neighbor: Augustine’s Critical Dialogue with Platonism ”
- “Modern Love: Romance in the Digital Age”
- “We Get To Carry Each Other: U2 and Kierkegaard on Authentic Love”
- “Love and the Patriarch: Augustine and (Pregnant) Women”
Materials
created by: Colin Deinhardt & Agatha Barc | updated: 11 September 2018