How does Margret Atwood and Jenny Offill use fragmented temporal structures to convey human anxiety and a sense of responsibility in the Anthropocene?
https://jbh.journals.villanova.edu/index.php/JBH/article/view/2508
https://www-jstor-org.proxy.wexler.hunter.cuny.edu/stable/41319888?sid=primo&seq=2
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The majority of my sources are derived from the Hunter Libraries one search engine because I’ve used the search engine before for previous research papers and I felt most comfortable navigating it to find the necessary sources I need to help articulate my argument. I did try using the other search begins like the JSTOR search engine and works similarly to the One search engine to find specific or niche topics. The key words I would rotate around would be “Anthropocene”, “Time”, “Temporality”, “Weather”, “Jenny Offill”, “Oryx and Crake”, and “Margaret Atwood”. I tried to focus on more broad searches and quickly skimmed through the sources and narrowed the ones that would best fit under the topic of my argument. I might tweak the questions that I created just a little bit as I keep searching for more sources to articulate the best argument I can make.


Good list of cites. Note that you’ll need to review the way the platforms output MLA format: the ALL CAPS in one cite is incorrect, for example. Your search methods are smart: you’re found creative ways to get at the various ideas you want to cover and ensure that you’re capturing sources that might not literally use “time” as a keyword.