TMFD 876 Material Culture Research Methods

The literature review surveys and evaluates the relevant and related scholarship on a particular area of research or issue. It summarizes and evaluates the discussions and debate surrounding the topic, noting limitations, interpretations and approaches that support and establish the significance of your argument, research or methodology.  

• Presents a justification for your paper/research: show how your work fills a gap, or fulfills a need that has been identified by other researchers in the field.
• Informs your methodology
• Provides data that can be used to test your theories or results.
• Helps generate a new theory.

• Project Planner - Reviewing the Literature

  This is a great planning resource for researchers. This section explain what a literature review is and why you need to do one, defines the steps in a literature search and a literature review, and gives you an overview of where to look for appropriate literature.

• Methods Map - Literature Review

  This interactive methods map will help you visualize how the literature review can inform your research, and connects you with helpful resources from SAGE.

• See all SAGE content on literature reviews

  Thousands of resources to help you successfully develop your literature reviews, including handbooks, reference materials, examples, case studies, videos, podcasts, and more