The relationship(?) between
researcher identity and anti-normative knowledge
For unit 1, you read, in addition to Matlin’s (2012) chapter 1, two readings from AU’s online journal
databases: Allen’s (2010) “Queer(y)ing the straight researcher: The relationship(?) between
researcher identity and anti-normative knowledge” and Weisstein’s (1993) “Psychology constructs
the female; or, The fantasy life of the male psychologist (with some attention to the fantasies of his
friends, the male biologist and the male anthropologist).” (See Unit 1 Required Readings section for
full citations.)
1. Prepare a separate summary ”notecard” for each article. At the top of the notecard,
make a full and correct reference statement, using APA style, that identifies the article.
2. Then, in two or three sentences, identify the main thesis statement (i.e., the primary
focus or main argument) of the article.
3. Once you have identified the main focus or argument of the paper, outline three or four
major points made by the author(s) to support the thesis statement.
4. Finally, summarize, in one or two sentences, the conclusions drawn by the author(s).
In developing your notecards, do not use direct quotations. Your job is to summarize and
synthesize the materials from each article. Each “notecard”-including the full citation of the
article-should not exceed one word-processed page (e.g., approximately 250 words, double-
spaced).
Include both “notecards” in one Word document (file). Submit the file through the Assignment 1
link on the course home page.
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