The goal of a review essay is to take stock of the assigned readings, by discussing and critiquing various arguments/sides about a phenomenon/issue area. Review essays should be about 4-6 double-spaced pages with paragraph structure, in-text citations, and a bibliography, not to mention correct grammar and spelling. The essays should try to bring together the literature by finding common ideas as well as discussing the differences. This means I expect you to cite multiple readings from the course in each essay and to analyzerather than summarize. You are also highly encouraged to make connections between different weeks’ readings.
It is best to organize a review essay thematically, integrating your discussion of the readings rather than discussing each separately. Thus, rather than simply outlining one author’s argument in one paragraph, and a second author’s argument in another, you should focus on ideas.
Gendering world politics by J.ann Tickner chapter 1 and 2 and the other readings are attached pdf.