GSU Library Research Guides: Research for Dissertation Authors: Examples

Examples of lit reviews

Literature Review in a Dissertation / Master’s Thesis
- Borrowed Blackness: African American Vernacular English and European American Youth Identities . Dissertation by Mary Bucholtz, University of California, Berkeley.
Literature Review in a Journal Article
- Sample Literature Reviews. G. Steinberg, College of New Jersey.
Literature Review in an Undergraduate Paper
- Sample APA Literature Review . Purdue's Online Writing Lab.
Literature Review Sample from a Quantitative Research Paper
- A Kind of September: Impact of Terrorist Attacks on College Students' Lives and Intimate Relationships. Susan Janssen, University of Minnesota-Duluth.
Stand-Alone Literature Review
- The Changing Face of Diplomatic History: A Literature Review. Brenda Gayle Plummer, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- The Doomsday Argument: A Literature Review. Nick Bostrom, London School of Economics.