Gender within Music Production

A 1,000-word (±10%) literature review of the topic should then be created, culminating with an informed conclusion.
The aim of a literature review is to show your reader (your lecturer) that you have read
and have formed a good grasp of the main published work concerning a particular topic or
question in your field.
It is very important to note that your review should not be simply a description of what others have published in the form of a set of summaries, but should take the form of a
critical discussion, showing insight and an awareness of differing arguments, theories and
approaches. It should be a synthesis and critique of the relevant published work, linked at
all times to your own purpose and rationale.
It is recommended that you use a reference manager in order to deploy appropriate intext citation , and the submission should terminate with a
reference list (which is not included in the word count). You might also wish to include a
bibliography (again out with word count).
The literature review must include a number of different types of sources. These should
include at least one reference from each of these categories:
• Books from an academic press,
• E-books or PhD dissertations (typically available online from sites like
www.academia.edu or www.proquest.com),
• Academic journal articles or essays in edited collections,
• Audio or video interviews,

• Conference papers,
• Authoritative websites.
Two of these references must be direct quotations.2 All of these sources should either be
academic or by professional practitioners writing for a professional audience.