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CLIP Quick Guide: Virtual Handout Jirout 2024

Keyword Activity

                                                                    

The first item we will be discussing is Deep Under Cover by Jack Barsky. It is an autobiography of the life of Jack Barsky, born Albrecht Dittrich in Reichenbach, East Germany. But for 2 days, he was known as William Dyson. The book details his early life growing up in socialist East Germany, entering the University of Jena, and graduating the top of his class with a major in Chemistry. Near the end of his university studies, he was approached by the KGB and eventually offered a job to spy on the United States in New York City for the Soviet Union.

 

Skim the following article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Barsky

Your row will be assigned a specific section of the article to read and Brian will ask you to find keywords that might be used to do other research with. Read your assigned section closer...

Row 1 - Background - you might want to research historical elements that contributed to his early life, find 6 topics or keywords that you might use to research other titles similar to Deep Undercover.

Row 2 - Publication History/International publication - Deep Undercover is one of many spy stories to emerge since the end of the Cold War in 1991. Find 3 other biographies about individuals who became spies. What search terms would you use and what information would you need to get them on ILL?

Row 3 - Themes - Find 3 academic journals that feature articles about the history of espionage. What are they and how would you cite them in Chicago style citation?

Row 4 - Style - "Deep Undercover" can be cited many different ways. Write 3 different citations using Chicago, MLA, and APA for both Deep Undercover and for a BBC News Article about Barsky.