Me, Critique scholarly articles?

a person turning the page of a huge book

A systematic approach in your reading helps you consider the article critically:

1. What is the thesis?

"A good critique is really more about your own confidence as a reader than about possession of specific knowledge.”

2. What are the primary and secondary sources used? 

3. How does the author connect these sources? 

4. Does the author agree or disagree with the secondary sources?  

5. What is the main methodology in the author’s analysis and argument? (formalism or feminism in art history, for example) 

6. Is the author clear in his/her logic and presentation

7. Are the conclusions convincing

Source: A Survival Guide for Art History Students by Professor Christina Maranci
Tisch Library, Oversize: N385 .M37 2005