FYS101: Exploring Creativity: Unusual Citation Activity

• Unpublished Interviews
• Ted Talk (on TED.com)
• Looking at an Object
• YouTube Videos
• Artwork (viewed online or in person)
• Social Media Posts
• Television Episodes
• Song Lyrics (from a website or an album)
• Fashion Collection (looking at an item/ looking at a website/ what is the overlying source?)

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1. Interviewee Last name, First name. Interview. Conducted by Your First Name Your Last Name, Day Mon. Year. 
2. Calabrese, Nancy. Interview. Conducted by Brittany Costa, 11 Sep. 2024. 

1. “Episode Title.” Title of Series, season X, episode X, Network, Episode air date. Studio or Distributor. Release Years during which the series aired. Streaming Service used or Physical Medium. 
2. "The Secret Box/Band Geeks." Spongebob Squarepants, season 2, episode 15, Nickelodeon, 7 Sep. 2001. Nickelodeon Animation Studios. 1999-current. Paramount+. 

1. Last Name of Presenter, First Name of Presenter. “Title of Talk.” Name of Platform, Day Mon. Year of talk, URL. 
2. Waititi, Taika. "Why Humor is Key to Creativity." TED, Oct. 2010, https://www.ted.com/talks/taika_waititi_why_humor_is_key_to_creativity?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium= referral&utm_source=tedcomshare. 

Art Found Online

1. Creator Last Name, Creator First Name. Title of Work. Year of Work. Museum/Institution, Database (if applicable), URL. 
2. Warhol, Andy. Campbell's Soup Cans. 1962. Museum of Modern Art, JSTOR, https://marist.idm.oclc.org/loginurl=https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.15666468.

Art I Saw Myself

1. Artist Lastname, Artist Firstname. Title of Artwork/Piece. Date created. Collection Name (if Applicable), Location viewed.  
2. Pitt, Richard. Sculptures. 2023. Fragmented Memories. Marist College Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, New York.  

1. Last name, First name of creator.  “Title of Video.” Name of Platform Hosting Video, uploaded by uploader username, Day Mon. Year of Upload, URL. 
2. 60 Minutes. "From the 60 Minutes Archive: Steve Jobs." YouTube, uploaded by 60 Minutes, 2 Apr. 2021, https://youtu.be/c-JkrlVhs_0?si=79yv6kiTETU14D17. 

Viewed in Person

1. Designer Lastname, Designer Firstname. Collection Title. Year created, Location Viewed.  
2. Brown, Aleena. Building Blocks. 2023, Silver Needle Runway, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York. 

Viewed Online

1. Creator Last Name, Creator First Name. Title of Image. “Title of Article/Page,” Day Mon. Year, if available. Title of Website, URL.  Accessed Day Mon. Year. 
2. Mower, Sarah. Look 8-10. "Versace Spring 2016 Ready-to-Wear Collection," 25 Sep. 2015. Vogue Runway, https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2016-ready-to-wear/versace. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.  

1. Last Name, First Name [@username, if very different than author name]. Description of post [Usually Photo(s) of or Video of]. Platform, Day Mon. Year, URL. 
2. Swift, Taylor. Photo of Taylor Swift on Time Magazine cover as Person of the Year. Instagram, 6 Dec. 2023,

   https://www.instagram.com/p/C0g87DEOmE6/.

Lyrics on an Album

1. Recording Artist. “Title of Song.” Title of Album. Record Label, Year of Release, URL or Method of audio (italicize an app title). 
2. Lennon, John. "Imagine." Gimme Some Truth. Apple Corps, 1971, Spotify. 

Lyrics found Online

John Lennon - Imagine

1. Last name, first name, if available. “Title of the Webpage.” Name of Website, Website Publisher if different from website name, Date of website/modified/updated date, if available, URL. Access date if no other date is available. 
2. Lennon, John. "John Lennon Imagine Lyrics." Genius, https://genius.com/John-lennon-imagine-lyrics. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.