THTR480: Devising Production
This guide provides research support for the year-long production of "Us" - an exploration of Everything-ness and American-ness.
Library Support!
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Library Resources on Historical Time Periods
American decades primary sources by Call Number: E169.1 .A471977 2004 Reference CollectionISBN: 0787665878- The New York Times IndexCall Number: AI21 .N48 Microform Area in Wilson 2WLook at old issues of the NYTI Ask at the Wilson Circulation Desk for assistance in using the index and microfilm.
Twentieth-century teen culture by the decades by Call Number: HQ799.U65 R65 1999 Reference CollectionISBN: 0313302235
The hippie dictionary : a cultural encyclopedia (and phraseicon) of the 1960s and 1970s by Call Number: HQ799.7 .M28 2004ISBN: 1580085474
Bowling, beatniks, and bell-bottoms: Pop culture of 20th-century America by Call Number: E169.1 .B7825 2002 Reference CollectionISBN: 0787656755
Databases - Locate scholarship and popular press
- JSTOR [ITHAKA]A multi-disciplinary full-text database of articles from many scholarly journals. Content available is usually 1-5 years behind the most recently published journal article. Also contains some current journals and books.
- ArtstorA repository of artwork and images from around the world. Includes images relating to architecture, the humanities, and social sciences.
- Sociological Abstracts [ProQuest]An international database of book review citations and journal article and dissertation abstracts in the field of sociology as well as related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
- Ethnic Newswatch [ProQuest]A database of over 2.5 million articles and more than 340 publications from ethnic and minority presses.
- Readers' Guide Retrospective [EBSCO]An index of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States from 1890 to 1982. Reflects the history of 20th century America.