This guide is designed to help you get started with your library research.

Click on any of the tabs above to find information about how to locate Film, Media & Cultural Studies related books, journal articles, websites and more

What are Secondary Sources?  Journal articles & chapters etc... written about a work of literature and offering a critical view of that work are called literary criticism.

What are Primary Sources?  Original works of literature and uninterpreted information about an event or period of time.

Beware Wikipedia! It can't be cited in academic essays (avoid sites where authors aren't accountable for contributions). 

Evaluate! Evaluate! Evaluate!
Don't believe everything you read.

Avoid Plaigiarism
That's using an author's work or ideas without referencing it (yes, even if it's not directly quoted & you've changed the words)

'New Titles Received' Lists   

Anatomy of film - Bernard F. Dick

ISBN: 0312487118

Provides a solid foundation of film fundamentals, offering rich examples from the past & present. Designed to be used in film-as-literature or introduction to film courses in English, film, or communication departments, Anatomy of Film covers all of the essential elements of film — from genre, lighting, and editing to music, sound, and narration — and its student-friendly approach makes it ideal for those new to the discipline.

Media & youth : a developmental perspective - Kish

ISBN: 1405179473

"Young people today are immersed in the media, like fish in water. Finally, here is a textbook that describes the impact of media immersion on how young people think, feel, and behave. Rather than relying on anecdotes or hunches, Professor Kirsh uses the findings from scientific studies... a must read for anyone concerned about the impact of the media on youth."—Brad J. Bushman, University of Michigan

Modernist cultural studies - Catherine Driscoll

ISBN: 0813034248

For many scholars, cultural studies is viewed as a product of postmodern criticism and as the antithesis of modernism. In this brilliant work, Catherine Driscoll argues persuasively that we must view what we call cultural studies as a direct continuation of the innovations and concerns of modernism and the modernists.

The child in film: tears, fears & fairy tales - Karen Lury

ISBN: 1845119681

Ghastly & ghostly children, 'dirty little white girls', the child as witness & as victim, have always played an important part in the history of cinema, as have child performers themselves. In exploring the disruptive power of the child in films made for an adult audience across popular films... Karen Lury investigates why the figure of the child has such a significant impact on the visual aspects & storytelling potential of cinema

The myth of popular culture from Dante to Dylan - Perry Meisel

ISBN: 1405199334

A fascinating examination of the cultural traditions of the American novel, Hollywood, and British and American rock music which leads us to redefine our concept of the division between "high" and "low" culture. A provocative book for any student, scholar or general reader, who is interested in popular culture

 

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