Cultural Studies
Key Resources for Cultural Studies
The following databases contain a variety of material, including journal articles, for your specific subject area. The brief descriptions beneath the titles will explain what each hold. To access, click on the title.
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African American Newspapers, 1827-1998
Search more than 270 African American newspapers published in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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African Newspapers 1800-192240 fully searchable African newspapers published in the 19th and 20th centuries. Featuring English- and foreign-language titles from Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
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Art AbstractsComprehensive indexing and abstracts for more than 450 international art publications from 1984 to the present, including periodicals, published in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Dutch, yearbooks, and museum bulletins. Subjects include advertising, archaeology, crafts, folk art, graphic arts, interior design, video, film, architecture and art history.
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British Humanities Index (BHI)Now known as Humanities Index.
An international abstracting and indexing tool for research in the humanities, BHI indexes over 400 internationally respected humanities journals and weekly magazines published in the UK and other English speaking countries, as well as quality newspapers published in the UK. -
Chinese Newspaper CollectionProvides insight into Chinese political and social life during the turbulent 120 year period from 1832 to 1953 with 12 English-language Chinese historical newspapers. Included are critical perspectives on the ending of more than 2,000 years of imperial rule in China, the Taiping Rebellion, the Opium Wars with Great Britain, the Boxer Rebellion and the events leading up to the1911 Xinhai Revolution, and the subsequent founding of the Republic of China.
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Colonial State Papers
Thousands of documents and bibliographic records concerning Britain's colonial relations with the Americas and other European rivals, the Caribbean and Atlantic world. Covers early American history, British colonial history, Caribbean history, maritime history, Atlantic trade, plantations, and slavery.
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History of FeminismAccess to a collection of primary and secondary source material on the history of feminism in the 19th century, from 1776 to 1928.
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International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)
An online resource for social science and interdisciplinary research. Over 2.5 million bibliographic references to journal articles, books, reviews and selected chapters from 1951.
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JSTOR
A trusted archive of important scholarly journals, primarily in the humanities and social sciences
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Kanopy (now via Library Search)You can now look for Kanopy films using Library Search. The benefit of this is that it will also search across our other film collections, to make sure that you don't miss out. Simply enter your search terms and select 'Video' from the drop down list at the end of the Library Search bar.
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Nexis
A comprehensive newspaper database, updated daily, providing full text access to all UK national newspapers, plus regional newspapers, international news providers and a number of trade journals and magazines.
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North China Herald OnlineThe English-language North China Herald is the prime source in any language for the history of the foreign presence in China from around 1850 to 1940s.
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Palgrave Connect ebook collections in Media and CultureAccess to ebook collections from Palgrave in Media and Culture (2010-2015).
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Popular Culture in Britain and America, 1950-1975: Rock and Roll, Counterculture, Peace and Protest
Explores the dynamic period of social, political and cultural change between 1950 and 1975. Contains colour digital images of archival material sourced from key libraries and organisations in Britain and America. Includes material from the Mass Observation Archive. Search archive at the Mass Observation online
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Project Muse
High quality humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from scholarly publishers.
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SAGE Journals OnlineSearch SAGE journal articles.
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ScopusAbstracts and citations for over 22,800 peer-reviewed titles from more than 5,000 international publishers in science, technology, medicine, social science, arts and humanities
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Testaments to the HolocaustDigitized, searchable full-text and image resource for studying Nazi Germany and its crimes through testimonies, family narratives and documents of its activities.
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Web of Science
Access to the Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index and Arts & Humanities Citation Index.
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Women's Magazine ArchiveContains archives of the foremost titles of consumer magazines aimed at a female readership, including Good Housekeeping and Ladies’ Home Journal, which serve as canonical records of evolving assumptions about gender roles and cultural mores. In combination, the publications cover topics such as family life, home economics, health, careers, fashion, and culture.