Research and Course Guides: World Cinema: Criticism-main resources

Key databases

Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text This link opens in a new window
articles date from 1950s-present
Note: For 1973-2004, double-check Film Literature Index (PN 1993 .M9 F45, 1st floor of Cooper Library) to be sure you didn't miss any articles

Media History Digital Library
Classic media periodicals in the public domain; especially good for early 20th century publications

MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
literature, language, linguistics, rhetoric, composition, film, & folklore, 1926-present
Communication and Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
communication studies, mass media, and journalism (coverage varies; some journals go back to the early 1900s)
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
full-text access to over 1,300 core scholarly journals
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
full-text access to over 300 scholarly social science/humanities journals
Art Full Text This link opens in a new window
art, architecture, art history, graphic arts, photography, motion pictures, & related fields, 1984-present
Literature Online This link opens in a new window
more than 350,000 works of English and American literature, 243 full-text literature journals, & other key criticism & reference resources (includes ABELL - Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature) Supported in part by the Claud Green Fund for American Literature
Art Index Retrospective This link opens in a new window
art, architecture, art history, graphic arts, photography, motion pictures, & related fields, 1929-1984
Literary Reference Center This link opens in a new window
(especially useful for undergraduates) full-text information from major respected reference works, books, & literary journals on authors & works from a range of time periods and countries
Literature Resource Center (Gale) This link opens in a new window
(especially useful for undergraduates) Biographies, bibliographies, & critical analyses of 120,000+ authors from every age & literary discipline

Simultaneous searching

Type your search into the box below to search Film & Television Literature with Full Text, MLA International Bibliography, and Communication & Mass Media Complete simultaneously.

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Valuable print resources

Retrospective Index to Film Periodicals, 1930-1971

Z 5784 .M9 B39

The Critical Index: A Bibliography of Articles on Film in English, 1946-1973

Z 5784 .M9 G47

The New Film Index: A Bibliography of Magazine Articles in English, 1930-1970

Z 5784 .M9 M29 1975