Research Guides: Cultural Studies: Getting Started

Welcome and Key Databases for Finding Sources

If you are new to conducting research:
Consider reviewing the Starting Your Research tutorial to learn the phases and processes of doing research.

Start your cultural studies research with these key resources:

MLA International Bibliography
The main database of critical scholarship on all modern literatures and languages, linguistics and folklore. Also useful for film and media studies. Citations from 1963-present.
Arts and Humanities Full Text
A great database for beginning research in art, anthropology, architecture, urban planning, literature, and cultural studies.
Academic Search Premier
Multi-disciplinary indexed database containing full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications.
America: History and Life
This is a unique database that includes articles, books, and dissertations on the culture and history of the United States.
Social Sciences Fulltext
A great database for beginning research on topics in anthropology, sociology, psychology, political science and many other disciplines in the social sciences.

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