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He Said, She Said: The Rhetoric of Gender Politics

Term:

Fall 2011

Librarians

[1]

Regina Roberts
Anthropology, Communication,
Feminist Studies, Lusophone Africa, and Sociology
regina.roberts@stanford.edu [2]

Getting Started

[3]

Use Reference Sources [4] to jumpstart your research, to get ideas, search terms, context, and more.
Find Books, Journal Titles and Media in Stanford's Online Catalog, SearchWorks. [5]
Find Articles in Selected Databases. [6]

Note: Stanford subscribes to over 1000 Databases [7] that index articles and books on various topics. Since there are so many databases we recommend a select subset of databases [6] which will give you access to articles in a wide variety of subject areas.
Find Resources on your Course Theme. Click the link(s) below.

Gender in Media

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Selected Reference Sources

Encyclopedia of women and gender : sex similarities and differences and the impact of society on gender [12] Green Info Center HQ1115 .E52 2001B
Battleground : women, gender, and sexuality [13] Green Info Center HQ1115 .B38 2008
Psychology of women : a handbook of issues and theories [14] Green Info Center HQ1206 .P747 2008
Encyclopedia of gay and lesbian popular culture [15] Green Info Center HQ75.13 .P76 2008
Girl culture: An encyclopedia [16] Green Info Center HQ798 .G523 2008

Selected Subject searches in Searchworks [5] Hint: Look at Topics in the left-hand menu. Select "more" to see all the topics. Select a given topic for a list of books on that topic.

Gender-related Databases

Contemporary women's issues [24] Contains full text of reports, articles, and newsletters on issues affecting women.
Gender Watch [25] Full text collection of journals, magazines, newsletters, regional publications, books, booklets and pamphlets, conference proceedings and governmental NGO and special reports devoted to women's and gender issues.
Women's Resources International [26] Indexes the core disciplines in Women's Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research.
LGBT Life with full text [27] "A resource for literature regarding gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues. Contains indexing and abstracts for more than 80 GLBT-specific core periodicals."
PsycINFO [28] Contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports in the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines.
Sociological Abstracts [29] Abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
MLA International Bibliography [30] includes articles on film

Other Resources

Feminist Studies [31] - select from the tabs to find more resources on Diversity, Sexuality, Society, etc.
Gender Ads [32]
Library Guide for PWR2: You Go Girl [33]

Sociology [34]

Gender Politics

[35]

Selected Reference Sources

Selected Subject searches in Searchworks [5]

Hint: at the left side of the searchworks results page, take a look at the Topics (click on the arrow that says Topics, and then click on the link that says "more") for great topic ideas. Link to the topic for a list of books on that topic.

Women in Politics [38]
Body Image [39]
Feminism in Literature [40]
Gender Identity - Cross-cultural Studies [41]
Feminism [42]
Gender Identity - Political Aspects [43]
Homosexuality [44]
Sex - Psychology [45]
Sex Differences (Psychology) [46]
Sexuality [47]
Women in Mass Media [48]

Gender-related Databases

Annual Reviews Social Sciences [49]: Annual Reviews in Psychology and Sociology. Articles provide overviews of current scholarship on key topics.
Contemporary women's issues [24]
Family & Society Studies Worldwide [50]
Gender Watch [25]
Women's Studies International [26]

Other Resources

Feminist Studies [31] - select from the tabs to find more resources on Diversity, Sexuality, Society, etc.
Gender Ads [32]

Political Science [51]
Sociology [34]

Pop Culture

[52]

Selected Reference Resources

Violence in the media : a reference handbook [53]
Battleground: the media [54] v.1-2
Keywords for American cultural studies [55]
Contemporary youth culture : an international encyclopedia [56]

Suggested SearchWorks Subject Searches

Popular Culture [57]
Mass media and culture [58]
Violence in Mass Media [59]
Reality television programs [60]
Television broadcasting Social aspects [61]

Suggested Databases [7]

ComAbstracts [62]: Database contains abstracts of articles published in the primary professional literature of the communications field.
Communication studies [63]: Searchable full-text of 16 journals on Journalism, Public Opinion, Political Communication, Mass Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Cultural Studies / Intercultural Communication, Television / Film Studies, Media Studies, Business Communication, Organizational / Management Communication, Written Communication, Rhetoric, and Literacy Studies.
The International Central Institute for Youth and Educational Television (IZI)Literature Database [64]: open access database containing over 22.000 international references and online documents focusing on children’s, youth and educational television.

Selected Films

Barbie nation: an unauthorized tour [65]
The killing screens : media and the culture of violence [66]

To find reality television programs, look up the title in Searchworks [5] but remember to limit to Format: Video.

Websites of Interest

The history of pop culture, Open Directory Project [67]
Blinkx TV [68]: watch Full Episodes of TV Shows Online
Moving Image Archive [69] (from the Internet Archive): This library contains thousands of digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts. Many of these videos are available for free download.
San Francisco Bay Area Television Archive [70]: Established in 1982, the TV Archive preserves over 4000 hours of newsfilm, documentaries and other programs produced locally in the Bay Area and Northern California between 1939-2005. It is part of SF State Library’s Department of Special Collections.

Section:

PWR 1

Instructor:

Hanlon-Baker

Previous Research Guide

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