Reference Sources for Media, Film, Television
- Oxford Bibliographies: Cinema and Media StudiesProvides peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on film history, television studies, media studies, critical theory, visual arts, cultural studies, digital culture, game studies, popular culture, and the study of the moving image. Bibliographies are browseable by subject area and keyword searchable.
- Routledge Companion to Media, Sex and SexualityPublication Date: Routledge, 2017Presents a broad array of global and transnational issues and intersectional perspectives, addressing post-feminism, masculinities, media industries, queer identities, video games, media activism, music videos, sexualisation, celebrities, sport, sex-advice books, pornography and erotica, and social and mobile media.
- International Encyclopedia of Gender, Media, and CommunicationPublication Date: Wiley, 2020250 entries by an international team of scholars explore how gender is represented in media, who produces the content, and the ways in which audiences receive and understand media messages. The contributors offer original insights on diverse aspects of gender in film, television, visual media, social and digital media and more.
- Encyclopedia of Gender in MediaPublication Date: SAGE, 2012Critically examines the role of the media in enabling, facilitating, or challenging the social construction of gender in our society, addressing a variety of entertainment and news content in print and electronic media and exploring the social construction of masculinity as well as femininity.
- Critical Dictionary of Film and Television TheoryCall Number: Print copy: Olin Reference PN1993.45 C75x 2001 +Publication Date: 2001"Explains the major theoretical approaches and definitions now deployed in the study of screen media. Entries range from longer overview essays which summarise the central paradigms of film and television theory, to shorter definitions of key concepts and introductions to major influential figures." (jacket copy) Includes cross-references, bibliographies, and index.
- Queer Encyclopedia of Film and TelevisionCall Number: Print copy: Olin stacks PN1590 G39 Q44 2005 +Publication Date: Cleis Press, 2005Alphabetically arranged entries cover topics, people, films, and television shows from an LGBTQ perspective. Each entry contains a bibliography.
Reference Sources on Feminism, Gender & Sexuality
- Feminism: A Very Short IntroductionPublication Date: Oxford UP, 2006By Margaret Walters. Provides an historical account of feminism, exploring its earliest roots as well as key issues including voting rights, the liberation of the sixties, and its relevance today.
- Encyclopedia of Feminist TheoriesPublication Date: Routledge, 2002Contains over 500 authoritative entries by an international team of contributors and includes clear, concise and provocative explanations of key themes and ideas. Each entry contains cross references and a bibliographic guide to further reading.
- Encyclopedia of Gender and SocietyCall Number: Print copy: Olin Reference HQ1115 E54 2009+Publication Date: Sage, 20092 volumes; Focuses on significant gender scholarship within commonly recognized areas of social research.
- Encyclopedia of Gay Histories and CulturesCall Number: Print copy: Olin LIbrary Reference, HQ 75.13 G37 2000Offers accounts of the most important international developments in gay and lesbian cultural history "...written by some of the most famous names in the field, as well as new scholars, whose research continues to advance gender studies into the future."
- Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History in AmericaCall Number: Print copy: Olin Reference HQ76.3.U5 E53x 2004Surveys more than 400 years of lesbian and gay history and culture in the United States, presented through over 500 entries. Coverage includes people, public policy, economics, social issues, identities, and culture, among many others.
- International Encyclopedia of Human SexualityCall Number: Print copy: Olin Reference HQ21 I677 2015Publication Date: Wiley-Blackwell, 20153 volumes, Contains over 500 entries that define sexuality from a broad biocultural perspective and show the diversity of human sexual behavior and belief systems.
- Routledge Companion to Feminism and PostfeminismPublication Date: Routledge, 2002Covers the major individuals and issues related to feminism's roots and the trends that are shaping its future.
- SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans StudiesPublication Date: Sage, 2021This encyclopedia, featuring more than 300 well-researched articles, takes an interdisciplinary and intersectional approach to trans studies. Entries focus on diverse lives, identities, and contexts, including the experiences of trans people in different racial, religious, and sexual communities in the United States and the variety of ways that gender is expressed in other countries.
- Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality StudiesCall Number: Print copy: Olin Reference HQ1180 .W55 2016Publication Date: 2016"The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies provides an invaluable resource for students and scholars in the overlapping areas of gender, feminist, queer, masculinity, and sexuality studies; and acknowledges the growing interdisciplinary impact of these fields. "