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Film, Race & Representation: Some Strategies for Research. Film, Race & Representation: Some Strategies for Research. Film, Race & Representation: Some Strategies for Research. Gary Handman Media Resources Center Moffitt Library ghandman@library.berkeley.edu 643-8566. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Film, Race & Film, Race & Representation:Representation:
Some Strategies for Some Strategies for ResearchResearch
Film, Race & Representation:Film, Race & Representation:Some Strategies for Some Strategies for
ResearchResearch
Film, Race & Representation:Film, Race & Representation:Some Strategies for Some Strategies for
ResearchResearch
Gary HandmanMedia Resources CenterMoffitt Libraryghandman@library.berkeley.edu643-8566
1. Describe the types of writing and research about film
2. Introduce selected sources for finding books and journal articles in film studies & related fields
3. Discuss how to select article databases (and determine what’s in them)
4. Discuss how to develop search strategies
Writing About Writing About Film…Film…
CurrentCurrent
ScholarlScholarly/y/In-depthIn-depth
IndustryIndustry
Pop and Pop and fanfan
HistoricalHistorical
•Periodicals (aka magazines, Periodicals (aka magazines, journals)journals)•NewspapersNewspapers
•ReviewsReviews•Critical/Scholarly Articles Critical/Scholarly Articles
•BooksBooks
•Web Sites (more about this Web Sites (more about this later…)later…)
•Other online databasesOther online databases
Sources for Film & Scholarship and Sources for Film & Scholarship and ResearchResearch
Periodical Articles:Periodical Articles:Reviews? Critical Writing? What’s the Reviews? Critical Writing? What’s the diff? diff? Reviews:
•Assessment of aesthetic and content merits of a film
Found in popular periodicals, film periodicals, and (less often) in more scholarly journals
In pop periodicals: Current and Historical (older)
Usually cover current releases, more pop theatrical releases
Tend to be relatively short and relatively superficial (with some exceptions and depending on the publication and who’s doing the writing)
Periodical Articles:Periodical Articles:
Reviews? Critical Writing? What’s the Diff?Reviews? Critical Writing? What’s the Diff? Critical analysis: Discuss films in:
broader historical, cultural, political, artistic context and/orFocus on a specific aspect of a film, film genre, or filmmaker
Found in books and scholarly or film-related journalsTend to be longer, more substantive than reviews (with some exceptions and depending on the publication and who’s doing the writing)Often include notes, bibliographies, other scholarly apparatus
Found in:Found in:•Film studies Film studies
& scholarly journals in & scholarly journals in other other disciplines—eg:disciplines—eg:
•Language & LitLanguage & Lit•Women’s studiesWomen’s studies•HistoryHistory•Ethnic StudiesEthnic Studies•Area studies…etc.Area studies…etc.
•Web sites (even lessWeb sites (even less occasionally…except for occasionally…except for academic and commercial academic and commercial databases)databases)
Critical/Scholarly ArticlesCritical/Scholarly Articles
1950’s1950’s1960’s1960’sFilm StudiesFilm StudiesFilm ScholarshipFilm Scholarship
Film Scholarship & Film Criticism
Movies = 100+ YearsMovies = 100+ YearsFilm Scholarship = 50 yearsFilm Scholarship = 50 years
18951895
Brothers Auguste & Louis Lumiere stage 1st public film screening, Paris
Writing about film = fan and industry perspectives until Writing about film = fan and industry perspectives until 1950’s/60’s1950’s/60’s
William Dickson (Edison labs)invents The Kinetoscope
18891889
Scholarly Articles and ReviewsScholarly Articles and Reviews
Ansen, David. Ansen, David. "Boyz N the Hood." (movie reviews) "Boyz N the Hood." (movie reviews) NewsweekNewsweek v118, n3 (July 15, 1991):56. v118, n3 (July 15, 1991):56.
ReviewsReviews
Massood, Paula. Massood, Paula. "Mapping the Hood, The Genealogy of City "Mapping the Hood, The Genealogy of City Space in Boyz-n-the-Hood and Menace-II-Space in Boyz-n-the-Hood and Menace-II-Society. Society. Cinema JournalCinema Journal, 1996 winter, v35 n2:85-, 1996 winter, v35 n2:85-97. )97. )
Critical/ScholarlyArticlesCritical/ScholarlyArticles
BooksBooks•Scholarly/authoritative worksScholarly/authoritative works•Pop schlock and fan worksPop schlock and fan works
How Do You Tell em’ How Do You Tell em’ apart?apart?
• Author’s credentials/affiliationsAuthor’s credentials/affiliations
• Publisher (e.g. BFI, AFI, University Publisher (e.g. BFI, AFI, University Presses vs pop press)Presses vs pop press)
• Scholarly apparatus and sources: Scholarly apparatus and sources: notes, bibliographies, other notes, bibliographies, other documentationdocumentation
• If they’ve been widely cited by other If they’ve been widely cited by other scholarsscholars
……But how do you locate all this stuff?But how do you locate all this stuff?
Al Al JolsonJolson
•Catalogs: Catalogs: PathfinderPathfinder (Gladis)(Gladis)
•Article databases Article databases (Indexes)(Indexes)
Inventory of what the Inventory of what the Library owns:Library owns:BooksBooksJournals (Journals (BUT NOT what’s BUT NOT what’s inside of them!!!!!!inside of them!!!!!!) )
……But how do you locate all this stuff?But how do you locate all this stuff?
Search by:Search by:•AuthorAuthor•TitleTitle•Subject (keywords)Subject (keywords)
MediaMediaManuscripts, documents, Manuscripts, documents, maps…etc. etc. etc. etc.)maps…etc. etc. etc. etc.)
PathfinderPathfinder
Articles/Reviews Articles/Reviews (how do you find this (how do you find this
stuff?)stuff?)
Film-related (not many exist) Film-related (not many exist) General news General news Literary and ArtsLiterary and ArtsOther disciplines: e.g. Women’s Other disciplines: e.g. Women’s Studies, American Studies, Ethnic Studies, American Studies, Ethnic Studies, History…etc.Studies, History…etc.
Article databases Article databases (aka Indexes)(aka Indexes)
Article Databases Article Databases (how do you know (how do you know which ones to use?)which ones to use?)
Jumping Off point for Finding Online Indexes:
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/
Once You Find a Once You Find a Journal Citation, Journal Citation,
How Do You Find the Article?How Do You Find the Article?
•Some indexes provide holdings Some indexes provide holdings info [UC eLinks]info [UC eLinks]
•Some indexes Some indexes link tolink to full-textfull-text
If neither…use If neither…use PathfinderPathfinder to look up to look up the JOURNAL by titlethe JOURNAL by title
How to Begin? Before you click: THINK
•Formulate a concise, concrete statement of
the research problem•Formulate your search in terms of
keywords and key phrases:
The impact of television advertising and television violence on school performance and pre-adolesecent social interaction.
How to Begin? Before you click: THINK
•Think of synonyms for key words/phrases
The impact of television advertising and television violence on school performance and pre-adolesecent social interaction.
ChildrenYouthAdolescents…etc.
CommercialsAds…etc.Academic achievement
Grades…etc.
MediaTV…etc
Socialization, relationships,peer interaction…etc.
Once you’ve found something that looks promising,Check out the “official” subject headings
Common Search Features:
--Save list of good stuff--Mail Articles/Citations to yourself
The Information Universe
Remember Also:
•Not every topic has lots written about Not every topic has lots written about it, either in books or journal lit.it, either in books or journal lit.
--Research on very current topics--Research on extremely specific topics--Research on topics off the beaten
academic track or off the pop culture radar
What to do if too much is turning up:
•Narrow your topic: •e.g.: geographically, chronologically; by race, gender, ethnic group; •Specific focus or aspect of the topic (e.g. ethical, social, economic, political aspects)
What to do if nothing is turning up:
•Broaden your topic / go for the more general / select a different angle•Rethink your search strategy (new keywords, new concepts, etc.)•Bail out and choose another topic
Connecting from off-campus
Instructions at http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/HELP/CONNECTING FROM OFF CAMPUS
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/FilmBibMenu.html a growing listing of bibliographies on various film topics and individual films compiled by MRC (includes bibs for genres, filmmakers, national cinemas, and individual film).
……being driven totally bananas by being driven totally bananas by your research?your research?Call me:Call me:
Gary HandmanGary Handman643-8566643-8566
ghandman@library.berkeley.edughandman@library.berkeley.edu
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