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Third World Cinema:Some Strategies for Research
Third World Cinema:Some Strategies for Research
Gary HandmanDirectorMedia Resources CenterMoffitt Library
Third World Cinema: Some Strategies for Research
•Reviews Reviews (journals, newspapers)(journals, newspapers)
•Critical/ScholarlyArticles Critical/ScholarlyArticles (journals)(journals)
•BooksBooks•Web SitesWeb Sites•Other online databasesOther online databases
Sources for Film Scholarship Sources for Film Scholarship and Researchand Research
Third World Cinema
BooksBooks•Scholarly/authoritative worksScholarly/authoritative works
•Pop schlock and fan worksPop schlock and fan works
How Do You Tell em’ apart?How Do You Tell em’ 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: notes, Scholarly apparatus and sources: notes,
bibliographies, other bibliographies, other documentationdocumentation
• If they’ve been widely cited by other If they’ve been widely cited by other scholarsscholars
Third World Cinema
REVIEWSREVIEWS•CurrentCurrent•HistoricalHistorical
• Study/coverage of Western European film Study/coverage of Western European film increases post-1950’s BUT...increases post-1950’s BUT...
• 3rd World Cinema: opportunities for viewing = 3rd World Cinema: opportunities for viewing = nearly 0 (Cultural bias / box office bias and nearly 0 (Cultural bias / box office bias and other factors) other factors)
• Prior to the last 10 years: 3rd World cinemaPrior to the last 10 years: 3rd World cinema is all but totally ignored by Western pressis all but totally ignored by Western press
Saaraba (Senegal, 1988)
Third World CinemaREVIEWSREVIEWS•CurrentCurrent•HistoricalHistorical
Clando (Cameroon, 1996)
Found in:Found in:•Popular & fan journals and newspapersPopular & fan journals and newspapers•Film studies & scholarly journals (e.g. Film studies & scholarly journals (e.g. Cineaste; Film Quarterly; Sight & Cineaste; Film Quarterly; Sight & SoundSound))•Web sites Web sites
•Fan and enthusiast sitesFan and enthusiast sites•Commercial sites (e.g., studio sites, Commercial sites (e.g., studio sites,
video distributors)video distributors)•Online newspaper/journal articles Online newspaper/journal articles
(e.g. Ebert/(e.g. Ebert/Chicago Sun-Chicago Sun-TimesTimes) )
Third World Cinema
Found in:Found in:•Film studies & scholarly Film studies & scholarly journalsjournals•Popular & fan journals and Popular & fan journals and newspapers (but newspapers (but onlyonly occasionallyoccasionally))•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
•CurrentCurrent•HistoricalHistorical
Third World Cinema
ReviewsReviews
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/reviewtable4.html
Check OutCheck Out
Use:Use:•Magazine Index (some Magazine Index (some
full-text)full-text)•News IndexNews Index •ProQuestProQuest (some full-text)(some full-text)•Lexis/Nexis (some full-Lexis/Nexis (some full-
text)text)•Movie Review Query Movie Review Query
Engine (web: full-text)Engine (web: full-text)•Film Review Annual (in MRC)Film Review Annual (in MRC)•Film Literature Index (in MRC)Film Literature Index (in MRC)
Third World Cinema
Reviews: CurrentReviews: Current
Third World Cinema
Reviews: HistoricalReviews: Historical
Use:Use:•Readers GuideReaders Guide•NY Times Index (or NY Times Index (or NYT Film Reviews NYT Film Reviews 1913-68) (in MRC)1913-68) (in MRC)•Film Review Index, Film Review Index, 1882-1985 (in MRC)1882-1985 (in MRC)•Film Index InternationalFilm Index International (CDROM in (CDROM in Main/Moffitt Only)Main/Moffitt Only)
Scholarly/Critical WritingScholarly/Critical Writing
Use:Use:
•Magazine Index (1988-present)Magazine Index (1988-present)
•Modern Language Assn. Modern Language Assn. Bibliography (1963-present)Bibliography (1963-present)
•Film Index International Film Index International (CD-(CD-ROM) ROM)
•Film Literature Index Film Literature Index (Print Index (Print Index in Media Center) (1977-present)in Media Center) (1977-present)
•Art Abstracts ( & AA Art Abstracts ( & AA Retrospective) (1920s-present)Retrospective) (1920s-present)
•Periodicals Content Index (PCI)Periodicals Content Index (PCI)
Third World Cinema
BooksBooks
Use Pathfinder
Third World Cinema
For Books and Articles: For Books and Articles: Search by: Search by:
•Title and/or Subject keywordTitle and/or Subject keyword •Director Name (as title Director Name (as title and/or subject keyword)and/or subject keyword) Movie TitleMovie Title (as(as title and/or title and/or subject keyword)subject keyword)
Third World Cinema
The First (Most Direct) Pass...The First (Most Direct) Pass...
Search by: Search by: • Subject Terms/KeywordsSubject Terms/Keywords
In Pathfinder:In Pathfinder:•X in Motion Pictures (Women in Motion Pictures)X in Motion Pictures (Women in Motion Pictures)•Motion Pictures X (Motion Pictures Iran) Motion Pictures X (Motion Pictures Iran) •Kiarostami, AbbasKiarostami, Abbas
Formulate your search in terms of:
•KEY WORDS and SYNOMYMS: --Looks for words anywhere in record: title, subject, abstract and full-text (if avail)
•PHRASES:--Looks for words in the exact order entered
The Next (More Complex) Pass..The Next (More Complex) Pass..
How to Begin? Before you click: THINK
Formulate your search in terms of keyword and key phrases... and synonyms for these:
The representation of gender [sex*] and masculinity [masculin*, male, men] in the films [cinema, movie*] of John Woo.
Border crossing [immigat*, emigrat*], and identity [role*, self image], as a theme in recent films by Latino and Chicano filmmakers [directors]
****Truncation varies from db to db: * # ?emigra* = emigrant, emigrants, emigrate, emigration
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).
Third World Cinema
