Peterson, Jane T.. Women playwrights of diversity : a bio-bibliographical sourcebook / by Jane T. Peterson and Suzanne Bennett. [0313291799 (alk. paper)] Westport, Conn : Greenwood Press, 1997.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks PS338.W6 P48 1997
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks PS338.W6 P48 1997
tagged bibliography biography diversity minority playwrights refbooks women wstd279
by jarson
...and 1 other person
...on 20-FEB-06
Williams, Dana A., 1972-. Contemporary African American female playwrights : an annotated bibliography / Dana A. Williams. [0313301328 (alk. paper)] Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1998.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks PS338.N4 W22 1998
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks PS338.N4 W22 1998
"Collection of bibliographies on a variety of topics related to women's studies, such as women novelists and mystery writers, women in the performing and visual arts, ecofeminism, Jewish women, "the glass ceiling," women in higher education, and "Brave, Active & Resourceful Females in Picture Books." From the Women's Studies Librarian's Office, University of Wisconsin." (via LII)
"Guide to books, articles, videos, magazines, and other material on hip hop, "a form of urban youth culture developed by African Americans and Latinos in New York in the seventies and eighties, originally in the Bronx." Covers music (DJing and MCing), the roots of hip hop music, break-dancing, graffiti, and related subjects. From the New York University Libraries." (via LII)
"The Bibliography on Gender and Technology in Education has been created by gender equity specialist Jo Sanders. Focusing primarily on information technology, the bibliography is comprehensive as of 2005 and draws on international research as well as intervention literature. It contains nearly 700 entries and is extensively annotated, key-worded, and searchable. Sanders compiled the bibliography for her 2005 review article, "Gender and Technology: A Research Review.""
"Lists about 6,000 sources, more than half concerned with individual American filmmakers, actors, and actresses. Includes books, dissertations, periodical and newspaper articles, films, videotapes, audiotapes, and archival material relating to Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and Latin America, in addition to the U.S. For Africa, identifies material on 'colonial and ethnographic film activity as well as works on indigenous African films and filmmaking" (Introd), but excludes television. U.S. section also cites references on the image of African Americans in film and television. Appendix for film resources (archives and research centers, societies and associations, production companies, distributors, and festivals). Artist, film/series title, subject, and author indexes. Based largely on research collections of the New York Public Library." (Balay, Guide to reference books, 11th ed, 1996)
tagged african african_american bibliography ethnicity film international television
by jarson
...on 18-NOV-05
"A scholarly survey of the literature on precursors of modern film projection. Cites more than 1,000 books, scientific monographs, journal articles, manuscripts, etc., arranged by date from the 14th century to 1986. Covers camera obscura, magic lanterns, stereoscopic projection, and other forms of optical entertainment. Detailed bibliographic data for each item, with exceptionally full critical abstracts for most. Name and subject indexes." (Balay, Guide to reference books, 11th ed, 1996)
"A revision and reworking of author's Film study: a resource guide [...]. A complex set, combining elements of a research guide, textbook, and bibliographic handbook. Organized around broad concepts (e.g., film technique and criticism, genre study, stereotyping in film, themes, film history), with many subsections, the first three volumes consist of extensively annotated essays accompanied by annotated lists of English-language books and representative films. In all, provides critical analyses of about 2,000 books, often at review length. Vol. 4 contains: glossary; appendixes of periodicals, distributors, production codes, archives and libraries, bookstores, publishers, etc.; and indexes of authors, titles, personalities, subjects, and films. Despite the intricate arrangement and a small, poorly registered typeface, a useful survey of film literature in English." (Balay, Guide to reference books, 11th ed, 1996)
"A listing by author in two parts: Books, monographs, and theses (77 items); and Articles, reviews, and pamphlets (nearly 4,000). References are to materials in European languages, predominantly French-language periodicals and newspapers. Short annotations for about half the entries. Generally excludes South African films and filmmakers, as well as films about Africa by non-African directors. Indexes: actors and actresses; film festivals; film titles; filmmakers; countries; and broad subjects." (Balay, Guide to reference books, 11th ed, 1996)
"Lists more than 1,000 bibliographies published as books, catalogs of individual library collections, pamphlets, articles and essays (and also parts of articles and essays) in English and European languages, through 1985. Excludes almost all filmographies. Classified arrangement; see also references; author and subject indexes. 'Retrospective, cumulative indexes to individual film journals,' p. 64-70." (Balay, Guide to reference books, 11th ed, 1996)
"Lists 2,495 articles and books published 1908-85, classified by topic (general relationships; relationships to specific literary genres; adaptation in general; adaptations or contributions of individual literary figures throughout the world, etc.). Omits reviews, newspaper articles, and foreign-language materials. Annotations are provided only to clarify content or identify films discussed. Author index; subject index to writers, film and literary titles, and topics." (Balay, Guide to reference books, 11th ed, 1996)
"...arranged by year and indexed by names and subjects. Useful annotations. A supplement covers 1978-88." (Balay, Guide to reference books, 11th ed, 1996)
A supplement to Literature and film: an annotated bibliography.
older, but still relevant?
"This bibliography presents selected English-language electronic works about Google Print that are freely available on the Internet. It has a special focus on the legal issues associated with this project."
"This webliography presents a wide range of electronic resources related to the open access movement that are freely available on the Internet as of April 2005."
"designed for use by those interested in the theories and criticism used to analyze children's literature. It is not a resource for book reviews in the represented periodicals, nor is it a source for the full-text of the articles. The annotations are, so far, almost all written by Lisa R. Bartle, and may be cited and used for purposes of scholarship and education, not for profit."
"DEFA's [(Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft)] Film Library "is the only archive and study center outside Europe devoted to the study of the cinema of the former GDR [German Democratic Republic] as well as films dealing with Eastern Germany since unification." The site features a list of available films, and a variety of teaching and resource materials, including bibliographies, information about DEFA film criticism, a list of archives and study centers, a discussion list, and related links. Searchable." (LII)
"Beginning in 1947, the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) conducted hearings that attempted to gather information on communist activities in Hollywood. This site has short biographies of the "Hollywood Ten," the first individuals who refused to testify, thereby earning a place on the blacklist. Being blacklisted meant that for many years they were unable to work in Hollywood under their real names. The 10 were Alvah Bessie, Herbert J. Biberman, Lester Cole, Edward Dmytrk, Ring Lardner, Jr., John Howard Lawson, Albert Maltz, Samuel Ornitz, Adrian Scott, and Dalton Trumbo. From Gary Handman, a librarian at the University of California, Berkeley." (from LII) Also has links to bibliography and other sources.


