LibGuides: RHCS 295: Vision & Visuality in Rhetorical Criticism: Historical/Contextual Resources

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A discovery tool that searches most of the University Libraries' collections, including books, journal articles, newspapers, dissertations, music, and video recordings.

Finding Articles about History and Culture

Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Access journal articles, dissertations, and reviews of historical literature on world history, from 1450 to the present.
Excludes the U.S. and Canada, which are included in the American History & Life database.; Abstracts; 1969 - present
Latin America and the Caribbean (World Scholar) This link opens in a new window
Primary, secondary, and reference sources covering the history, culture, peoples, and societies of the region
Full-text; 1492 - present; Additional Information: Includes academic journals, news, primary source documents, maps, statistics, audio and video on many subjects, including politics, economics, history, culture, international affairs, science, and technology.
Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
Indexes journals, books and other published sources within the general humanities.
Citations, abstracts, and full-text; 1990s - present; some coverage back to 1960s
Social Sciences Full Text This link opens in a new window
Broadest resource of scholarly research on human cultural, social, environmental and political behaviors
Covers a variety of social sciences including: Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Economics, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Family Studies, Gender Studies, Geography, Gerontology, International Relations, Minority Studies, Policy Sciences, Political Science, Psychology, Public Welfare, Social Work, and Sociology.; Full-text, abstracts, and citations; Full-text & abstracts: 1995 - present; Citations: 1907 - present
MLA International Bibliography with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Literature, language, and folklore from all regions of the world from the late Middle Ages to the present.
Covers books, articles, and dissertations. Best place to start for language and literature research.
Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Biographies, overviews, and critical analysis of literary topics, authors, and their works
Biographical sketches of over 130,000 authors and critical articles on over 2,000 authors from all times and places, and on their works. Includes essays from reference works, journals, and books. Content covers numerous centuries, mainly 20th and some 19th.; Full-text
Music Periodicals Database This link opens in a new window
Indexes over 425 scholarly and popular music journals, most with access to full-text.
Full-text and citations; 1874 - present
ATLA Religion Database This link opens in a new window
Combines the premier index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion with an online collection of major religion and theology journals.
Citations, abstracts, and full-text (1949 - present); 1924 - present
Performing Arts Periodicals Database This link opens in a new window
Indexes scholarly and popular performing arts journals, many with access to full-text.
Indexes over 260 scholarly and popular performing arts journals, many with access to full-text; Citations and some full-text; 1864 - present
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Archive of scholarly journal literature
Interdisciplinary journal archive of titles in the arts, botany, business, ecology, general science, history, mathematics, and the social sciences. Many journal runs go back to the 19th century and before with subject coverage going back to the medieval period and up to within 3-5 years of current (depending on journal title).; Full-text and full image; Varies by title; current within 3-5 years; Coverage is constantly expanding with the addition of more scholarly journals to the collection. Moving wall publishes to within 3-5 years of most titles that are still in publication.
Art & Architecture Source This link opens in a new window
A research database for the study of art and architecture.
Contains complete indexing and abstracts for academic journals, magazines and trade publications, and books, including some full-text coverage and an image collection provided by Picture Desk and others. The database has been designed for use by a diverse audience that includes art scholars, artists, designers, college students, and general viewers.
Citations, abstracts, and selected full-text; Earliest indexing goes back to 1914; earliest full text back to 1930; most coverage begins in 1980s
A&A ePortal This link opens in a new window
An authoritative eBook resource that features important works of scholarship in the history of art, architecture, decorative arts, photography, and design.
With innovative functionality and extensive metadata, the site offers students and scholars an engaging experience, encouraging critical thinking skills and supporting rigorous academic research. The site includes many out-of-print titles, key backlist, and recent releases from some of the world’s finest academic and museum publishers.