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Library
Resources for Chinese 271
Modern China in Film and Fiction |
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| Background
Information |
| Biographical Dictionary of Modern Chinese Writers
(1994)
Reference PL2277 .B56 1994
Covers the period 1919-1989.
China, A Historical and Cultural Dictionary (1998)
Reference DS733 .C45 1998
Encyclopedia of Asian History 4 volumes (1988)
Reference DS31 .E53 1988
Encyclopedia of China: The Essential Reference to China,
its History and Culture (1999)
Reference DS705 .P47 1999
Encyclopedia of Chinese Film (1998)
Reference PN1993.5 .C4 Z53 1998
Covers film from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, 1905 to the
present.
The Far East and Australasia (1971 to present)
Reference DS1 .F3
This annual provides an excellent summary of recent events
going back ten to fifteen years
Modern China 2000
Reference DS705 .H87 2000
Covers events, people and concepts from 1900 to the present.
Selective Guide to Chinese Literature, 1900 to 1949
3 volumes (1988)
Reference PL2302 .S45 1988
Covers novels, short stories and poetry.
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| Locating
Materials at Emory |
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To find materials located at any of Emory's libraries, search
EUCLID, Emory's
online library catalog. To restrict a search to English (or
any other language) select Complex Search and set the language
box (scroll down a bit) to the language desired.
For assistance, read the EUCLID
on the Web User's Guide.
The contents of books and articles are not searchable in
EUCLID. Only the titles of journals may be searched.
When searching EUCLID by subject, we recommend that you use
the Browse search mode, using Library of Congress Subject
headings. If you are uncertain about specific subject headings,
try a Keyword search on "Everything" using
one or two words that you feel describe the topic. Look at
the subject headings attached to the results of this search
and Browse on them.
A sample list of Library of Congress subject headings for
researching modern Chinese history and culture follow. (Capitalization
is not necessary.)
Under the heading China, use the following (for example,
China Civilization)
Civilization
Economic Conditions
Foreign Relations
History
Politics and Government
Population
Social Conditions
Social Life and Customs
Women
Also, the following:
Art China
Art Chinese
Chinese Literature
Family China
Motion Pictures Chinese
Motion Pictures China
Population Policy China
Women China
Women in Motion Pictures
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| Bibliographies |
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A Bibliography of Studies and Translations of Modern Chinese
Literature, 1918-1942 (1975)
Reference Z3108 .L5 G52
Lists English translations and Western language criticism.
Cumulative Bibliography of Asian Studies (1941-1970)
Reference Z3001 .C932
This series of bibliographies is the predecessor to the computerized
Bibliography
of Asian Studies Online, which begins coverage with 1971.
Modern Chinese Fiction: A Guide to its Study and Appreciation,
Essays and Bibliographies (1981)
Reference Z3108 .L5 Y293
Contains a number of essays on Chinese fiction from different
periods and places. These are followed by author bibliographies
noting English translations and English criticism.
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| Databases |
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Anthropology Plus
1979 to present
Covers art, archaeology, religion, culture and history.
Art
Index Retrospective (1929 to 1983)
Art
Abstracts (1983 to present )
These index primarily English language journals covering
fine and applied arts, including film. The databases
are set up so that you may search them both at the same
time.
Bibliography
of Asian Studies Online
(1971 to present)
This is an important database for this course, strong in literature
and film although covering all fields of study. It is easy
to search.
FIAF
International Film Archive Database
(1972 to present)
One of the most important indexes of film reviews and criticism
there is.
FRANCIS
(1984 to present)
Particularly strong in religion, art, history and literature.
Remember, you can limit your searches to English language
results.
Historical
Abstracts
(1955 to present)
This indexes history journals but only covers topics occurring
after 1450. It can be used for literary and film topics.
Humanities
& Social Sciences Abstracts
(1907 to present)
This index lets you search, by subject, scholarly periodicals
from the early part of the 20th century to the present.
JSTOR
(coverage varies)
JSTOR (Journal Storage Project) contains the complete text
of 117 prominent scholarly journals in Asian studies, history,
literature, political science, and anthropology. Not only
is the text of all articles available online but every word
of every article in all journals can be searched. Some titles
go back to the nineteenth century (the earliest asian studies
journal goes back to 1928) but all end five years before
the current date.
LEXIS-NEXIS
Academic Universe
Coverage varies per title but not earlier than 1969.
Provides the full text of articles carried in over 1200
newspapers and magazines a number of which are in English
from East Asia. Good for current events and book and movie
reviews.
MLA
International Bibliography
(1963 to present)
This is the Modern Language Association's bibliography of
studies on literature, language and folklore. A good place
to look for criticism of a particular work or author.
Periodicals
Contents Index (1800 to present)
Covers a large number of scholarly journals in the humanities
and social sciences, most of them from the 20th century but
some going back into the 19th. You can search by broad subject
area ("History, General"), by keyword, by author, or by keyword
in title.
Project
MUSE
(coverage varies but usually not earlier than 1996)
Another database providing the full text of articles from
160 journals covering literature and criticism, history,
the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education,
political science, and gender studies.
Reader's
Guide Retrospective (1890-1982)
The great index to U. S. (and some British) popular and
general interest magazines of the Twentieth Century. It
includes news magazines.
Sociological
Abstracts
1963 to present
Useful for sociological studies of women in China.
Women's
Studies International
1972 to present
Indexes a large number of journals from many disciplines.
This will be a good source for articles on Chinese women
in both film and literature.
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| Indexes |
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Film Literature Index (1973 to present)
Reference Z5784 .M9F45
An index to film reviews and criticism found in general
interest magazines and journals devoted to the cinema.
See also the
FIAF International Film Archive Database for other
reviews and criticism.
Subject Index to Periodicals (1915/16 to 1961)
Ref AI3 .S8
The British version of Reader's Guide. It is continued by
British Humanities Index (1962 to present) at Reference AI3
.B7.
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| Internet
Sites |
Association for Asian Studies Links & Resources
An excellent site for identifying web resources.
Film
Research Guide
Emory's guide to research on film.
Modern
Chinese Literature and Culture Resource Center
A site at Ohio State University providing bibliographies of
articles and other sources on literature and film (click on
"Media" for film).
Send comments or corrections to Eric
Nitschke, Reference Librarian at liben@emory.edu
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