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ENG252: Introduction to Film: Articles

This guide will help students with research related to film studies.

Search for Articles with the "Start Your Research Here" Search Box


   Start Your Research Here:   

  1. Use the "Start Your Research Here" box and limit to Articles. 
  2. To find  film studies-related articles, do a more specific Advanced Search: "Title of film" AND critic* 
    • ​The wildcard or truncation symbol, the asterisk (*), finds all word endings: critic, critics, critical, criticism, etc. 
  3. You can also do a more in-depth search using one of  article databases listed below, such as JSTOR. 

Article Databases

Use these databases to find articles about the motion picture industry, movie reviews, film criticism, and the history of film.

Online Periodicals about Films Studies

Scholarly Articles

How do you know a "Scholarly Article" (also referred to as academic articles or peer-reviewed articles) when you come across one?

Articles in different fields may differ slightly. A scholarly article comparing two works of literature will lack data, graphs, and discussions of methodology. A scientific paper about a new medication SHOULD have all of these things:

   Parts of a Scholarly Article: An abstract Journal title and volume number Author(s) with degrees/certifications in their field In-text citations or footnotes Introduction, body paragraphs, a conclusion Works cited/ references/bibliography

Library Database Search Tips

Library Database search Tips 1) Advanced Search AND overlaps subjects Called Boolean logic George Boole (1815–1864) (image shows two overlapping circles) sleep AND learning 2) truncation Looks for all word endings Star is wildcard symbol asterisk (*) - shift/8 psych* finds psychology psychological psychologist etc. 3) Phrase search Search two or more words together Makes search more precise Use quotation marks "community college" "New York" "United States"

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