Theatre History, Theory & Criticism (2024): Articles & Databases
A guide to research for students in theatre classes, created by Librarian Maryke Barber
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More Databases - Scholarly Journals
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International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance This link opens in a new windowMore than 60,000 journal articles, books, book chapters and dissertation abstracts on all aspects of theatre and performance in 126 countries.
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JSTOR (Arts & Sciences) This link opens in a new windowFull text-articles from a wide range of journals, with great academic coverage of the arts. TIP: using advanced search, you can limit your search by discipline – History, Music, Performing Arts etc. - or search only in the abstracts or captions of an article.
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Gale Literary Resources This link opens in a new windowGreat source for playwright biographies, also literary criticism (including drama). Searchable by author, title, subject, genre and more.
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Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowProvides full text for more than 7,000 publications on all academic subjects, including more than 6,000 peer-reviewed journals. You will also find books, reports, etc.
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Project Muse This link opens in a new windowFull-text academic journals and eBooks in the arts and sciences by Johns Hopkins Univ. Press and other scholarly publishers.
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MLA (Modern Language Association) This link opens in a new windowThe MLA International Bibliography indexes books, articles and dissertations published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics, providing coverage from 1926 to the present.
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Dissertations Online This link opens in a new window
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America: History and Life This link opens in a new windowFind journal articles, reviews, and dissertations on the history and culture of the U.S. and Canada from prehistory to the present. Use this database to find context, and journals not found in other databases. Includes good coverage of drama with articles published from 1920-present.
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Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new windowCompanion to "America & History & Life", this searches for articles, dissertations and more on the history of the world from 1450 onward, EXCEPT FOR the U.S. and Canada. TIP: Advanced search allows limiting by language and historical period.
Databases - Newspapers & Magazines
Articles & Reviews 1980s - today
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Access World News (Newsbank) This link opens in a new windowOur most comprehensive collection of newspapers and other media sources, Access World News is an excellent source for small to medium-sized papers across the United States, and for international media sources.
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Factiva This link opens in a new windowA current news and business database, Factiva includes content from newspapers, magazines, and transcripts from television/radio news programs. INCLUDES Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and New York Times.
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Nexis Uni (formerly Lexis Nexis) This link opens in a new windowSearch more than 15,000 business, news, and legal sources.
Articles & Reviews 1690s - 1980s
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Reader's Guide Retrospective This link opens in a new windowSearch for articles from popular magazines from 1890-1982. RG contains citations from over 3 million articles from 375 leading magazines.
New York Times Subscription
The Library offers a free group subscription to The New York Times for current faculty and students. To set up a subscription, use the instructions below while you are on the Hollins campus. Remote students needing access, please email a request to Maryke Barber at mbarber@hollins.edu
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New York Times: Historical Archives (1851-3 years ago) This link opens in a new windowSearch every issue of the NYT from 1851 to 3 years prior to the current year, including all articles, illustrations, and advertisements.
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Cambridge Histories of Theatre (E-Books)
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The Cambridge History of American Theatre
Call Number: E-Book (3 vols.)
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The Cambridge History of British Theatre
Call Number: E-Book Vol. 1 -3
