Quick Links
Quick links for when you know where to start.
Starting Points
For background and quick look up.
- Film Indexes OnlineSearch the catalogs of the American Film Institute (1893-1970) and British Film Institute (1930s-present) simultaneously or separately. Most records include plot summaries and references to articles and contemporary reviews.
- Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory One of the standard reference works in the field, this guide offers articles on theorists such as Walter Benjamin and Michel Foucault. Entries on Film Theory, Cultural Studies and Feminist Theory provide useful overviews.
About the Collection
The collection covers the history and development of world cinema from the silent era to the present with an emphasis on the United States and the major European, Russian, Latin American, East Asian and South Asian cinemas. Holdings in the history of film, film criticism, and film theory are particularly strong.
See the Collection Development Policy Statement for more details.
Subject Specialist |
 Nancy Spiegel Contact Info: Bibliographer for Art and Cinema Interim Bibliographer for American & European History Regenstein Library Room 463 773-702-5193 Send Email Links: Profile & Guides |
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