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WST 290: Lesbian Culture and the Contemporary U.S.: Find Books

Finding Books in the Library Catalog

Search in Books & Media to find print and online books, films, music--everything EXCEPT articles (which can be found in databases and online journals).

Search by subject

Do some searching by subject and find fabulous resources
available from the Duke University Libraries:

Some subject headings to play with:

Lesbianism - United States

Lesbians - United States

Sex role

Popular culture [you can break this down by geographic region, e.g.:
Mass media and women

Women in popular culture

Gender identity in mass media

Subject Guide

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Danette Pachtner
she/her/hers
Contact:
My location: danettep@duke.edu
Call me: 919.660.5886
Lilly Library
Room 108
East Campus
Email me
My areas:
Film, Video & Digital Media; Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies; Theater Studies
919.660-.5886

For Background Material

 

Popular Culture: Introductory Perspectives (2012)
Companion to American cultural history
(2008)
Contemporary youth culture: an international encyclopedia
(2006)
Encyclopedia of sex and gender (2007)
Encyclopedia of women and gender: sex similarities and differences and the impact of society on gender (2001)

Girlhood in America: an encyclopedia (2005)
Issues and controversies - database that explores more than 900 hot topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture.
Oxford Art Online - Dictionary of Art and Encyclopedia of Aesthetics from Oxford University Press.
Oxford Reference Online (includes photography)