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Writing 120: Decoding Disney: Finding Books

A starter pack for finding sources for your assignments!

Use book chapters!

Many scholarly books have one chapter about your film that you can use as a source without reading the whole book. Don't be afraid to look at books because they're long; you can check out the contents and just use one chapter!

Books

Keyword Searching

 Some suggested subject-heading search terms:

  • Animals in motion pictures
  • Animated films -- History and criticism
  • Animated films -- United States -- History and criticism
  • Animated films -- United States -- Themes, motives
  • Children's films -- Political aspects
  • Children's films -- Social aspects
  • Cinderella (Legendary character)
  • Disney characters
  • Disney characters -- feminist criticism
  • Disney characters -- Social aspects
  • Disney, Walt, 1901-1966
  • Disney, Walt, 1901-1966 -- Criticism and interpretation
  • Fairy tales -- Film adaptations
  • Fairy tales -- History and criticism
  • Fairy tales -- Social aspects
  • Fairy tales in motion pictures
  • Feminist film criticism
  • Feminist literary criticism
  • Film criticism
  • Heroes in motion pictures
  • Mickey Mouse (Fictitious character)
  • Middle Ages in motion pictures
  • Motion pictures and children
  • Popular culture -- History and criticism
  • Popular culture -- United States
  • Princesses
  • Princesses in literature
  • Snow White and the seven dwarfs
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
  • Villains in motion pictures
  • Walt Disney Company
  • Walt Disney Company -- History

Finding books in the library

On the library website, clicking on a blue location marker icon will show you a map of where the item is located. Remember to save the call number so you can find it on the shelf.

A green request button Check if this can be requested for delivery if it's located in the Library Service Center or one of the professional school libraries (Ford, Law, Medical Center, Divinity). 

The 'View Online' button means an e-book version of this item is available for viewing in your web browser (if you're off campus, you will need to authenticate with your NetID/password).

 

The following links provide additional information on finding material in the Libraries:

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