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Writing 120: Knowing Through Performance: Getting Started

Online Background Info

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance by Dennis Kennedy (Editor)
ISBN: 0198601743

Publication Date: 2003-05-01
International Encyclopedia of Dance by Dance Perspectives Staff; Selma Jeanne Cohen (Editor)
ISBN: 0195173694

Publication Date: 2004-12-23

Oxford Music Online

Search encyclopedia entries on all aspects of music, including composers, performers, terminology, musical genres and forms, orchestras, and institutions
Music Online: The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
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Library Services for First-Year Students
This site provides FAQs for making the most of the libraries in your first year at Duke.
Interlibrary Loan
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Your Focus Writing 120 Librarian

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Contact:

Duke University Libraries
233 Perkins Library
Email: linda.daniel@duke.edu
Phone: 919-660-5927

Subjects: Cultural Anthropology, Native American Studies, Social Sciences, Sports

Other Sources

Literature Resource Center
Collected (largely literary) criticism from various ages and genres. Some performance criticism is included.