Performance Studies Research Guide   

Background Information
Books
Journal and Magazine Articles

Background Information

Reference books provide information about the performing arts, communication, history, culture and performance.

Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History [X] E169.1 .E624 2001
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music [X] ML100 .G16 1998
Handbook of Interpersonal Communication [X] BF637.C45 H287 2002
International Encyclopedia of Dance [X] GV1585 .I586 1998
Language and Communication: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia [X] P29 .F47 1998
Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance [X] PN2035 .O94 2003
Storytelling Encyclopedia: Historical, Cultural, and Multiethnic Approaches to Oral Traditions Around the World [X] GR72 .S76 1997

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Books

Selected Books

Performance studies / edited by Erin Striff.
Performance studies : an introduction / Richard Schechner.
Performance studies reader / edited by Henry Bial.
Sage handbook of performance studies / edited by D. Soyini Madison and Judith Hamera.

The Library Catalog includes records for books, journals, and media materials. Try searching some of the following terms as subject headings to locate books on your topic:

Agitprop theater Arts and society Burlesque (Theater) Communication and culture Communication and technology Critical pedagogy Culture -- Study and teaching Dance -- Anthropological aspects Dance -- Philosophy Dance -- Social aspects Dance -- Sociological aspects Digital media -- Social aspects Emigration and immigration in literature Ethnicity Experimental theater Feminist theory Folklore and nationalism Gay and lesbian studies Gays -- Identity Gender identity

Group work in art Interpersonal communication Lesbians -- Identity Mass media and culture Mass media -- Social aspects Movement, Aesthetics of Oral interpretation Performance art Performance art -- Themes, motives Performing arts -- Social aspects Performing arts in literature Rites and ceremonies Ritual in literature Ritual in mass media Street theater Theater -- Anthropological aspects Theater -- Political aspects Theater and society Visual communication Workers’ theater

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Journal and Magazine Articles

Selected Journals

The Library subscribes to several journals related to performance studies. The following journals are available in the current periodicals area of the Library. To access the full text of these journals online, search for journal title in the Full-Text Finder.

Cultural Studies
The Drama Review (TDR)
The Journal of Communication Inquiry
Text and Performance Quarterly

Databases

JSTOR (Arts and Sciences I and III)
Complete full-text back issues of hundreds of core journals in the Arts and Sciences.

Project MUSE, Arts and Humanities Collection
Full text of over 100 journals in classics, culture, education, film,performing arts, history, literature, religion, and theater.

International Index to the Performing Arts
All aspects of the performing arts from over 130 international periodicals. Includes some full text. Limited to one user at a time.

Communication and Mass Media Complete
Provides citations and full text in communication and mass media.

Communication Studies: A SAGE Full-text Collection
Provides the full text of articles from 16 major scholarly journals on communication.

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Updated for Fall 2007 by James Capobianco
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