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Film Studies Subject Guide for the College of William and Mary. Librarian for Film Studies: Troy Davis. Start your film studies research here!
Last update: Nov 18th, 2009 URL: http://guides.swem.wm.edu/film  Print Guide  RSS Updates

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  • A bibliography of theses and dissertations on the subject of film, 1916-1979
    Call Number: Z5784 .M9 B5 1979
  • Film and television : a guide to the reference literature
    Call Number: PN1994 .M9 E47 2006 (Reference)
    Starting your research? This is the place to start. A fairly recent publication (2006)
  • The Holocaust film sourcebook
    Call Number: PN1995.9 .H53 H66 2004
  • Projecting ethnicity and race : an annotated bibliography of studies on imagery in American film
    Call Number: PN1995 .M56 P76 2003
  • Film: A reference guide
    Call Number: PN1993.45 .A75
    Although a little dated, it still remains “a reference guide to film for the person beginning serious study of the medium…” (xi). Written as a bibliographic essay.
  • The film studies dictionary
    Call Number: PN1993.45 .B53 2001 (reference)
    Although there are no biographical entries, this work “attempts to balance both aesthetic and industrial technology guided by our perceptions of the needs of the range of contemporary students.”
  • Film theory : an introduction
    Call Number: PN1995 .S6739 2000
    The author claims that “my hope in this book is to provide a reasonably comprehensive overview of film theory during ‘the century of the cinema,’ for those already familiar with the subject and those with little previous knowledge.”
  • Halliwell's filmgoer's companion
    Call Number: PN1993.45 .H34 1997b (Reference)
  • Genre Form Guide - Library of Congress
    Of all the types of subject access to moving image works, genre studies has emerged as the most frequently used and theoretically developed system. Today, genre serves as a shorthand for archivists, scholars, and filmmakers, having become the single best recognized and intrinsically appropriate way to categorize film and television works into readily understood classifications.
  • International guide to literature on film
    Call Number: PN1997.85 .I67 1994 (Reference)
    “The main purpose of this book is to provide all the necessary information to discover if a significant work of literature has been filmed.” Arranged alphabetically by author.
  • An introduction to world cinema
    Call Number: PN1993.5 .A1 G39 2000
    This volume looks at cinema as an art form and also as a device for political and social change. Starts with the invention of cinema and ends with a look at postcolonial cinema.
 

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