ENGL 160: Women's Literature

Find Reviews, News, and Interviews

Why Magazines and Newspapers?

Look for book reviews, analysis and author interviews in library periodical databases. 

  • Use relevant keywords
  • Use limiters to select newspapers and magazines at Source Type
  • Use limiters to limit to reviews under Document Type
  • Limit to full-text if you want to only see articles you can immediately download

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Sample Search: fairy tales AND women OR girls OR feminis*

one search for magazine and newspaper articles

 

Find News, Reviews, and Interviews in Gale Literature

bell hooks news and reviews in Gale Lit

Find Multimedia on Authors, Texts, & Ideas

Look for author interviews and discussions on the Web and in Holman Library.

On the Web

Search for sources that engage substantively with your texts. Look for literary journals online, videos, and more. 

Be sure to check out the You Tube videos of "Ellie Dashwood"! 

Google Web Search

Ellie Dashwood You Tube channel on Pride and Prejudice

In Holman Library

  • In the One Search, limit to video.
  • Films on Demand is the Holman Library streaming video collection.
What should you type in? Examples: 
  • An author's name: Eudora Welty
  • A type of information: Interview
  • A genre: horror
  • A text: "The Purple Hat"
  • An idea: misogyny
  • A combination: "their eyes were watching god" AND agency

Find the Popular Conversation

Reviews, News, Interviews, and More

Read book reviews, cultural news, and author and expert interviews to find relevant discussions in the popular media.

By popular, we refer to conversations and analysis for the interested general public rather than an academic audience.