ENGL 162 LGBTQ Literature

Find the Popular Conversation

Reviews, News, Interviews, and More

Use the resources below to find discussions of your text in the popular media. By popular, we refer to conversations and analysis for the interested general public rather than an academic audience.

Find Reviews, News, & 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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Advanced Search in Proquest showing how to limit to the options outlined in the text

Find News, Reviews, & Interviews in Gale Literature

To find Reviews and News in Gale Literature Limit to Reviews and News at Content Type as shown in the image below.

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news and reviews in gale literature

Why Multimedia?

Multimedia refers to documentaries, television news and analysis programs, radio news, podcasts and more.

Use multimedia as you would newspapers, magazines and general books; that is, to help you understand issues, analysis, opinion, experiences, and discourse on current LGBTQIA topics.

The sources below are a good start. You will find others with a web search.

Sample titles in Holman Library's Films on Demand:

Select Review Sources on the Web

Look for useful online journals, arts magazines, and other culture resource sites that review and discuss literature.

Be sure to assess what kind of source you've found and if the content is informed and substantive.

Sample sites:

LGBTQIA Media