Find scholarly articles and contemporary news:
For a focus specifically on Asia:
Articles in academic journals reflect current scholarly conversation on a given topic. Look for a sidebar in databases that will allow you to limit your results to scholarly journals, set date ranges, etc. |
CBBcat Subject Searches:
CBBcat Author Searches:
Lu Xun Park, Qingdao (Source: Wikicommons)
Librarian for East Asian Studies: Karen Gillum kjgillum@colby.edu Contact me at any time! |
Construct your research strategically.
Look for background on Chinese literary theory in -- Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism
on Chinese history in -- Cambridge History of China
on Chinese art in -- Oxford/Grove Art Online
on Chinese film in -- Oxford Bibliography of Chinese Film
Use catalogs to find books
.....using subjects at left
CBBcat - for readily available books
WorldCat - search catalogs of libraries worldwide
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A few examples:
1. Where would you look for a relatively brief explanation of Marxist or modernist literary theory? What is the title of the article you found?
2. Name two sources in which you could look for scholarly journal articles on Xiao Hong's writing. Give the title of one article and the title of the journal it is published in.
3. What is the title of a book about (not by) Ding Ling? What is its call number? Which of the CBB schools has a student thesis related to Ding Ling in their Special Collections?