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Primary Sources -- A Selection
As with databases, there are many places to look for primary materials. Best bet -- check with a research librarian! But here are some interesting places to start:
Digital Resources
- Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new windowFull-text scholarly art encyclopedia covering artist biographies, works, traditions, media, techniques, and concepts in art history and theory. Includes a searchable collection of images.
- ARTstor This link opens in a new windowDiverse digital image library covering architecture, decorative arts, design, painting, photography, and sculpture from many cultures.
- Asian Film Online This link opens in a new windowAsian culture as seen through the lens of the independent Asian filmmaker.
- Ethnographic Video Online This link opens in a new windowA wide range of videos on topics such as: family and race, material culture, language and culture, kinesthetics, body language, food and foraging, cooking, economic systems, social stratification and status, caste systems and slavery, male and female roles, kinship and families, political organization, conflict and conflict resolution, religion and magic, music and the arts, culture and personality, marriage, gender, and family roles.
- Japanese Newsreels in Video This link opens in a new windowBroadcasts from Nippon News, Japan's only newsreel during World War II.
- New World Cinema: Independent Features and Shorts, 1990-Present This link opens in a new windowFull-length feature and short films from leading independent distributors such as Kino Lorber, First Run Features, Film Movement, and Global Lens.
- World Newsreels Online: 1929-1966 This link opens in a new windowProvides full runs of many of the key international newsreels produced during the early twentieth century.
- 60 Minutes: 1997-2014 This link opens in a new windowThe 60 MINUTES: 1997-2014 collection from Alexander Street Press grants unprecedented access to the CBS News archives from this period, including many episodes not widely seen since their original broadcast. The collection delivers the highest caliber reporting from acclaimed journalists including Mike Wallace, Ed Bradley, Charlie Rose, Anderson Cooper, Lesley Stahl, Scott Pelley, Morley Safer, Lara Logan, Steve Kroft, Bob Simon, and others.
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