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Imaginarios urbanos = Urban Imaginaries

Professor Vásquez
Fall 2006

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Reference Works

Dictionaries | Film | Literature & Culture

  • Dictionaries

    To find dictionaries, go into the Library Catalogue and do a "Subject" search for one of the following Library of Congress Subject Headings:
        Spanish language dictionaries
        Spanish language dictionaries English
        English language dictionaries Spanish
    • Collins Spanish-English, English-Spanish Dictionary. Colin Smith. 3rd ed. New York: HarperCollins, 1992.
      Reference R 463.2 S644c
    • Diccionario de la Lengua Española (Real Academia Española). 22nd ed. 2 vols. Madrid: Editorial Espasa Calpe, 2001.
      Reference R 463 A16d22
    • Oxford Spanish Dictionary. Ed. Beatriz Galimberti Jarman and Roy Russell. 3rd ed. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2003.
      Reference R 463 O98 2003
    • Pegueñe Larousse Ilustrado. Paris: Ediciones Larousse, 1976.
      Reference R 463 L332p-g

  • Film

    • The Complete Film Dictionary. Ira Konigsberg. 2nd ed. New York: Penguin, 1998.
      Reference R 791.43 K82c2
    • The Continuum Encyclopedia of Modern Criticism and Theory. Ed. Julian Wolfreys. New York: Continuum, 2002.
      Reference R 801.95 C762
    • Diccionario del cine mexicano, 1970-2000. Mario A. Quezada. Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2005
      Reference R 791.43 D545
    • Diccionario Espasa cine español. Augusto M. Torres. 2nd ed. Madrid : Espasa Calpe, 1996.
      Reference R 791.43 T693d
    • Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-Makers and Films. Ed. Rafael de España. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1994.
      Reference R 791.43 E77d
    • Enciclopedia del cine español: cronología. Pascual Cebollada and Luis Rubio Gil. Barcelona: Ediciones del Serbal, 1996.
      Reference R 791.43 C387e
    • The Film Studies Dictionary. Steve Blandford et al. London: Oxford Univ. Press, 2001.
      Reference R 791.43 B642f
    • Guide to the Cinema of Spain. Marvin D'Lugo. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1997.
      Reference R 791.43 D626g
    • Índice general del cine mexicano. Moisés Viñas. México: Conaculta-Imcine, 2005.
      Reference R 791.43 V766bi
    • International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers. Ed. Tom Pendergast and Sara Pendergast. 4th ed. 4 vols. Detroit: St. James Press, 2000.
      Reference R 791.43 I611 2000
    • International Film Guide. New York: A.S. Barnes, 1966-1989.
      Library has 1966 to 1989
      Reference R 791.43 I61
    • The Language of Cinema. Kevin Jackson. New York: Routledge, 1998.
      Reference R 791.43 J13L
    • Latin American Films, 1932-1994: A Critical Filmography. Ronald Schwartz. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1997.
      Reference R 791.43 S399L
    • Literature and Film: An Annotated Bibliography, 1909-1977. Jeffrey Egan Welch. New York: Garland, 1981.
      Reference R 016.791 W439L
    • Literature and Film: An Annotated Bibliography, 1978-1988. Jeffrey Egan Welch. New York: Garland, 1993.
      Reference R 016.791 W439L 1978-88
    • The Motion Picture Guide. Chicago, IL: Cinebooks, 1985-1999.
      Library has: 1988-1999.
      Reference R 791.43 N251m
    • New York Times Encyclopedia of Film. Ed. Gene Brown. 13 vols. New York: Times Books, 1984.
      Reference R 791.43 N532
    • The Oxford Companion to Film. Ed. Liz-Anne Bawden. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1976.
      Reference R 791.43 O98
    • Variety International Film Guide. London: Andre Deutsch, 1990-1996.
      Reference R 791.43 V299

  • Hispanic Literature & Culture

    • Biography Reference Bank. H.W. Wilson, 2003- .
    • The City: A Dictionary of Quotable Thought on Cities and Urban Life. James Clapp. New Brunswick, NJ: Center for Urban Policy Research, 1984.
      Reference R 307.76 C589c
    • Contemporary Authors. Gale, 2001- .
      The E.H. Little Library also has copies of the print volumes from 1967-2003; they are shelved in Reference at call number R 928 C76.
    • The Continuum Encyclopedia of Modern Criticism and Theory. Ed. Julian Wolfreys. New York: Continuum, 2002.
      Reference R 801.95 C762
    • Diccionario de Literatura Española e Hispanoamericana. 2 vols. Madrid: Alianza Editorial, 1993.
      Reference R 860.9 D5541
    • Diccionario Enciclopédico de las Letras de América Latina. 3 vols. [Caracas]: Biblioteca Ayacucho, 1995-1998.
      Reference R 860.9 D554
    • Dictionary of Hispanic Biography. Ed. Joseph C. Tardiff and L. Mpho Mabunda. New York: Gale, 1996.
      Reference R 920.9 D5541
    • Dictionary of Literary Biography. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1978- .
      Reference R 928.1 D554
      To locate relevant entries in this set, consult Gale's Literary Index.
    • Dictionary of Mexican Literature. Ed. Eladio Cortés. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1992.
      Reference R 860.3 D5531
    • Dictionary of the Literature of the Iberian Peninsula. Ed. German Bleiberg et al. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1993.
      Reference R 860.3 D5532
    • Enciclopedia de la Cultura Española. Ed. Florentino Perez-Embid. 5 vols. Madrid: Editora Nacional, 1962-1968.
      Reference R 914.6 E56
    • Enciclopedia Hispánica. 18 vols. Barcelona: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1991-1992.
      Reference R 036 E56
    • Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. Ed. Daniel Balderston et al. 3 vols. New York: Routledge, 2000.
      Reference R 972.9 E56
    • Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Culture. Ed. Eamonn Rodgers. New York: Routledge, 1999.
      Reference R 946.08 E56
    • Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean Literature, 1900-2003. Ed. Daniel Balderston and Mike Gonzalez. New York: Routledge, 2004.
      Reference R 860.3 E561
    • Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. Ed. Barbara A. Tenenbaum. 5 vols. New York: Scribner's, 1996.
      Reference R 980 E56
    • Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature. Ed. Verity Smith. Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997.
      Reference R 860.3 E56
    • Encyclopedia of Urban America: The Cities and Suburbs. Ed. Neil Larry Shumsky. 2 vols. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1998.
      Reference R 307.76 E56
    • Encyclopedia of Urban Cultures: Cities and Cultures around the World. Ed. Melvin Ember and Carol Ember. 4 vols. Danbury, CT: Grolier, 2002.
      Reference R 307.76 E561
    • The Feminist Encyclopedia of Spanish Literature. Ed. Janet Pérez and Maureen Ihrie. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002.
      Reference R 860.9 F329
    • The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism. Ed. Michael Groden et al. 2nd ed. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 2005.
      Reference R 801.95 J65 2005
    • The Language of Cities. Charles Abrams. New York: Viking, 1971.
      Reference R 301.3 A161L
    • Latin American Literature and its Times. Joyce Moss and Lorraine Valestuk. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1999.
      Reference 860.9 M913L
    • Latin American Writers. Ed. Carlos A. Solé. 3 vols. New York: Scribner, 1989.
      Reference R 928.6 L357
    • Literary Cultures of Latin America: A Comparative History. Ed. Mario J. Valdés and Djelal Kadir. 3 vols. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2004.
      Reference R 860.9 L776
    • Modern Latin American Literature. Ed. David William Foster and Virginia Ramos Foster. 2 vols. New York: Frederick Ungar, 1975.
      Reference R 860.9 F754m
    • Modern Spanish and Portuguese Literatures. Ed. Marshall J. Schneider and Irwin Stern. New York: Continuum, 1988.
      Reference R 860.9 M689
    • The Oxford Companion to Spanish Literature. Ed. Philip Ward. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1978.
      Reference R 860.3 O98
    • A Reference Guide to Latin American History. Ed. James D. Henderson et al. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2000.
      Reference R 980 R332
    • Reference Guide to World Literature. Ed. Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast. 3rd ed. 2 vols. Detroit, MI: St. James Press, 2003.
      Reference R 809 R332
    • Spanish American Authors: The Twentieth Century. Angel Flores. New York: Wilson, 1992.
      Reference R 928.6 F634s
    • Spanish Women Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Source Book. Ed. Linda Gould Levine et al. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1993.
      Reference R 860.9 S735


Books

  • Library Catalogue
    Includes information about books, government documents, and journals, magazines, and newspapers in the Library.
    Note: To locate appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings, start with a keyword search and then browse records.
    Useful subject headings include:
    • Cities and towns in literature
    • Cities and towns in motion pictures
    • Motion pictures [name of country]
    To locate works about a person, do a subject search for the person's name (last name first).
    To locate bibliographies on a person or topic, do a keyword search and add the following: su bibliography.
    Search Syntax
    Truncation: use a dollar sign $.
    Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ".
    Wildcard: use a question mark ?.
  • WorldCat
    Indexes books, periodicals, and other materials held by libraries around the world. Search WorldCat to identify additional books on your topic and then order the books on interlibrary loan.
    Note: It can be helpful to identify relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Library Catalogue first; you can then do a subject search in WorldCat to find additional items with these subject headings.
    Search Syntax
    Truncation: use an asterisk *.
    Phrase searching: insert a "w" between the words in a phrase (for example, "cold w war").
    Wildcard: use a question mark ?.


Articles


Starting Points | Core Resources for Hispanic Literature & Culture | Core Resources for Film Studies | Other Resources
  • Starting Points
    (English-Language Sources)

    • Academic Search Premier
      (1975 to present) Indexes popular and scholarly articles in a broad range of subject areas; also includes citations to book reviews and citations to articles in several national newspapers.
      Search Syntax
      Truncation: use an asterisk *.
      Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ".
      Wildcard: use a question mark ?.
    • OmniFile Full Text Mega
      (1982 to present) Indexes articles from over 3,000 scholarly and popular periodicals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences; also includes the full text of selected articles from over 1,650 of these periodicals.
      Search Syntax
      Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *.
      Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "".
      Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?.

  • Core Resources for Hispanic Literature & Culture
    (English and Spanish-Language Sources)

    • Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) Online
      (1935 to present) Indexes journal articles, books, book chapters, and conference papers covering topics related to Latin America; covers the fields of anthropology, archaeology, art, economics, geography, history, international relations, languages and literatures, music, philosophy, political science, and sociology.
    • HAPI (Hispanic American Periodicals Index) Online
      (1970 to present) Indexes journal articles, book reviews, and original literary works and covers the literature, history, culture, and politics of the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America, and the United States-Mexico border. Also covers works related to Hispanics in the United States.
      Search Syntax
      Truncation: automatic.
      Phrase searching: automatic.
    • Historical Abstracts
      (1450 to present [historical time period covered]; 1954 to present [publication date of articles and books indexed]) Indexes scholarly articles, review of scholarly books, and doctoral dissertations on world history, excluding the history of the U.S. and Canada.
      Search Syntax
      Truncation: use an asterisk *.
      Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ".
      Wildcard: use a question mark ?.
    • MLA International Bibliography
      (1926 to present). Indexes journal articles, books, and doctoral dissertations in the fields of English, American, European, Asian, African, and Latin American linguistics, modern languages and literatures, film studies, and folklore.
      To find Spanish-language materials, be sure to limit your search by language.
      For help in searching, consult the MLAIB Search Planner.
      Search Syntax
      Truncation: use an asterisk *.
      Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "".
      Wildcard: use a question mark ?.

  • Core Resources for Film Studies

    • Film Indexes Online
      (1893 to present) Contains both Film Index International (FII) and The American Film Institute Catalog (AFI). Includes full production and cast information for films from over 170 countries as well as plot summaries, production notes, and citations to reviews, criticism, and articles on film and film personalities.
      Search Syntax
      Truncation: use an asterisk *.
      Phrase searching: automatic.
    • Film Literature Index
      (1973-2001) Indexes articles, film reviews, and book reviews from over 300 film and television periodicals; international in scope.
      Note: Information from 2002 to the present is only available in the print version of Film Literature Index, which is shelved in the Reference Index Area at call number R 050 F4873.
    • MLA International Bibliography
      (1926 to present). Indexes journal articles, books, and doctoral dissertations in the fields of film as well as modern languages and literatures, English, American, European, Asian, African, and Latin American linguistics, and folklore.
      Search Syntax
      Truncation: use an asterisk *.
      Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "".
      Wildcard: use a question mark ?.

  • Other Resources
    (English and Spanish Language Resources)
    • ATLA Religion Database
      (1949 to present) Indexes journal articles and essays related to world religions, church history, and Biblical studies; also includes some book reviews. ATLA has a strong focus on Western religions.
      To limit to Spanish-language articles only, do a keyword search and add la=spanish (e.g. chile and la=spanish).
      Search Syntax
      Truncation: use an asterisk *.
      Phrase searching: automatic.
      Wildcard: use a question mark ?.
    • Art Abstracts
      (1929 to present). Indexes over 370 periodicals, including journals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins. Subjects covered include art history, archaeology, architecture, decorative art, film, folk art, graphic art, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture, museology, photography, and sculpture.
      Search Syntax
      Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *.
      Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "".
      Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?.
    • Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA)
      (1973 to present) Includes citations to journal articles, books, conference proceedings, essays, exhibition catalogues, and other materials on the history of art in Europe and North America from antiquity to the present. BHA covers both the fine and the decorative arts. Contains records from RILA (International Repertory of the Literature of Art) and RAA (Repertoire d'Art et d'Archeologie).
      Note: BHA uses Library of Congress Subject Headings.
      To find Spanish-language materials, do an advanced search and limit by language.
      Search Syntax
      Truncation: use a question mark ?.
      Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "".
    • Contemporary Women's Issues
      (1992 to present) Indexes popular articles, scholarly articles, books, newsletters, and reports on all aspects of women's studies, including gender, sociology, education, political science, and health.
      Search Syntax
      Truncation: automatic.
      Phrase searching: automatic.
    • JSTOR
      Includes pdf copies of scholarly articles from a core collection of journals; also includes book reviews. Note: JSTOR does not contain articles from the most recent 3-5 years.
      Search Syntax
      Truncation: use a plus sign +.
      Phrase searching: automatic.
    • PAIS International
      (1915 to present) Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, and conference papers in political science, public affairs, and economics.
      To limit to Spanish-language articles only, do a keyword search and add la=spanish (e.g. peru and la=spanish).
      Note: Abstracts will be in English.
      Search Syntax
      Truncation: use an asterisk *.
      Phrase searching: automatic.
      Wildcard: use a question mark ?.
    • Periodicals Index Online
      (c. 1770-1995 [publication date of articles indexed]) Indexes journal and magazine articles as well as book reviews in a broad array of humanities, social sciences, and science subjects.
      To find Spanish-language articles only, be sure to limit by language.
      Search Syntax
      Truncation: use an asterisk *.
      Phrase searching: automatic.
    • Project Muse
      Includes pdf and HTML copies of journal articles published by university and scholarly presses.
      Search Syntax
      Truncation: use an asterisk *.
      Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ".
    • Sociological Abstracts
      (1963 to present) indexes journal articles in sociology and related fields, including anthropology, economics, education, philosophy, political science, and social psychology.
      To limit to Spanish-language articles only, do a keyword search and add la=spanish (e.g. peru and la=spanish).
      Search Syntax
      Truncation: use an asterisk *.
      Phrase searching: automatic.
      Wildcard: use a question mark ?.
    • Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
      (1975 to present) Indexes articles on a broad array of political science and international relations topics; international in scope.
      To limit to Spanish-language articles only, do a keyword search and add la=spanish (e.g. populism and la=spanish).
      Search Syntax
      Truncation: use an asterisk *.
      Phrase searching: automatic.
      Wildcard: use a question mark ?.


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