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THE 216: African American Theatre

A guide for THE 216 students as they explore resources about African-American theatre.

Interlibrary Loan

Use Interlibrary Loan Services to get articles you need that are not in the Michael Schwartz Library or available online.

DOAJ

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The Directory of Open Access Journals provides free access to full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects and many languages.

Core Theatre Research Databases

International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text This link opens in a new window
The IBDT is the definitive research tool for the study of theatre and the performing arts. It contains more than 530 full-text titles, including more than 170 full-text journals.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A multi-disciplinary database containing over 1000 different academic journals with over 2 million articles, as well as photos, editorials, & reviews.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Literature and linguistics Index to articles, books, and dissertations on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics.
Play Index This link opens in a new window
Approximately 34,000 plays—published individually or in collections—dating from 1949 to present time.

Additional Databases

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Find videos of performances, documentaries, and other theater-related video material.
Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
Includes citations and abstracts for articles, essays and reviews, as well as original creative works including poems and fiction; covers all aspects of the humanities, with worldwide content pertaining to literary, scholarly and creative thought.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
General database--best for multidisciplinary or broad topics
Biography Reference Bank This link opens in a new window
Contains biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present, along with thousands of images.