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Introduction to theater and performance studies

TAPS 1 - Winter 2015 - Instructor: Diana Looser
Last Updated: 5-Feb-2015

Resources for use in the course TAPS 1: Introduction to Theater and Performance Studies.

Subject Librarians

Curator for American and British Literature
(650) 787-5283

Citation databases

Use these databases to find articles, book chapers, and books.

Ipswich, Mass. : EBSCO Publishing
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[New York] : H.W. Wilson, 1987-
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Historical and current newspaper databases

Use these newspaper archives to find reviews of plays and other information related to the performance history of plays.

[Ann Arbor, Mich.] : ProQuest Information and Learning.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
From the ProQuest platform, you may also search other historical newspaper archives, including the San Francisco Chronicle, the Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune. From the "Searching" menu in the upper left-hand corner, select the additional newspaper archives you wish to search.
[United States?] : Cengage Learning
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
Specializes in British newspapers from the 17th century to the 20th century.
Chester, Vt. : NewsBank, inc.
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Contemparary newspapers from around the world.

Streaming video collections

In addition to searching for dvds of theatrical performances in SearchWorks, use these databases to find streaming video of theater productions.

Alexandria, Va. : Alexander Street Press, c2006-
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
Streaming video of performances of the world's leading plays and film documentaries on the subject of theater.
[New York] : Ambrose, [2009]
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Access to 37 productions of Shakespeare's plays produced by the BBC between 1978 and 1985.

Reference sources

Premium collection Oxford ; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, c2002-
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[Sterling, VA] : Paratext, 2002-
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A searchable database of back-of-the-book indexes to subject encyclopedias and other reference works in a wide variety of subject areas - See more at: http://library.stanford.edu/guides/bing-honors-college-english#sthash.KkySZeUu.dpuf
Detroit, MI : Gale Research
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