Background/Reference Sources
Use these sources to help you pick a topic and to provide context to your research based argument.
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Suggested Series and Subject Searches
Here are some "controlled vocabulary" terms for trauma-related topics. Use the Limiters on the left column of the results list : Topics, Call Numbers (for Subject Area), Location (which library - another clue for subject/perspective), Publication Date, etc.
Selected Books
Take a look at these selected books for background - they may form the basis of your research. If you look for them in the stacks, you will probably find some other books just as, or more valuable.
Journals/Ejournals for Humor and Comedy research
Search for articles within these subject-specific journals
Databases
Besides the seelcted general and subject-specific databases listed here, try these databases for articles on particular perspectives on Dark Humor.
Websites of Interest
Searchworks and many other databases you will use allow you to get a simple citation by using a "CiteThis" feature or gather more information by using a Send to/Export feature to send records to bibliographic management tools such as Refworks or EndNote. You can also use resources such as Zotero or Mendeley to gather information including citations. For more on these, see the guide to Bibliography Management.
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