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Seeing Nature: The Power of Environmental Visual Rhetoric

PWR 1MS - Spring 2015 - Instructor: Stroud, M.
Last Updated: 23-Apr-2015

This guide is for PWR 1MS 'Seeing Nature: The Power of Environmental Visual Rhetoric' which explores environmental communication from the visual angle. 

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Subjects

Environmental studies

Related guides

A Mountain for Itself: The Rhetoric of Wilderness

Getting Started

  1. Use reference sources to jumpstart your research, to get ideas, and more.
  2. Find books, journal titles and media in Stanford's Online Catalog - Searchworks.
  3. Find articles in selected databases. Note: Stanford subscribes to over1000 databases that index articles and books on various topics. Since there are so many databases we recommend a select subset of databases which will give you access to articles in a wide variety of subject areas.

Selected SearchWorks subject terms

Aesthetics.
Environment (Aesthetics)
Environmentalism.
Human ecology > Social aspects.
Mass media and the environment.
Visual communication.
Visual communication > Social aspects > United States.

Background/Reference sources

Encyclopedia of American environmental history / edited by Kathleen A. Brosnan.
New York : Facts On File, 2011.
Green Library » Information Center » GE150 .E53 2011 V.1
Encyclopedia of environment and society / Paul Robbins, general editor.
Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, c2007.
Green Library » Information Center » HM856 .E53 2007 V.1
Encyclopedia of world environmental history / Shepard Krech III, J.R. McNeill, Carolyn Merchant, editors.
New York : Routledge, 2004.
Green Library » Information Center » GF10 .E63 2004 V.1
The environment / Louise I. Gerdes, book editor.
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009.
Green Library » Information Center » GE105 .E5 2009

Finding Newspapers

Access World News
Current (1995/2000-) U.S. and international sources, mostly in English
NYTimes.com Academic passes
The New York Times just launched NYTimes.com Academic passes, which provide full access for 24 hours to the digital newspaper. You must have a Stanford email address to participate and there is a limit of 500 simultaneous users. The 24 hours begin at the time of claiming the pass and also allow access on most devices** to the NYTimes apps.
Google News
Searchable timely and relevant news aggregated
How to find Stanford articles written by Stanford professors?
An archive of Stanford news stories from 1997 to present
SearchWorks listing of newspapers owned by Stanford
Stanford is fortunate to have print, online, and microfilm of current and historical newspapers from around the world. Approximately 190 newspaper titles are held in Green Library's Information Center, including international and North American titles. Older issues and additional titles behind the IC-Display of current periodicals. Other libraries on campus have more subject specific newspapers. For titles in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, see the East Asia Library.
World News headlines (with treemap visualization)
Google map of world newspapers

Suggested databases

Academic search premier [electronic resource].
Ipswich, MA : EBSCO Pub.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
America, history and life with full text [electronic resource].
Ipswich, MA : EBSCO Industries,
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
ARTSTOR [electronic resource].
New York : ARTstor
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
Environment index [electronic resource].
Ipswich, MA : EBSCO Pub., [2002-
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
GreenFILE [electronic resource].
[Ipswich, Mass.] : EBSCO Pub.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource

Writing Help

A list of resources to assist with writing and publishing for Earth Sciences.

The art of scientific writing : from student reports to professional publications in chemistry and related fields / Hans F. Ebel, Claus Bliefert and William E. Russey.
2nd, comp. rev. ed. Weinheim ; Cambridge : Wiley-VCH, 2004.
Chemistry & ChemEng Library (Swain) » Stacks » QD9.15 .E23 2004
PRINT ONLY. Coming to the aid of all those wishing to improve the quality of their scientific writing -- established researchers and aspiring students alike -- three experienced authors/scientists from differing backgrounds and cultures have compiled this classic guide.
Communicating rocks : writing, speaking, and thinking about geology / by Peter Copeland.
Boston : Pearson, c2012.
Earth Sciences Library (Branner) » On reserve: Ask at circulation desk » QE48.85 .C67 2012
PRINT ONLY. Instruction concerning the rules and styles of writing and speaking are addressed in relation to technical concerns specific to the Earth sciences, illustrating the importance of effective communication in geologic investigations. The book includes guidance on how to write an effective research paper, and the creation of PowerPoints, posters, a thesis, funding proposals, and more is covered in detail.
Geowriting : a guide to writing, editing, and printing in earth science / edited by Robert L. Bates, Marla D. Adkins-Heljeson, and Rex C. Buchanan.
5th ed. Alexandria, Va. : American Geological Institute, c1995.
Earth Sciences Library (Branner) » Stacks » QE48.85 .G46 1995
PRINT ONLY. This introduction to writing, editing, and printing will help students and scientists cope with a process that many dread - the process that starts with a decision to write something for publication.
A scientific approach to scientific writing / John Blackwell, Jan Martin.
New York : Springer, c2011.
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Stacks » T11 .B543 2011
ONLINE. This guide provides a framework, starting from simple statements, for writing papers for submission to peer-reviewed journals.