Research Tips

in support of courses in Art & Art History, Drama, and all Foreign Languages & Literatures
Chao Chen, Research Librarian (chao.chen@tufts.edu; 617-627-2057)
Tisch Library, Tufts University

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1. Browse these sources you have: a. Bibliographies in Course Syllabus; b. Course Reserves;

List:

People: authors/critics, artist(s), filmmaker(s), theorist(s), etc.;

Be mindful if a line of inquiry might suggest itself.

Title: of books, articles, art works, literary works, and films;

Keywords: Terms/concepts, analytical/critical methods /approaches/theories, e.g., feminism or postcolonialism

an art historian’s analysis of a "problem", e.g., Appropriation of Renaissance art in popular culture.

**These elements overlap and relate to each other; state these relationships when you identify them.

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2. Use the visuals to help frame your research on art and art history:

JSTOR
(tip: click on Images in JSTOR search results

ARTstor (the largest digital images database in our collections)

Artifact (thousands of images organized by Art History course at Tufts).

**Course Reserves in the Tufts Catalog