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THEA 270: Theatre of Illusionism

Finding Journal Articles

Useful Theatre Journals:

  Name Indexed By Full Text
  Theatre Journal MLA, Humanities Abstracts

Full Text Access

  Theatre Survey MLA, Humanities Abstracts Full Text Access
  Theatre Research International MLA, Humanities Abstracts

Full Text Access

  The Drama review (TDR) MLA, Humanities Abstracts

Full Text Access

 

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1.) Online Journals at K
  • Title search on Title of the Journal to locate article in a Full Text Database
2.) Library OneSearch (print)
  • Title search on Title of the Journal to locate print journal
3.) WestCat - Western Michigan's catalog
4.) Interlibrary Loan

 

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Journal Indexes

MLA Bibliography
The Modern Language Association International Bibliography indexes 3,000 English language and foreign periodicals as well as books, book chapters, and dissertations. Its subject matter includes critical works on literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. Reviews of literary and scholarly works are not included. There are no abstracts.

Coverage: 1925 - Present.

Some Theatre Journals indexed in the MLA Bibliography:
American Drama Studies in Modern Drama
Comparative Drama TDR: Drama Review
Drama and Theatre Text and Performance Quarterly
Drama Review Theater: TheoryTextPerformance
Drama Survey Theater
Drama and Theatre Theatre History Studies
JTD: Journal of Theatre and Drama Theatre Journal
Modern Drama Theatre Research International
Modern Dramatists Theatre Studies
Performing Arts Journal Theatre Survey
Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism Theatre Topics
Literature in Performance Theatre Annual

 

Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information and cited references found in nearly 1,150 of the world's leading arts & humanities journals. Cited reference searching.
Coverage: 1993 - Present

Some Theatre Journals indexed in Arts and Humanities Citation Index :
Comparative Drama
Theatre Notebook
Modern Drama
Theater History Studies
PAJ - A Journal of Performance and Art
Theatre Journal
TDR -The Drama Review
Theatre Research International
Theater
Theatre Survey

 

Historical Abstracts
Historical Abstracts is a reference guide to the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada, which are covered in America: History and Life). Published since 1954. Currently over 2,000 journals published throughout the world are covered in the database.

Humanities Abstracts
Humanities Abstracts is a bibliographic database that covers English language periodicals in the diverse subject areas of the humanities. Humanities Abstracts offers detailed abstracts describing the content and scope of source articles. Feature articles are indexed, as are interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, and reviews of plays, operas, ballets, dance, musicals, movies, television and radio.
Coverage: Indexing - 1984 - present; Abstracting - 1994 - present.

Some Theatre Journals indexed in Humanitites Abstracts:
American Theatre Theatre History Studies
Performing Arts Journal Theatre Journal
Comparative Drama Theatre Notebook
Drama Theatre Research International
Modern Drama Theatre Survey
The Drama Review  

 

Essay and General Literature Index
Cites essays contained in anthologies and collections published in the United States, Great Britain and Canada. Coverage spans the humanities and social sciences, including literary works, art history, drama, and film. Indexing: 1985 to present.

 

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