Keywords
The title of the media text you chose to analyze is an important keyword for database searching along with subjects or themes (i.e. "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" AND masculinity).
► You may have to broaden your search to find peer reviewed articles. Try the following strategies:
Boolean Search
Use Boolean Operators [AND, OR, NOT] and Modifiers [ "", *, ( ) ] to structure your search terms within a database to maximize your results.
Most library databases provide templates to organize Boolean searches i.e. Moonlight AND Barry Jenkins:
Another example is YouTubers AND lesbian or gay or bisexual or transgender or LGBTQ:
See the Search Strategies page on the LGBTQ Studies guide for more context & tips.
Try Multiple Databases
► Different databases license different journals. Thorough research will require searching in multiple databases for peer review articles.
Check the boxes in each database to limit your search to Peer Review and Academic Journals.
Subject Specific Databases by ProQuest
Subject Specific Databases by EBSCO
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Use the Finding Books + OneSearch page to locate peer reviewed books covering Film, Television, and/or Media Studies.
Scholarly or peer-reviewed articles feature original research written by experts to expand a field of study. Peer review articles:
► Most databases offer options where researchers can limit their results to peer reviewed articles from academic or scholarly journals. Here is an example from EBSCO:
► Still unsure about the articles you are finding?
Go to a journal's website via Google to verify. Search the website under general publication descriptions, mission statements, submission guidelines, etc. for references to “peer review,” “review process,” or being “refereed.”
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