LibGuides: Race and Gender in Hollywood Film: Film of Choice Project: Home

Books on Reserve

These books may be signed out for USE IN THE LIBRARY ONLY for the duration of the assignment:

America on Film: representing race, class, gender, and sexuality at the movies / Harry M. Benshoff and Sean Griffin. PN1995.9 .M56 B46 2009
The Routledge companion to cinema and gender / Ed. by Kristin Lene Hole et al. PN1995.9 .S47 R68 2017
Understanding movies / Louis Giannetti. PN1994 .G47 2018

Cinema studies : the key concepts. Ref PN1993.45 .H36 2013
Encyclopedia of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history in America. Ref HQ76.3 .U5 E53 2004 3 vols (also an online ebook)
Encyclopedia of sex and gender. Ref HQ16 .E52 2016 4 vols
Girlhood in America: an encyclopedia. Ref HQ777 .G5745 2001 2 vols
Movies in American history. 2011 3 vols (an online ebook)
Oxford encyclopedia of women in world history. Ref HQ1121 .O93 2008 4 vols (also an online ebook)
Race and racism in the United States. Ref E184 .A1 R254 2014 4 vols
Race in American film: voices and visions that shaped a nation. Ref PN1995.9 .N4 R33 2017 3 vols (also an online ebook)
Schirmer encyclopedia of film. Ref PN1993.45 .G65 2007 4 vols (also an online ebook)
NOTE: Specific ethnicities can be found in Ref E184 - E185.97 (African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic American, Muslim-American)

FILM REVIEWS

OTHER RELEVANT SITES

Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film (Dedicated to producing extensive and timely research, studies generated by the Center provide the foundation for a realistic and meaningful discussion of women’s on-screen representation and behind-the-scenes employment.)
Hollywood Diversity Report 2019 (from UCLA)
Minorities in Media in the U.S.: Statistics (Amy Watson, author; published 11/19/2018; from Dell Statistica, a data analysis company
New Tool Quantifies Power Imbalance Between Female and Male Characters in Hollywood Movie Scripts (Jennifer Langston, author; published 11/13/2017, Univ. of Washington)
What Hollywood Movies Do to Perpetuate Racial Stereotypes: Data Analysis (Kira Schact, author; published 2/21/2019)
Women and Hollywood (An initiative and website that educates, advocates, and agitates for gender diversity and inclusion in Hollywood and the global film industry.)

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