UNST Gender & Sexualities - Mutare: Background Information
Background Information Video
This three-minute video shows how to find background information
Very Short Introductions - Oxford University Press
- Very Short IntroductionsProvides concise introductions on a diverse range of topics in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
Where to Search for Resources on your Topic Video
Subject Encyclopedias
Scholarly subject encyclopedias provide background information about specific topics. Entries or articles, written by scholars or subject experts, include bibliographies or suggested readings that will lead to more information on your topic.
You can use subject encyclopedias to identify keywords for your research in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Selected Online Subject Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia of gender and society (ebook) byPublication Date: 2009
- Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies byPublication Date: 2016
- Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures byPublication Date: 1999
- American Masculinities (ebook) byPublication Date: 2003
- Encyclopedia of Gender in Media byPublication Date: 2012
Selected Online Scholarly Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia of race, ethnicity, and society byPublication Date: 2008
- International encyclopedia of geography byPublication Date: 2017
- Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy byPublication Date: 2001 - present
- The Sage encyclopedia of political behavior byPublication Date: 2017