Getting Started
Catalyst is a great place to start research in this area.
Try using the filters on the left-hand side to refine your results.
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Example Search for French/Francophone graphic novels and their scholarshipTry clicking "Add a Line" and then adding additional keywords to this search to refine your results. Try pretty broad terms like "economic" or "political" or "social" at first. Another useful phrase to add is "history and criticism" (in quotation marks).
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Example search for graphic novels translated from FrenchNote the "translat*" in the second line. This uses the truncation symbol * to find works with "translated," "translator," or "translation" or any other word starting with "translat" in the record.
Further Exploration
Several different disciplines study graphic novels and comics. Three, in particular, have useful scholarship on the context and impact of graphic novels and comics: Literature, Political Science, and Sociology.
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MLA International BibliographySearches through citations, subject headings, and some abstracts
The premier database for linguistics and literary studies, this index includes articles, dissertations, books, book chapters, and more. Covers 1926 - current. -
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and some full text)
This is the core disciplinary index to political science journal articles. Broad coverage of political science along with complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration & policy. Covers 1975 - present. -
Sociological Abstracts(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and some full text)
Main index to research in sociology, anthropology, and related fields in the social and behavioral sciences. Covers 1963 - current.
