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France and the United States Through the Eyes of the Other

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Welcome

This guide provides resources and research tips to connect you to the United States and France's impressions of each other, the intersections of these two countries, cultural misunderstandings, shared values, and differences and similarities. The guide addresses this content through films and literary, historical, political, philosophical, and current affairs documents.

 

A reading of interest:
Jaunait, Alexandre, et al. “Representing the Intersection in France and America: Theories of Intersectionality Meet Social Science.” Revue Française de Science Politique (English Edition), vol. 62, no. 1, Jan. 2012, pp. 1–15. EBSCOhost, discovery.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=94b7a247-99b8-3de5-95c0-9455b105e111.

Books of Interest

Library Services

Library Catalog

OneSearch is a discovery search platform where you can find articles, books, book chapters, films, and other materials in print and digital format. 

Once you are in Discovery, enter your search terms in the search tab. The sample below shows the search: Italian film AND gender. Click on Source Type to select the material you need (book, article, film, electronic resource, etc.). Click on Peer Reviewed if your instructor wants you to include academic sources.

Discovery

Image shows search terms: French political intersectionality AND United States. Two title responses are seen on the screen: Impossible Intersectionality? French Feminists and the Struggle for Inclusion; and Inclusive feminism : a third wave theory of women's commonality / Naomi Zack.

 

 
A reading of interest:
Schuessler, Jennifer. “Albert Camus, the Talk of the Town.” The New York Times, 25 Mar. 2016, p. C17. EBSCOhost, discovery.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=f7926f17-25b2-3ff2-b8ac-76f09081dbbd.

Interlibrary Loan

When materials are unavailable in the Library Catalog, Prospector or MOBIUS, it is time to request the item through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). 

Placing requests
  1. You must make an account first if you have never requested an item through ILL. Click on the tab Login to ILLIAD to start and enter your Identikey username and password. It is better to use the first and last name that is associated with your Identikey when signing up. since loans will be delivered to you under that name.
  2. Fill in the form with as much information about the item you need.
  3. If you need multiple chapters within the same book or articles from the same journal, click on Clone Request, select the transaction number you want to clone, make the appropriate edits, and click submit.
  4. You can request books, DVDs, CDs, dissertations, microform and other materials from lenders around the world.
  5. The cost of borrowing materials, including shipping, is paid for by the Library.
For issues and questions contact cu-ill@colorado.edu

Finding Information

Background Search

When looking for information, your first step is to find background information to have an overview of the topic. Background sources will connect you to essential terms associated with the subject matter, dates, names, and other information that will help refine your search. You can find background information in works of reference, general and subject-specific encyclopedias, dictionaries, and even textbooks.

 

A reading of interest:
Insdorf, Annette. “French Films, American Style.” The New York Times, 28 July 1985. EBSCOhost, discovery.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=11631d05-205d-3ca8-a9b5-403162dd3318.

Linking Your Search Terms

Image shows search terms france AND United States AND américanisation de la france

Boolean Searching Tips

Boolean Operator Example What It Does
AND (ET) vins français ET “le commerce"e” Narrows your search
OR (OU) “industrie du vin” OU l’industrie vinicole Broadens your search
NOT (SAUF) France SAUF Chile Weeds out unhelpful stuff
"Quotation Marks" "américanisation de la france" Searches an exact phrase, those words in that order
* (Asterisk)

américan*

(Will include possibilities like: américanisation, américanisme)

Includes all possible word ending variations
 
A reading of interest:
Hulkower, NealD. “The Judgment of Paris According to Borda.” Journal of Wine Research, vol. 20, no. 3, Nov. 2009, pp. 171–82. EBSCOhost, https://doi.org/10.1080/09571260903451029.

Working With Your Keywords

  • L'Amérique ET modèle ET France NOT Latine
  •  américanisation ET identités nationales
  • Jazz ET France
  • Tintin ET Amérique
  • Anti- Americanism AND France
  • violences policières ET Black life matter ET manifestation OU George Floyd
  • Adama Traoré AND Malian immigrants AND police
  • Atlantique ET France ET états-unis
  • "vins français"  ET États-Unis
  • Jazz AND Paris OR France
  • French influence AND US OR United States
  • French-American AND identity OR politics
  • laïcité AND France AND différence AND États-Unis
  • Marine Le Pen AND Trump ET rhétorique populiste 
  • Midnight in Paris AND Hemingway AND postmodernism

Citing

MLA Overview

 

Books

Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. Lippincott, 1960.

Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date.

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Articles

Llanera, Tracy. "Rethinking Nihilism: Rorty Vs. Taylor, Dreyfus and Kelly." Philosophy & Social Criticism, vol. 42, no. 9, 2016, pp. 937-950.

Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, pages.

 

Lukainoff, Greg and Jonathan Haidt. "The Coddling of the American Mind." The Atlantic, 1 Sept. 2015, pp. 42-52.

Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical, Day Month Year, pages.

 Learn more:  Citing Periodicals

 

Web

University Libraries: University of Colorado, Boulder. University of Colorado Boulder, www.libraries.colorado.edu. Access 1 Jul. 2024.

Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number, Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available), URL, DOI or permalink. Date of access (if applicable).

 Learn more:  Citing Electronic Sources

 

 

* Note: in works cited pages, the second and subsequent lines of citations are indented by 0.5 inches to create a hanging indent. Learn more about formatting.

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