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.
Tintin in America
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Inspiring Walt Disney
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André Bazin, the Critic As Thinker
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Americomania and the French Revolution Debate in Britain, 1789-1802
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America Day by Day
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Christian Dior Designer of Dreams
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Dirt : adventures in Lyon as a chef in training, father, and Sleuth looking for the secret of French cooking
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My Life in France
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The Story of French New Orleans
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Sweet Land of Liberty: America in the Mind of the French Left, 1848-1871
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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.
When materials are unavailable in the Library Catalog, Prospector or MOBIUS, it is time to request the item through Interlibrary Loan (ILL).
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.
Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture
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Encyclopedia of French Film Directors
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| 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 |
Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. Lippincott, 1960.
Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date.
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.
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).
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