Contemporary French cultural studiesTo locate BOOKS ,
try a searching by various keywords, i.e.,
(france or french) bread, etc.
or a subject search:
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FREN 105 : Directions de la France contemporaine (BMC)
Finding Books:
WorldCat
Provider: OCLC
A good resource for identifying materials not owned by the Tri-College Libraries. The WorldCat database contains over 60 million records for items in libraries around the world. Searches can be limited by language, date, material type and more. Many items found via WorldCat are available to you though Interlibrary Loan/E-ZBorrow.
Finding Journal & Newspaper Articles:
LexisNexis academic
Provider: LN
To search for French language news:
and click on Search. Use the Results Group pulldown menu on the left to sort by Language and then select French.
Alternatively, you can begin by
and click on Search.
- Select Major World Publications (non-English)
- Enter Search Terms
- Specify Date
and click on Search. Use the Results Group pulldown menu on the left to sort by Language and then select French.
Alternatively, you can begin by
- Selecting the News search tab
- Select Toute la Presse - Francais from the Select Sources pulldown menu
- Use the default French Language News or select individual publications
- Enter Search Terms
- Specify Date
and click on Search.
JSTOR
An archive of scholarly journals. Includes The French Review, French Historical Studies and Yale French Studies. Coverage is from the inception of the journal through three to five years ago.
MLA international bibliography
Provider: ProQuest
Citations to journal articles and books in the areas of language, literature, linguistics, film, theatre and folklore. Covers 1926-date.
Monde (Paris, France)
Holdings:
(Bryn Mawr College) Available from 1987-present.
(Haverford College) Available from 1987-present.
(Swarthmore College) Available from 1987-present.
Publisher: Paris : Imp. sp. du "Monde",
French newspaper, updated daily. Contains search engine and archives.
PAIS international
Provider: CSA
Abstracts of journal articles and books in the areas of politics, economics and social and public policy issues. Covers 1915-date.
Sociological abstracts
Holdings:
1963-
Publisher: Bethesda, Md. : Cambridge Scientific Abstracts,
Provider: CSA
Abstracts of journal articles and books in the fields of sociology, social work and related disciplines. Your search results may also include links to relevant scholars and web sites. Covers 1952-date.
International index to the performing arts
Publisher: [Alexandria, Va.] : Chadwyck-Healey, Inc.,
Covers a broad spectrum of the arts and entertainment industry including dance, film, television, theater, opera, and broadcasting. Covers 1864-present.
Smithsonian global sound
Provides online audio recordings of world music from the Smithsonian Folkways label and others.
Websites - French Culture:
Culture.fr
Portal for French cultural news and programs from the Ministry of Cultural Affairs.
Gallica
Gallica is a digital library of French and francophone culture maintained by the Bibliothque nationale de France. Covers the Middle Ages to the present.
Google France
This country specific Google site is an easy way to search for French web resources.
Persée
Provides full-text online versions of back issues of selected French journals in the humanities and social sciences.
TennesseeBob’s Famous French links
Once you get past the name and colorful look, this web portal is a useful compendium of links to French websites on art, music, film, culture and more.