Library Research Guides: WGST 307: Geisha Robots, Cyberpunk Warriors, and Asian Futures: Gendering/Racing Cyborgs and Robots

News Online

You will find many articles on this topic in popular tech and financial news outlets such as TechWire Asia, Nikkei Asian Review, Wired, and TechCrunch.

Try searching news.google.com using keywords like Asia, Japanese, and robot. You can filter results by location and topic, but keep in mind that these are current results.

To try a search in the archives of an online news outlet, type its base URL into the Wayback Machine and pick an archived site date. Some sites don't permit this, but many do.

Blade Runner 2049, Warner Brothers

Wikipedia's Public Domain Images
List of sites with images in the public domain
Wikimedia Commons
All of the images you'll find here have clear information about permission for use. Many are in the public domain.
Flickr.com
Browse Creative Commons images / Search for Creative Commons images / Search by color with MulticolorEngine
morgueFile
Contains free high resolution digital stock photography for use in all creative pursuits.
Compfight
Search Flickr and other photo sites for freely-available images. Narrow your search by Creative Commons license to find images for public use.

Artstor This link opens in a new window
Digitized images of art, architecture, and other forms of visual culture from around the world, from museums, archaeology, photo archives, slide collections, and art reference works, dating from B.C.E. to present.

Requires creation of an Artstor account to download images. This account also grants you off-campus access for 60 days. If your account is inactivated or you need to create an account, make sure to use a library link (such as this one) to get to Artstor so that you will be recognized as a Wellesley user.

Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Large streaming video collection, including feature films and documentaries from PBS, BBC, Criterion, and more.

Please see this list of films Wellesley is currently licensing from Kanopy for title information.
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Wellesley College students are also able to use Kanopy via the Wellesley Free Library in town. Students automatically have library cards there and are able to download six films a month. To activate your account, follow these instructions:
1. Call the Wellesley Free Library at 781-235-1610 ext. 1104 during their open hours.
2. Verify your name, Wellesley College mailing address, and college e-mail.
3. They will provide you with your card number and PIN.
4. Download and install the app, available for phones and tablets (you can also watch on a computer at wellesleylib.kanopy.com).
5. Input your card number and PIN.
Wellesley College staff and faculty also are able to use Kanopy via the Wellesley Free Library. If you are not already a patron there, you can get a temporary card online at wellesleyfreelibrary.org/library-card-application.

Video

Internet Archive: Moving Image Archive
This library contains thousands of digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts. Many of these videos are available for free download.
YouTube
Try searching for robots on YouTube to see how they are gendered and raced, and how those robots are described. After your initial search, click on the link to filter your results, then click "creative commons" under Features.

Film Scripts

Drew's Script-O-Rama

Script City

Simply Scripts

New York Times, 1980-present This link opens in a new window
Global Newsstream provides current coverage, but only news and editorial content in HTML format.
New York Times, 1851-2020 This link opens in a new window
Full-text replica from 1851 to 2020 that includes graphics and ads.
OpinionArchives This link opens in a new window
Cross-searchable full-text archives of many news and cultural commentary magazines, including The New Yorker, Harper's, Commentary, Commonweal, Dissent, Moment, and the New York Review of Books.
Los Angeles Times, 1881-1996 This link opens in a new window
The West Coast's major newspaper. The full-text replica from 1881 to 1996 includes graphics and ads.
Los Angeles Times, 1996-present This link opens in a new window
The West Coast's major newspaper. More recent coverage is only news and editorial content.
Boston Globe, 1872-1989 This link opens in a new window
Searchable full-text replica of this newspaper, including graphics and ads.
Boston Globe, 1980-present This link opens in a new window
Searchable full-text of this newspaper
Washington Post, 1877-2003 This link opens in a new window
Searchable full-text replica of the newspaper from 1877 to 2003, including graphics and ads.
Washington Post, 1996-present This link opens in a new window
News and editorial content in text format only.