This guide provides some useful starting points for your research in KOR 256. If you would like help finding, evaluating, or citing sources, or would like to chat about any aspect of your research, please get in touch! You can email me or make an appointment on my calendar. See my contact information on this guide.
SuperSearch can be a great place to cast a wide net, since it searches almost everything the library has (journal articles, books, films, newspaper articles, and more), in one easy-to-use interface. You can use the filters on the results screen to refine your search and improve your results.
Because SuperSearch contains so much content from so many different kinds of sources and academic disciplines, it can sometimes be hard to focus a search to get the most relevant results. At the same time, SuperSearch is also not comprehensive and can miss key sources. To search with more focus, precision, and depth, be sure to try the specialized databases recommended on this guide, or search the library catalog for books and films.
To find other databases for your research, check out our full Database A-Z list. You can filter by Subject (organized by academic departments and programs at Wellesley) or by Database Type (scholarly articles, newspapers, primary sources, etc.)
Scholarly journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, and book reviews on all aspects of linguistics and related disciplines in the language sciences.
Peer-reviewed articles, books, and book chapters on East, Southeast, and South Asia, and overseas Asian communities. In English and other Western languages.
Scholarly journal articles and magazine articles in the fields of communications, mass media, journalism, television, film, radio, newspaper publishing, speech, broadcasting, and advertising.
Scholarly and peer reviewed articles in sociology.
Scholarly journal articles in many disciplines published in South Korea. Search in English or Korean.
Specialized encyclopedias, handbooks, companions, and other reference sources can be very helpful for exploring a topic. They can summarize knowledge around a topic, synthesize scholarly discussions, and define key concepts. They often include bibliographies as well, making them a good resource for identifying key books and articles on a topic. Try searching for a topic in one of the following databases to search multiple reference sources at once.
Annotated bibliographies for a variety of subject areas.
Hundreds of full-text academic encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other sources for introductions to topics, definitions, or factual information. Includes subject-specific titles from art, literature, education, science, religion, history and more.
The Handbook of Language, Gender, and Sexuality by 
The Handbook of Discourse Analysis by 
The International Encyclopedia of Language and Social Interaction [e-book]
The Cambridge Handbook of Sociolinguistics
The Routledge Handbook of Sociolinguistics Around the World
International Encyclopedia of Linguistics
Dangerous Women: Gender and Korean Nationalism by 
Writing Women in Korea: Translation and Feminism in the Colonial Period by 
Under Construction: The Gendering of Modernity, Class, and Consumption in the Republic of Korea by 
Militarized Modernity and Gendered Citizenship in South Korea by 
Korean Women and Culture by A streaming video collection, including feature films and documentaries from PBS, BBC, Criterion, and more.
Streaming over 2400 documentary films across a broad range of topics and languages.
Video streaming service for educational films and documentaries, focusing on history, music, and dance.
Full text plays (classical to contemporary), filmed live performances, and scholarly books on theater.
Documentaries, government films, dramas, and more from Soviet, Chinese, Vietnamese, East European, British, and Latin American filmmakers covering Socialist perspectives, countries, and individuals.
Dates: 1918-1988 CE
