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English Composition 1302.8032. Global Studies Class. The Rebel as Hero. Uses short stories and films to explore the concept of the hero in war and rebellion. Instructors: Suzanne Sarbofsky, Rose Marie Kaffenberger, Henry Lu
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Subject Headings

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Alienation in Literature

Bohemianism -- United States

Dissenters in Literature

Feature Films

Heroes

Heroes in Literature

Heroes in Motion Pictures

Literature and Society

National Characterisitcs, American, in literature

Radicalism--United States--History

Radicalism in Literature

Short Stories, American

War Stories, American -- History and Criticism

Youth in Motion Pictures

Also do a keyword search on 'rebel*' just to see what interesting things might show up.

 

      

    Film Sources

    Encyclopedia of Film. Ref PN 1993.45 S35

    Encyclopedia of Novels into Film. Ref PN 1997.85 T54

    Filmography of American History. Ref PN 1995.9 H5 T73

    Films by Genre Ref 1998 L63 W45

    History in the Media: Film and Media. Ref PN 1995.9 H5 N54

    Literary Filmography. Ref PN 1997.85 M87

    Multicultural Films. Ref PN 1995.9 M56 W45

        
       

      Databases

      • 360 Search
        Searches multiple databases all at once. Sometimes requires considerable patience. Sample Search: Rebel without a cause
      • Literary Reference Center (Ebscohost)
        From the opening search screen, tick the box for Short Stories. Then search the appropriate concept: heroes, rebels, war, etc.
      • OmniFile
        Indexes a huge number of periodicals many of which are full text. NOTE: From the search screen choose "short story" limit
       

      Short Stories -- Reference Sources

      Short Stories for Students. An online subject encyclopedia of information about classic and contemporary short stories frequently studied in high schools and colleges. For each story there is analysis, literary and historical background, criticism and suggestions for works of fiction on similar themes and topics. See the Subject/Theme index.

      Short Story Index. 1950 - 1993 Shelved behind the reference desk.

      This volume will allow you to find short stories on a particular theme: Many of the subject headings listed on the left will work. After you identify the short story and the anthology where it can be found, you'll still need to locate the physical book using the library catalog.  

      Masterplots II: Short Story Series. Rev. ed. Ref PN 3326 M27

      Analyses of particular short stories. Use the various back of the book aids to facilitate your search: chronological list of titles, author index, geographical index, type of plot index.

      Critical Survey of Short Fiction. 2nd Rev. ed. Ref PN 3321 C7

      Analyses of particular short stories. Use the Category Index; Examples: Nihilism, Social Criticism, War, Women's Issues

      Reference Guide to Short Fiction. Ref PN 3373 R36

      A reference guide to the most significant writers of short fiction from the 19th and 20th centuries. 

       

       

       

       

       

      Short Stories -- Recent General Anthologies

      Pow Wow: Charting the Fault Lines in the American Experience: Short Fiction from then to Now. Cambridge: Da Capo, 2009.  Main PS647

      Fiction 100: An Anthology of Short Fiction. Main PN 6120.2 F5

      Best American Short Stories, 2008. Boston: Houghton, 2008. Main PS 648 S B4 2008

      Background

      Rebels and Renegades: a Chronology of Social and Political Dissent in the United States. New York: Routledge, 2002. Ref HN 90 R3 H354 Brookhaven College.

      Radical Reader: A Documentary History of the American Radical Tradition. New York: The New Press, 2003. Ref HN 90 R3 R355

      Encyclopedia of Modern American Extremists and Extremist Groups.Westport: Greenwood, 2002. Ref HN 90 R3 A75

      American Social Leaders: From Colonial Times to the Present. Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio, 1993. Ref HN 65 M38

      Encyclopedia of American War Literature. Westport: Greenwood, 2001. Ref PS 169 W27 E53

      American History Through Literature. Ref PS 217 H57 A843

      The Beat Generation. Ref PS 228 B6 Z68

      Identities and Issues in Literature. Ref PS 153 M56 I34

      Encyclopedia of American Studies. Ref 169.1 E625

      Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History. Ref 169.1 E624

       

          

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