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Film and Media Studies: Find Books

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Books beyond BU

Find titles in other libraries by searching Sofia and checking off "Libraries Worldwide" and/or "Bibliothèques universitaires du Québec" in the left column. 

You may borrow books from other libraries through Sofia by clicking "Request via Interlibrary Loan" when viewing the item. 

Search By Subject

To search by subject, go to Advanced Search in Sofia, enter your subject in the search box, and select Subject from the drop-down menu. All of the following suggested subjects have been pre-tested and will return a good variety of results if copied exactly. 

These particular subject searches will result in books on your topic; if you wish to find actual films, please see the Find Movies section of this guide for tips.

General Film Topics

  • Motion Pictures
  • Motion pictures in education
  • Motion pictures, Reviews
  • Film criticism
  • Film adaptations, History and Criticism
  • Motion pictures, History
  • Film noir, United States, History and Criticism
  • Science fiction films, History and Criticism

National and Regional Cinema

  • Motion pictures, Canada, History
  • Motion pictures, France, History
  • Motion pictures, Germany, History
  • Motion pictures, Great Britain, History
  • Motion pictures, Italy, History
  • Motion pictures, Québec
  • Motion pictures, Spain, History
  • Motion pictures, United States, History

Film Production and Design

  • Motion pictures, Aesthetics
  • Costume
  • Motion picture authorship
  • Motion pictures, Production and Direction

Interdisciplinary Film Topics

  • Motion pictures and history
  • Motion pictures and literature
  • Motion pictures, Philosophy
  • Motion pictures, Political Aspects
  • Motion pictures, Psychological Aspects
  • Motion pictures, Social aspects

Race, Sex and Gender on Screen

  • Feminism and motion pictures
  • African Americans in motion pictures
  • Homosexuality in motion pictures
  • Sex role in motion pictures
  • Women in motion pictures
  • Minorities in motion pictures

Television

  • Violence on television
  • Women on television
  • Television and children
  • Television broadcasting, Social Aspects
  • Television broadcasting, Canada
  • Television broadcasting of news
  • Television broadcasting, United States
  • Television, Production and Direction
  • Television in politics, United States
  • Television in education
  • Television, Psychological Aspects
  • Television viewers, United States

For further ideas on how to search by subject, visit the Reference Room and consult with a librarian!