Identity Studies
Research guide to all topics related to the Identity Studies major.
In This Guide
You'll find:
- Resources to help you explore a new research topic
- Databases and selected journals in Dance and Body Studies
- A wide selection of popular and primary sources related to Dance and Body Studies
- Help with citations
Topical Background Information
International Encyclopedia of Dance by Call Number: Ref GV1585 .I586 1998 v.1-6
International Dictionary of Modern Dance by Call Number: Ref GV1585 .I575 1998ISBN: 9781558623590Publication Date: 1998
The Oxford Dictionary of Dance by Link leads to ebook for 2010 edition. Print version available for 2000 edition: Ref GV1585 .C78 2000
The Oxford Companion to the Body by ISBN: 019852403XPublication Date: 2002-02-07Also available as an ebook
The Disability Studies Reader by Call Number: e-book"The Disability Studies Reader" breaks new ground by emphasizing the global, transgender, homonational, and posthuman conceptions of disability. Including physical disabilities, but exploring issues around pain, mental disability, and invisible disabilities, this edition explores more varieties of bodily and mental experience.
Keywords for Disability Studies by Call Number: Ref HV1568 .K49 2015 & e-bookKeywords for Disability Studies aims to broaden and define the conceptual framework of disability studies for readers and practitioners in the field and beyond. The volume engages some of the most pressing debates of our time, such as prenatal testing, euthanasia, accessibility in public transportation and the workplace, post-traumatic stress, and questions about the beginning and end of life.
Feminist Disability Studies by ISBN: 9780253005182Publication Date: 2011-10-24Disability, like questions of race, gender, and class, is one of the most provocative topics among theorists and philosophers today. This volume, situated at the intersection of feminist theory and disability studies, addresses questions about the nature of embodiment, the meaning of disability, the impact of public policy on those who have been labeled disabled, and how we define the norms of mental and physical ability.
General Background Sources
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
An online collection of over 600 full-text reference works, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and more. - Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
A collection of over 3,000 reference works, covering all disciplines. - Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
This online source provides access to subject and language reference works from Oxford University Press. In addition to text, access is provided to maps and illustrations, timelines, web sites, and bibliographies. - Encyclopaedia Britannica This link opens in a new windowOver 72,000 articles from the encyclopedia and Britannica Book of the Year. Over 10,000 illustrations, including photographs, drawings, maps, flags and more. Includes Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary with over 75,000 definitions and pronunciation guides. Continuously revised.
- Cambridge Histories Online This link opens in a new window
Provides full text online access to the complete 250-plus volumes of Cambridge Histories reference series. Provides political, economic and social history, philosophy and literature of selected countries and subjects. Use the lower "Search Cambridge Histories" search box to find Luther-held content. - Social Work Abstracts (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowCitations and abstracts for journal articles published 1977 – present; abstracts of dissertations published 1996 – present. Access limited to 1 simultaneous user.
Dance and Body Studies Web Resources
- National Rehabilitation Information CenterThe National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) is the library of the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). They collect, catalog, and disseminate the articles, reports, curricula, guides, and other publications and products of the research projects funded by NIDILRR. NIDILRR funds more than 250 projects each year that conduct research on a wide range of issues including technology, health and function, independent living, and capacity building.
- United Nations - DisabilityOfficial website for the UN Programme on Disability/Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (SCRPD).
- Disability Studies Resource ListList put together by Syracuse University, contains a variety of resources providing background on Disability Studies.
- Studies of the Body: A Selected, Annotated BibliographyCompiled by Nathan Sivin, University of Pennsylvania.
- Media & Disability Bibliography ProjectResource about the intersections of disability and mass media. Compiled by the Media and Disability Interest Group of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC).
- National Council on Disability
NCD is an independent federal agency charged with advising the President, Congress, and other federal agencies regarding policies, programs, practices, and procedures that affect people with disabilities. - Disability and LGBTQA+ Resource GuideContains a bibliography, articles, videos, and list organizations devoted to the intersection between disability and LGBTQA+ identities.
- Racial Justice Dance ResourcesResource list from the Luna Dance Institute concerning racial justice and equity.
- Dancing While BlackDANCING WHILE BLACK is an artist-led initiative that supports the diverse work of Black dance artists by cultivating platforms for process, performance, dialogue and documentation.
- Dance Notation BureauDNB creates dance scores using the symbol system called Labanotation. This allows the dances to continue to be performed long after the lifetime of the artist. Dance scores function for dance the same way music scores function for music.
- Chinese Dance Useful Links (University of Michigan)Links to a variety of resources related to Chinese Dance.
- Butoh ResourcesSite for researchers looking for accurate and current information relating to Butoh.
- Dance USADance/USA is the national service organization for professional dance, serving a broad cross-section of the dance field.
- Black Dance MagazinePublished by the Black Dance Resource Center, which creates resources about and for the international Black Dance community and global community-at-large that aid in the preservation of Black dance culture.
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