ENL 370 Women in Literature and Film

• Ask yourself these essential questions:
  • Which film are you working with?
  • What is the genre of your film?
  • What do you want to say about your film?
• What key words might you look for while searching for research sources?
• Where will you go to look for research articles?

For example:

• Title of your film
  • Just as it is - no synonyms
    • Example: "Jane Eyre" 
• Genre:
  • terms provided by Professor Sheehan
    • Example: "Female Gothic"
    • Note: some databases will suggest additional terms!
• Modifying concepts
  • Robert Stevenson 1943 film
  • females
  • feminism
  • women
  • Terms provided by databases
• Term to distinguish the film from the novel, etc.
  • Film
    • Sometimes necessary in a database like MLA  that will have a lot of articles on the source material - books, etc.

• Brainstorm search terms relating to ideas you have about your film"

• "Brainstorming" by lucamascaro is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0