Research Guides: Visual Anthropology: Articles / Databases

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Select a database (see below) to find citations to peer-reviewed or scholarly journal articles on topics of interest; or select a database from the full list of more than 700 databases. Search Journals Finder to determine which journals the library has access to and for which years.

Use Iliad (ILL) to obtain copies of articles from other libraries which are not available from TU libraries

Contact Tom Ipri, the library subject specialist for Anthropology if you need assistance with your research.

Databases

SEE ALSO: subject guide for Film and Media Arts

Anthropological Fieldwork Online This link opens in a new window
Access guaranteed through May 2027
Anthropological Fieldwork Online is focused around each scholar’s prominent expedition field experience, with comprehensive inclusion of fieldwork, documents from the same time period, including correspondence, and subsequent writings that led to publications, such as draft manuscripts, lectures, and articles.
Anthropology Plus [via EbscoHost] This link opens in a new window
Concurrent user limit: 5
Anthropology Plus [via EbscoHost] contains Anthropological Index and Anthropological Literature into a single database. Anthropological Index covers scholarly literature. Anthropological Literature provides articles and essays.
AnthroSource This link opens in a new window
AnthroSource provides full-text of journals from the American Anthropological Association.
Bibliografia Mesoamericana This link opens in a new window
Bibliografia Mesoamericana provides access to the scholarly literature on ancient Mesoamerica and colonial Mexico and Guatemala published since 1960 It also provides bibliographic coverage including books, edited volumes, festschrifts, journal articles, essays in collected works, dissertations and theses, obituaries (2 pages +), CD-ROMs, audio and video tapes, and films pertaining to Mesoamerica.
FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus This link opens in a new window
Note: FIAF has moved to the ProQuest platform and has an updated URL.
FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus is a bibliographical index covering the film journals up to the present day. FIAF also includes the following databases: International index to film periodicals (1972- ) and International index to television periodicals (1979-1998).
Screen Studies Collection (formerly Film Indexes Online) This link opens in a new window
Screen Studies Collection combines Film Index International and AFI Catalog together in one site. It also includes the British Film Institute (BFI), American Film Institute (AFI), Film Index International and AFI Catalog as online resources for research in film.
Library Search This link opens in a new window
Library Search is your gateway to discover books, journal articles, and much more at Temple University Libraries. Additional information can be found in our Library Search FAQ's.
ProQuest Sociology Database This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive coverage of the world's literature on Sociology and applied aspects of sociology. Contains many articles about Visual Anthropology and Visual Sociology.

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