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History of Photography Research Essay - Reference sources

Peer-reviewed article sources

If you don't find what you're looking for from the four databases listed below, explore other databases using the Articles link the left-side menu of this webpage. 

Keyword searches for starters

The following list of keywords is numbered to correspond to the research assignment questions. To get started, and as a way of entering the academic conversation, copy and paste the appropriate search string into the sources listed above. In the Library search, make sure to check the box for peer-reviewed articles. In JSTOR, and Project Muse, click the box for "Articles."  You will most likely want to tinker with these keywords as you refine your topic.

OPTION I

1. "cartes de visite" AND 19th century

2. "documentary photography" AND modern*

3. "man ray" ; also try adding the terms: photograms, or rayographs

4. "commercial art" AND 19th Century ; or 20th Century instead. In JSTOR and other databases, try including the term: verisimilitude and advertising

OPTION II

1. muybridge ; also try: modern* AND photograph* AND (time OR speed)

 

 

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