Film Studies

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Developed by the American Psychological Association, APA is the preferred writing and citing style for your discipline.  

See the APA Citation Guide for help with writing and citing in APA, including:  

• Formatting your paper in APA 

• APA citations: in-text citation and reference list 

• Examples of APA citation 

We also recommend these additional resources:  

• ​APA Style Blog: For challenging and hard-to-cite resources 

• APA Formatting and Style Guide: Purdue University  

• DOI lookup 

For further help or to book an appointment with a WLS tutor, visit the Writing and Learning Services website.  

Developed by the Modern Language Association of America, MLA is commonly used for writing and citing research in literature and the humanities.  

See the MLA Citation Guide for help with writing and citing in MLA, including:  

• Formatting your paper using MLA 

• MLA Citation: in-text citation and works cited list  

• Examples of MLA citation 

We also recommend these additional resources:  

• MLA Formatting and Style Guide: Purdue University 

• MLA Formatting Tutorial for Microsoft 2007/10  

For further help or to book an appointment with a WLS tutor, visit the Writing and Learning Services website. 

At MacEwan, Chicago Notes-Bibliography Style is typically used in Humanities classes (e.g. Classics, History, Philosophy) while Author-Date Style is used in Music. Be sure to verify with your instructor which style to use.  

For instructions on formatting a paper using Chicago style and formatting in-text citations and reference lists, please visit the appropriate guide:  

• Chicago Notes-Bibliography Documentation Style Handout - 17th Ed.  

• Chicago Author-Date Documentation Style Handout - 17th Ed.  

For further help or to book an appointment with a WLS tutor, visit the Writing and Learning Services website.