Cultural Studies
Using Books for Research
The UW Library collection includes monographs (book on a single topic by one or many authors) as well as edited collections and anthologies (books in which each chapter is by different authors writing on a common theme) and grey literature. All can be useful for completing research assignments. (For more information on these types of library materials, see our YouTube video, Library Research Using Books).
From the Catalogue
Canadian Cultural Studies by Call Number: HM 623 C35 2009ISBN: 9780822343981Publication Date: 2009-06-17
Cultural Theory by Call Number: CB 19 C825 2011ISBN: 9781405180832Publication Date: 2010-04-26
Media and Cultural Studies by Call Number: P 94.6 M424 2006ISBN: 9781405132589Publication Date: 2005-09-26
Library of Congress Call Numbers
Because Cultural Studies can be approached from many perspectives, not all the books you may need will be located in one place. Useful Library of Congress Call Numbers include;
- AM 7 - Museum Studies
- AM 21 - Museums in Canada
- CB 19 - Culture, history and civilization
- GN 406 - Material culture
- HM 101 - Cultural theory
- HM 623 - Cultural studies
- P 94.6 - Media, culture and intercultural communication
For a good explanation of how the Classification scheme works, check out the Library's YouTube video, Understanding the Library of Congress Classification System.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
These formal, official Subject Headings can be used in the UW Library catalogue to search for books and (to a lesser extent) articles. Remember to first type su: (for "Subject") into the search bar, and then the following terms:
- Culture - Study and teaching
- Popular culture
- Popular culture - Study and teaching
- Mass media and culture
- Culture
- Cultural studies
- Cultural policy
- Social science - popular culture