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GNDS 125: Gender, Race and Popular Culture

Library research guide

Finding Books

Use Omni, the Library's academic search tool, to find books at Queen's Library. Detailed information about how to search Omni is available in the Omni Search Tips guide.

When searching Omni for books, use the filters located on the search results screen, to limit your search results to books & ebooks, or do an Advanced Search and limit to books/ebooks there.
 

When you find relevant results, note the subject headings assigned. Refining your search using the same subject heading terminology may yield more precise results. You can also do subject searches (using subject headings) in the Advanced Search page in Omni.

Useful Subject Terms

Subject Terms:
  • Feminity in popular culture
  • Sex role
  • Race in mass media
  • Popular culture [you can break this down by geographic region, e.g.: Popular culture - Japan]
  • Popular culture - 21st century
  • Mass media and women
  • Mass media and culture
  • Masculinity in popular culture
  • Women in popular culture
  • Gender identity in mass media
  • Racism in popular culture
Keywords:
  • Popular culture
  • Visual culture
  • Gender
  • Gender identity
  • Masculinity
  • Femininity
  • Feminism and popular culture
  • Mass media and popular culture
 

Omni Search Tips

For detailed information about how to search Omni, consult the Omni Search Tips guide.