This guide gives you an overview of recommended resources for Arts and Culture Studies: databases to find literature and primary sources; reference works to orientate on a particular topic and to find background information, and research skills literature.
Bear in mind that Arts and Culture Studies are multidisciplinary. You should therefore also consult resources from the fields of Sociology, Economics, Management, Media and Communication or Psychology if your research topic relates to any of these fields.
Comprehensive, peer-reviewed scholarly reference work on art galleries, auction houses, art fairs and dealers in Europe and North America from around 1900 to the present. Entries combine factual data with biographical information and historical narratives, and outline principal activities by listing exhibitions, clients, regular partners, and major artists whose works were sold.
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This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new windowOxford Handbooks Online offers access to a selection of handbooks, published by Oxford University Press, in the subject categories Business and Management, Economics and Finance, History, Media Studies, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology. Each handbook offers thorough introductions to topics and a critical survey of the current state of scholarship.
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