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FYW: Technofeminism
How to approach background research
Your initial background research is when you're just getting topic ideas and overviews and collecting keywords.
This is a great time to use the comfortable, casual tools and resources that aren't going to end up in your final references list, like Wikipedia, Google, and Microsoft Copilot.
The library also has reference databases and encyclopedias that offer broad overviews of topics--check out the recommendations below.
Reference Databases
- Credo ReferenceProvides access to more than 1300 titles, covering every major subject - from art to medicine, psychology to history, and technology to literature.
Featured Reference Books
Black Women in America (2nd ed.) by Call Number: eBook available onlineIn nearly 600 entries, this encyclopedia celebrates the remarkable achievements of Black women throughout history and highlights their ongoing contributions in America today.
A Dictionary of Gender Studies by Call Number: eBook available onlineMore than 430 entries cover terms which have emerged out of Gender Studies, gender-focused definitions of more general terms, major feminist figures, and groups and movements.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the History of American Science, Medicine, and Technology by Call Number: eBook available onlineThe entries in this encyclopedia explore the changing character of science, medicine, and technology in the United States; the key individuals, institutions, and organizations responsible for major developments; and the concepts, practices, and processes underlying these changes.
