This guide was created for Professor Sun's ARTH 27 / ANTH 270 Material Culture Studies, Spring 2025, by Meggan Smith.
Search online encyclopedias and other reference material to find background information on your artifact/artist/topic. Pay particular attention to the bibliographies or suggested further readings for identifying additional sources.
Use the databases below to find citations to journal articles, book chapters and more related to your research questions. Use the bibliographies at the end of each article to identify additional sources.
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The Chicago Manual of Style 18th edition is recommended when citing sources for this class.
Make sure you are using the Notes and Bibliography format.
For more information on citation, see our citation guide.
The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition by 14.133: Citing Paintings, Photographs, and Sculpture
Annotated Bibliography
For instructions on how to write an annotated bibliography, see the explanation and examples in Diana Hacker's A Writer's Reference, pp. 357-360.
A Writer's Reference by