The Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art: These Creatures: Welcome

The Research Process consists of the following 5 steps:

1. Researching and Selecting a Topic
2. Selecting Keywords
3. Searching for Sources
4. Evaluating Sources
5. Creating a Sources List

For more information on the Research Process, review the Start Your Research section on this guide.

Carolina Hicks, are they secretly violent?, 2019, pen on paper, 8.5 X 11 inches. Courtesy of the Artist.

This guide will assist you in finding research resources related to exhibitions at the Wignall Museum of Conteporary Art.  This is a great place to start looking for a topic, finding books, articles and more. Librarians are always here to help.

Use and combine search terms/keywords for the exhibition These Creatures  for example:

•  women and witchcraft
•  women and hysteria
• idealized female body
• "nasty women" in contemporary politics
•  #Me Too Movement
•  sexual violence and assault on women
•  rape and genocide

Use these search terms in various databases such as:

Gale Virtual Reference for a general overview in specialized encyclopedias

America History and Life  for resources in American history

Political Science Complete for articles in journals and other sources in political science

Academic Search Complete for magazine and journal articles

JSTOR for articles in journals and other publications

SocINDEX with Full-Text for articles in journals, magazines and other publications related to sociology

PsycArticles for articles in journals and other publications related to psychology

CQ Researcher: for comprehensive reports and analysis of issues in the news

Newspapers - U.S. Major Dailies: full-text access to The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune