LibGuides: JMS 708: Journalism and Media Studies Colloquium (Kilker): Fall 2017 Research Abstracts--Suggested Additional Starting Points

Shi-Quan: How the media and sports journalism depict athletes (and I think I want to specifically look at NBA players) and how that influences the audience to view them in that way". So, basically how much influence they have and how close to reality the

SPORTDiscus with Full Text
Good for: Researching sports, physical education, and sports medicine.
Contains: Journal articles and more.
Dates covered: 1975-present.

An international database indexing journal articles, books, conference proceedings, research papers, and dissertations and theses in sports medicine, biomechanics, psychology, coaching, physical education and fitness, training, and other related topics.
Sports Market Analytics (SMA)

Good for: Researching the sports industry.
Contains: Market research and industry news.

SBRNet is a service focusing on the sporting goods and sports marketing industry. The site features market research and industry news covering all facets of the industry: sports equipment sales, sports participation, sports broadcasting, sports sponsorship and sports marketing.

The Sports Archive
The Sports Archives is your one-stop access to a complete sports multimedia library of historical sports information. Whether you are browsing or researching, The Sports Archives will enable you to search sports figures, events, and categories and return your search results in the form of archives, videos, photos, audios, quotes, statistics, merchandise, including memorabilia and collectibles, all on a single page!
International journal of sports marketing & sponsorship
Journal of Sports Media
Sports Marketing
Sportscience
The Role of Social Media in Sports Communication: An Analysis of NBA Teams’ Strategy
Master's thesis, American University
Imagining 'America': the NBA and Local–Global Mediascapes

Communication & Mass Media Complete
Good for: Finding scholarship in communication and mass media studies, including journalism and popular culture.
Contains: Journal articles.
Dates covered: 1900-current date

Update frequency: weekly
Communication & Mass Media Complete contains journal articles in the fields of communication and mass media studies. It merges CommSearch (formerly produced by the NCA, National Communication Association) and the Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Pennsylvania State University). Communication & Mass Media Complete provides current issues and backfiles of in the fields of communication and mass media.

Ariana: Aim to examine the symbiotic relationship between children’s literature and city landmarks. Discovering how they subsequently affect one another as well as a cities tourism and its urban design.

Education Full Text
Good for: Researching education topics.
Contains: Journal articles.
Dates covered: 1996-present.
Education: A Sage Collection
Good for: Researching education topics in academic journals published by Sage.
Contains: Journal articles.

Education: A Sage Collection includes the full text of about 26 peer-reviewed journals published by Sage and participating societies. It covers such subject areas as: Adult and Continuing Education, Educational Administration, Educational Policy, Elementary and Primary Education, High School and Secondary Education, Higher Education, International Education, Leadership, Measurement and Testing, Multicultural Education and Diversity, Professional Development, Teaching and Instruction, Teaching Methods.

UNLV: Teacher Development & Research Library (TDRL)
With more than 30,000 items across a wide range of collections (including children’s and young adult literature, professional materials for educators, graphic novels, P12 textbooks, and activity kits), the TDRL is a leading resource center for Southern Nevada’s education community.
Geography Is Everywhere in Children's Literature
Critically Reading the Word and the World: Building Intercultural Understanding through Literature

David: Examining the representation of fascism, white supremacy and Nazism - and the popular response to those movements - in American film and popular culture from 1940 to the present day. I will be studying the frequency of these themes, noting w

Film & Television Literature Index
Good for: Searching articles that analyze film, television and aspects of popular culture.
Contains: Articles published in scholarly journals and popular magazines.

Journal of Popular Culture

The Third Reich on screen, 1929-2015 / Bob Herzberg
Call Number: e-book

Books in Library Catalog: Subject: Nazis in Motion Pictures

Movies in the age of Obama : the era of post racial and neo-racist cinema / edited by David Garrett Izzo
Call Number: UNLV Book Stacks, 4th Floor PN1995.9.N4 M68 2015

Fascism in the Contemporary Film Joan Mellen Film Quarterly Vol. 24, No. 4 (Summer, 1971), pp. 2-19

Madi: My research will focus on how the use of digital marketing media impacts music festivals in relation to current tourism trends, and in what ways does this shape today’s millennials?

The effects of social media on emotions, brand relationship quality, and word of mouth: An empirical study of music festival attendees

Hospitality & Tourism Complete
Good for: Finding scholarly and trade articles about hotel management, food service, travel, tourism, event management, gaming, and more.
Contains: Scholarly and trade journal articles.
Dates covered: 1960-present.

Hospitality & Tourism Complete is a database covering scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. Full-text coverage of over 200 publications that include the subject areas of hotel management, food service and beverage management, travel and tourism, event management, gaming, international cuisine, law, market trends, research and more.

Music festivals drive U.S. tourism in warm weather months

Music and tourism : on the road again / Chris Gibson and John Connell
Call Number: e-book

Publication Date: 2005

Caylee: In recent years, celebrities have taken on the role of becoming advocates for social issues through their social media platforms, which has allowed these issues to become a topic of focus for the public. Analysis of celebrities and their s

Status update : celebrity, publicity, and branding in the social media age / Alice E. Marwick
Call Number: UNLV Book Stacks, 5th Floor TK5105.88817 .M36 2013

Elisa: With my thesis I am examining the question of how sports, especially American Football (professional and college), shapes and influences the American society. Here for, I am taking a closer look at several factors that have to be consid

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Journal articles and more about all aspects of sports, physical education and sports medicine.
Sports Market Analytics (SMA)

Market research and industry news covering all facets of the sports industry.

The Sports Archive

The Sports Archives is your one-stop access to a complete sports multimedia library of historical sports information. Whether you are browsing or researching, The Sports Archives will enable you to search sports figures, events, and categories and return your search results in the form of archives, videos, photos, audios, quotes, statistics, merchandise, including memorabilia and collectibles, all on a single page!
International journal of sports marketing & sponsorship
Journal of Sports Media
Sports Marketing
Sportscience

Sociological perspectives on sport : the games outside the games / [edited by] David Karen and Robert E. Washington
Call Number: e-book

Stephanie--In this study I am examining how hate crimes are portrayed by the media on both the national and the regional (Nevada) level. This is important because there is some sort of filtering of what hate crimes should get coverage or more coverage tha

JMS 708: Journalism and Media Studies Colloquium (Kilker): Fall 2017 Research Abstracts--Suggested Additional Starting Points

Shi-Quan: How the media and sports journalism depict athletes (and I think I want to specifically look at NBA players) and how that influences the audience to view them in that way". So, basically how much influence they have and how close to reality the

Ariana: Aim to examine the symbiotic relationship between children’s literature and city landmarks. Discovering how they subsequently affect one another as well as a cities tourism and its urban design.

David: Examining the representation of fascism, white supremacy and Nazism - and the popular response to those movements - in American film and popular culture from 1940 to the present day. I will be studying the frequency of these themes, noting w

Madi: My research will focus on how the use of digital marketing media impacts music festivals in relation to current tourism trends, and in what ways does this shape today’s millennials?

Caylee: In recent years, celebrities have taken on the role of becoming advocates for social issues through their social media platforms, which has allowed these issues to become a topic of focus for the public. Analysis of celebrities and their s

Elisa: With my thesis I am examining the question of how sports, especially American Football (professional and college), shapes and influences the American society. Here for, I am taking a closer look at several factors that have to be consid

Stephanie--In this study I am examining how hate crimes are portrayed by the media on both the national and the regional (Nevada) level. This is important because there is some sort of filtering of what hate crimes should get coverage or more coverage tha

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