University of Sunderland Library Blog Blog
Get reading Critical Studies in Media Communications
The library subscribes to the journal Critical Studies in Media Communications from 1998 onwards. This peer-reviewed journal publishes original scholarship in mediated and mass communication from a cultural studies and/or critical perspective. Articles in...
Spotlight on art books
Explore these art books that we’ve bought for the library: Armitage (2022) You, who are still alive Campt (2021) A black gaze artists changing how we see Fine (2020) Color therapy: a critical introduction...
Get stuck into reading the Convergence journal
The library subscribes to Convergence (the international journal of research into new media technologies) from 1999 to the present day, with online access from 2018 onwards. This academic journal is internationally peer-reviewed and aims...
Resource spotlight on photography books
Here is a selection of photography books we have bought for the library – come and have a browse! Adams (2022) Sea stone Darch (2022) The island Misrach (2022) Richard Misrach: Notations Parks (2022)...
New collection of Design ebooks
We are delighted to announce that we have purchased a collection of design ebooks. You can access these using your university username and password. Subjects covered by these ebooks included design activism, curating design,...
A graphic novel wins prestigious Illustration award for 2nd year in a row
Jeet Zdung has won the 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration with Saving Sonya: Chang and the Sun Bear. This award is judged by children’s librarians for an outstanding book in terms of illustration...
New books available through Sage Catalyst
The library has recently subscribed to a new collection of eBooks from Sage publishing. The package includes unlimited access to many titles including some we previously could not buy as eBooks. To view eBooks...
Spotlight on art books
Check out these art books we have recently bought for the library: Cachia (2023) Curating access: disability art activism and creative accommodation Hessel (2022) The story of art without men Lee (2022) Decolonize museums...
Let’s shine a spotlight on our photography books
Come and explore photography books purchased this year which include: Abril (2022) On rape: and institutional failure Bang (2016) Picture this: how pictures work Barker et al (2021) Trinity Bourouissa (2021) Peripherique Campany and...
Shakespeare Archive database
The Shakespeare database is an up-to-date textual resource and includes information even on the latest feature films that have yet to be broadcast on non-subscription channels available on Box of Broadcasts such as Spielberg’s...
Let’s shine the spotlight on public relations and social media
This week we are highlighting books we have bought on social media and public relations: Atay (2022) Social media, technology and new generations: digital millennial generation and Generation Z Collister & Roberts-Bowman (2018) Visual...
Explore our new books in art, glass and ceramics
Come and see our new books on art, glass and ceramics: Hesell (2022) The story of art without men Newall and Pooke (2021) Art history: the basics Rugoff (2022) Strange clay: ceramics in contemporary...
British Journalism Review – get reading
The library subscribes to the British Journalism Review from 1999 to the present day. It is a well-regarded publication including essays and interviews which newspapers don’t reach. This journal is a forum for analysis...
Spotlight on fashion books
This week we are shining a spotlight on fashion books we have recently bought: Findlay (2023) Insights into fashion journalism Gilewska (2011) Pattern-drafting for fashion – volume 3 – draping Jennings (2022) The fashion...
Shining a spotlight on art books
This week we are shining a spotlight on recent art book purchases for you: Armitage (2022) You, who are still alive Burrough & Walgren (2022) Art as social practice: technologies for change Hessel (2022)...