The International Bibliography of Theatre and Drama is the definitive research tool for the study of theatre and the performing arts. It is a fully indexed, cross-referenced and annotated databank of over 60,000 journal articles, books,...
Dance in Video contains five hundred hours of dance productions and documentaries by the most influential performers and companies of the 20th century. Selections cover ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance, as well...
Laura Boswell is a printmaker who works with linocut and traditional Japanese woodblock painting. She has kindly given us permission to embed her series of videos on this blog. This is her 11th video...
Calling all dance and performing arts students and staff! Are you one for making New Year’s Resolutions? Whether you are or not, now is a great time to explore the gems that are available...
Then check out our subscription to the Journal of Arts and Communities. The coverage of this journal encompasses active creative collaboration between artists and people across a range of communities including visual arts, media,...
Are you interested in researching the interdisciplinary field of arts and health? We subscribe to the international ‘Arts and Health‘ journal which covers research, policy and practice. There is interest across the world about...
Is it appropriate to find comedy within art? Comedy as an art form can been seen all the way back to ancient Greece. In this Tate podcast comedian Charlie George explores how artists have...
At Sunderland we are privileged to have a subscription to a database called Art Full Text, and you can search it from the comfort of your home. It has full-text coverage of journals dating...
Laura Boswell is a printmaker who works with linocut and traditional Japanese woodblock painting. She has kindly given us permission to embed her new series of videos on this blog. This is her 10th...
The University Library has great art resources for students and staff to explore and enrich their studies and research, and includes some hidden treasures! Carol McKay (Team Leader for our arts programmes) and Suzie...
What happens when you slow down, take a moment, and explore a piece of art work? Do we really slow down enough? What happens when we do? Listen to this podcast from the Tate...
Did you see Marina Abramović take over the Sky Arts channel? One of our academic liaison librarians had this to say after she watched it – “What I saw was astonishing, thought provoking, deeply...
Laura Boswell is a printmaker who works with linocut and traditional Japanese woodblock painting. She has kindly given us permission to embed her new series of videos on this blog. This is her 9th...
For this year’s Black History Month, curator of classical music at The British Library, Johnathan Summers, chose to write a short piece about Eddie South who was a black American violinist. He explores Eddie’s...
Are you someone who writes their Christmas cards early, or do you suddenly realise the last posting date has come and you haven’t even started writing them?! Do you buy your Christmas cards, or...