Theater Research

Digital Theatre partners with leading British theatres (Almeida Theatre, Bush, Liverpool Everyman, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Royal Court, Unicorn, Royal Shakespeare Company) to produce its content of films, interviews, and study guides in support of teaching and learning in literature, drama, theatre studies, and the performing arts. New films are added every six-to-eight weeks.

PPR: Authorized users (current students, staff, walk-in users) are permitted to search, retrieve, display, and view licensed materials by secure authentication for educational purposes (teaching, distance learning, private study, and/or research). Use of all or any part for commercial use (monetary reward) or for any purpose other than educational purposes is not allowed.

Streaming video provider of Criterion Collection, Janus Films, and more. Kanopy's viewing platform makes it easy to watch, share and discuss films across our campus and at your own convenience.
PPR: If the film's description page has a PPR icon, public performance is allowed as long as the screening is on campus, no admission fee is charged, and there is no financial gain from the showing. The public may attend the showing. Films without a PPR icon may be used in class or by individuals only.

This resource will no longer be available after Oct. 31, 2025, as we continue to prioritize our collection within current budget constraints.
Academic Video Online (AVON) delivers more than 66,000 video titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, history, business, counseling, dance, ethnic studies, gay and lesbian studies, film, opera, religion, theatre, and more. AVON includes: documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and newsreels, field recordings, commercials, and raw footage.
PPR: "Film Platform" titles do not include public performance rights and are licensed for individual and classroom use only. For all other titles, public performance is allowed as long as no admission fee or donation is collected, the screening takes place on campus, attendees are authorized users (currently enrolled students, staff, faculty, and visiting scholars), and the screening is not advertised or promoted to the general public.

Provides full text for more than 3,430 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. This database is updated on a daily basis.

Full-text of hundreds of core journals in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Coverage often includes the entirety of each journal with the exception of the current two-three years.

A bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations. Produced by the Modern Language Association, the electronic version of the Bibliography contains over one million citations from journals, series and book publishers.

Project MUSE covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and many others. Includes journal and eBook collections.