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Film & cinema.
 
 
     

A collection of links pertaining to the study of film, maintained by Ken Wetherington, AV Specialist at Duke University.

See especially the links under the rubricks Film History and Theory and Criticism.

 
     

Index of print and electronic journals avalable in our Library.

This is the first word on scholarly film analysis, but certainly not the last.  For a more comprehensive index, search WorldCat by clicking here.

 
     

A companion website to Richard Barsam's book by the same title.

Of particular interest is the Glossary, which features critical film vocabulary useful to our analyses.

 
     

World-famous, comprehensive database of film.

Reliable information on casts, crews, releases, versions, and studios.

   
Visual & topographical.
 
 
     

A "photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens," and another member of the Stoa Consortium.  Exhaustive.

 
     

Another member of the Stoa Consortium, Metis features QuickTime Virtual Reality (QTVR) tours of Greek archaeological sites.  You are there...almost.

 
     

Images of ancient Greece and Rome, primarily the latter, maintained by Leo C. Curran of the University at Buffalo.

 
     

Searchable database of more than 300,000 digital images and associated catalog data.

ARTstor covers many time periods and cultures, and documents the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design.  Users can search, view, and download images.

 
     

Another member of the Stoa Consortium, Metis features QuickTime Virtual Reality (QTVR) tours of Greek archaeological sites.  You are there...almost.

 
     

The AWMC "promotes cartography, historical geography and geographic information science as essential disciplines within the field of ancient studies."

The Maps for Students section offers a good selection of maps of the Mediterranean basin, including Greece, the Aegean, Asia Minor, and Italy, in various formats.

   
Myth, history, & culture.
 
 
     

"An online encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and legends...from all over the world."  Concise articles, image galleries, genealogical tables, and a handy search engine.

Two sections relevant to film:  Greek Mythology (about deities) and Greek People (about heroes and heroines).

 
     

An "evolving digital library" of primary and secondary sources with emphasis on ancient Greece and Rome.

Especially helpful for fifth-century Athenian history and society is T. R. Martin's Overview of Classical Greek History.  The Greek and Roman Materials page lists all texts, images, and resources in the collection.

 
     

Yet another Stoa Consortium member, Diotima is "an interdisciplinary resource for the study of patterns of gender around the ancient Mediterranean."

See the Bibliography, which is subdivided into various topics pertinent to women's lives, and the online version of Women's Life in Greece and Rome by M. R. Lefkowitz and M. B. Fant.

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