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GOV366: The Political Theory of Michel Foucault
Spring 2008 - G. Lehring

reference contact: Sika Berger x2963

Background | Books | Articles | Citing Sources

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Reference Source Call Number or Link
The Lives of Michel Foucault RESERVE: B 2430 F724 M327 1993
The Cambridge Companion to Foucault RESERVE: B 2430 F724 C36 2005
Michel Foucault: A Bibliography B south: B 2430.F724 N67 1986
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online Reference
The Blackwell Companion to Major Contemporary Social Theorists: "Michel Foucault" (online) Blackwell Reference Online
The Blackwell Guide to Feminist Philosophy Blackwell Reference Online

BOOKS:The Five College Library System

Use keyword searching to search a phrase or combine terms (using and, or), or search with Subject Headings such as these:

Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984
Power (Social sciences)
Alienation (Social psychology)
Social control
Prisoners
Prisons
Imprisonment - Philosophy
Correctional institutions
Political correctness
Freedom of speech
Political culture
Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984. Histoire de la sexualité.
Foucault, Michel - Contributions in feminist theory
Foucault, Michel - Views on law
Culture conflict – Political aspects
Education, Higher – Political aspects
Social institutions - Psychological aspects.
Political science - Philosophy
Feminism
Feminist theory
Gender identity - Political aspects
Sexual ethics

Use these subject headings or keywords to search WorldCat also, for recent books from other libraries, available through Interlibrary Loan.

The Journal Locator allows you to enter a journal title or full article citation, in order to access the online catalog and some full text resources. Look for the SC Links button in article indexes.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Source Access
EBSCO Academic Search Premier. 1965+ both academic & news sources
Social Sciences Abstracts. 1983+ core journals in government, etc.
International Political Science Abstracts. 1989+ for political theory
Philosopher's Index. 1940+ scholarly articles, chapters in books
Women's Studies International. 1972+ academic sources
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences. 1951+ academic sources, international scope
InfoTrac / Expanded Academic Index. 1980+ includes some academic & news

WEBSITES WITH LINKS

Voice of the Shuttle: Michel Foucault
http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=1823

michel-foucault.com (Clare O'Farrell)
http://www.michel-foucault.com/


CITATION STYLE

There are some guides to creating citations to electronic sources right on the Web.

Citing Sources (Duke University Library) Guides for Turabian, Chicago Manual of Style, MLA, and APA. Includes examples of types of works cited, plus information on when to cite and avoiding plagiarism.

Up-to-date style guides and more help are available at the Reference Desk in Neilson library, or try Smith's new online software - RefWorks.

HELP FROM A LIBRARIAN

Use Need Help? Ask a Librarian! to send a question at any time, call Reference at x2960,
or contact Sika Berger, reference librarian, directly, x2963: sberger@email.smith.edu
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