
Welcome to the Tisch Library guide to researching REL 103/FMS 177: Religion and Film. This guide is organized by types of resources:
- Reference sources - These sources provide important background and contextual information on your subject. Reference sources include bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks.
- Primary sources - These sources provide the raw data for your topic. In this case, your primary sources are going to be the films you are analyzing.
- Secondary sources - These sources provide in-depth information on a topic while also arguing for a specific perspective on the topic. Secondary sources include articles, books, and podcasts. Secondary sources are useful for in-depth analysis of your topic and for learning about scholarly perspectives on your topic.
- Finding film reviews - Directions on how to find film reviews