English 102: Rhetorics of Food (Ketcham): Academic Sources

This research guide is for students taking English 102 with Dr. Ketcham at Cascadia College during summer 2024.

Popular? Scholarly? Why? (Part of activity in Library Research Workshop #2)

The Rise of Plant-Based “Meats”
“Food Doesn’t Have Power Over Me Anymore!” Self-Efficacy as a Driver for Dietary Adherence Among African American Adults Participating in Plant-Based and Meat-Reduced Dietary Interventions: A Qualitative Study

Multidisciplinary Databases

These general databases contain journals, magazines, and newspaper articles covering a wide variety of topics.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly articles and general interest sources in all fields.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly journals and books in all disciplines.
Project Muse This link opens in a new window
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Collection of humanities & social sciences electronic journals & 20,000+ ebooks.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
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Citation index for the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities.

Subject Specific Databases

Subject Databases contain journals and magazines that focus on a particular topic or area of interest.

Bloomsbury Food Library This link opens in a new window
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Collection of reference works & ebooks on food studies.
Food and Drink in History: Module II This link opens in a new window
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The materials in this collection illustrate the deep links between food and identity, politics and power, gender, race and socio-economic status, as well as charting key issues around agriculture, nutrition and food production.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
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Magazines, newspapers and journals in all business disciplines.
Communication Source This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly journal articles in communication, mass media and related fields.
EconLit This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly articles, books, dissertations, working papers and book reviews on economics. 1886-present.
ERIC (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
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Education-related literature, from pre-K through adult education.
MEDLINE This link opens in a new window
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Authoritative journal articles with a concentration on biomedicine, 1946-present.
PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
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Social and public policy literature from periodicals, government documents, books, and other sources.
PsycInfo This link opens in a new window
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Academic, research, and practice literature in psychology and related disciplines, 1872 to present.
Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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Index to books and journal articles on all aspects of women's studies.

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