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An effective search strategy is to start by finding an overview of the topic by using reference sources. Look for encyclopedias, directories, biographical dictionaries, chronologies or handbooks. These can assist by identifying key theories, ideas, authors, and sources of information. The following resources are particularly useful for issues of importance providing for gender, sexuality and women's studies.
Vocabulary
- Homosaurus vocabulary (terminology) - although these terms are not used in the "Subject" list (Browse by Subject) in the SFU Catalogue Search, they may assist you when searching for information on LGBTQIA persons.
Selected reference works
Selected encyclopedias and handbooks
Feminism
- Bloomsbury handbook of 21st-century feminist theory
- Handbook of Feminist Research: Theory and Praxis
- Encyclopedia of feminist theories
- Feminist philosophies A-Z
- Handbook of International Feminisms Perspectives on Psychology, Women, Culture, and Rights
- Oxford Handbook of Feminist Theory
- Palgrave Handbook of Women’s Political Rights
- Routledge companion to feminist philosophy
- Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Feminism [2019]
- Sage handbook of feminist theory
Gender / Sexuality
- 200 words : to help you talk about sexuality & gender [print]
- American masculinities : a historical encyclopedia [print]
- Ashgate research companion to fan cultures
- Ashgate research companion to queer theory
- Battleground: women, gender, and sexuality
- Cambridge companion to erotic literature
- A Dictionary of Gender Studies
- Encyclopedia of gender and society
- Encyclopedia of gender in media
- Encyclopedia of prostitution and sex work [print]
- Encyclopedia of sex and gender
- Encyclopedia of Sexuality and Gender
- Encyclopedia of women and gender: sex similarities and differences and the impact of society on gender
- Encyclopedia of women in world religions : faith and culture across history
- Gender
- Global encyclopedia of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) history
- Greenwood encyclopedia of LGBT issues worldwide
- Handbook of Language, Gender, and Sexuality
- Handbook of the Sociology of Gender
- Handbook on gender, diversity and federalism
- Handbook on the International Political Economy of Gender
- International encyclopedia of men and masculinities
- GLBTQ Archives
- Lesbian Histories and Cultures: an Encyclopedia
- Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Gender Studies
- Oxford handbook of global LGBT and sexual diversity politics
- Palgrave Handbook of Gender and Healthcare
- Palgrave Handbook of Masculinity and Sport
- Routledge Companion To Gender, Sex And Latin American Culture
- Routledge Companion to Gender and Sexuality in Comic Book Studies
- Routledge Companion to Media, Sex and Sexuality
- Routledge Handbook of East Asian Gender studies
- Routledge Handbook of Gender and Feminist Geographies
- Routledge handbook of gender in South Asia
- Routledge handbook of indigenous wellbeing
- Routledge handbook of Islam and gender
- Routledge Handbook of LGBTQIA Administration and Policy
- International encyclopedia of men and masculinities
- Routledge Handbook of Queer African studies
- Routledge Handbook of Queer Development Studies
- Routledge Handbook of Sexuality, Health and Rights
- Routledge Handbook of Sexuality Studies in East Asia
- Routledge handbook of sport, gender and sexuality
- Palgrave Handbook of Women and Gender in Twentieth-Century Russia and the Soviet Union
- Routledge History of American Sexuality
- Routledge history of queer America
- Routledge History of Sex and the Body : 1500 to the Present
- Routledge international encyclopedia of queer culture
- Routledge international handbook of heterosexualities studies
- Routledge research companion to geographies of sex and sexualities
- Sage encyclopedia of LGBTQ studies
- Transgender : a Reference Handbook
Media or popular culture
- Encyclopedia of racism in American films
- Handbook of gender, sex, and media
- Handbook of global media research
- Handbook of Research on Social and Cultural Dynamics in Indian Cinema
- Routledge Companion to Audiences and the Performing Arts
- Routledge Companion to Media, Sex and Sexuality
- Routledge handbook of cultural sociology
- Routledge handbook of disability arts, culture, and media
- Routledge handbook of East Asian popular culture
- Routledge handbook of emotions and mass media
- Routledge handbook of global cultural policy
- Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas
- Routledge Handbook of Body Studies
- Routledge Handbook of Celebrity Studies
- Routledge Handbook of the Politics of the #MeToo Movement
- Sage handbook of television studies [Chapter 21 Reality Television] [print]
- Social media : a reference handbook
Women from around the world
- Arab Spring and Arab Women : challenges and opportunities
- Daily life of women: an encyclopedia from ancient times to the present [on order, Feb 2021]
- Encyclopaedia of Indian women [print]
- Encyclopedia of women and Islamic Cultures [print]
- Encyclopedia of women and world religion [print]
- Greenwood encyclopedia of women's issues worldwide [print]
- Handbook of research on women's issues and rights in the developing world
- Handbook on the Family and Marriage in China
- Inequality studies from the global South
- International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family
- Mapping Arab Women’s Movements: A Century of Transformations from Within
- Many Dimensions of Chinese Feminism
- Oxford encyclopedia of Islam and women
- Oxford encyclopedia of women in world history
- Oxford handbook of American women's and gender history
- Oxford handbook of U.S. women's social movement activism
- Oxford handbook of transnational feminist movements
- Palgrave Handbook of Gender and Development: Critical Engagements in Feminist Theory and Practice
- Political and historical encyclopedia of women
- Research Handbook on the Sociology of the Family
- Routledge companion to modernity, space and gender
- Routledge handbook of Asian transnationalism
- Routledge Handbook of Critical Indigenous Studies
- Routledge Handbook of East Asian Gender Studies
- Routledge handbook of gender and development
- Routledge Handbook of Gender in South Asia
- Routledge handbook of Indian transnationalism
- Routledge Handbook of Migration and Development
- Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women's Issues and Knowledge [print]
- Routledge International Handbook of Veils and Veiling Practices
- Women in Developing Countries: a Reference Handbook [print]
- Women's Lives Around the World: a Global Encyclopedia
- Writers on women's rights and United States suffrage
Other topics
- Domestic violence and abuse : a reference handbook
- Encyclopedia of disability
- Encyclopedia of global studies
- Encyclopedia of interpersonal violence
- Encyclopedia of motherhood
- Encyclopedia of race and racism
- Encyclopedia of Rape and Sexual Violence [2 Volumes]
- Feminist Approaches to Media Theory and Research
- Handbook of Globalisation
- Handbook of positive body image and embodiment : constructs, protective factors, and interventions
- Handbook of Sex Trafficking: Feminist Transnational Perspectives
- Handbook on gender and health
- Handbook on Gender and War
- Oxford handbook of gender and conflict
- Oxford handbook of women, peace and security
- Oxford Handbook of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies
- Palgrave Handbook of Feminism and Sport, Leisure and Physical Education
- Palgrave handbook of gender and healthcare
- Palgrave Handbook of Intersectionality in Public Policy
- Palgrave Handbook of Women’s Political Rights
- Research handbook on feminist jurisprudence
- Research handbook on leave policy : parenting and social inequalities in a global perspective
- Routledge companion to motherhood
- Routledge handbook of anthropology and reproduction
- Routledge Handbook of Celebrity Studies
- Routledge Handbook of Environmental Displacement and Migration
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- Routledge handbook of the ethics of discrimination
- Routledge handbook of gender and environment
- Routledge Handbook of Gender and Violence
- Routledge handbook of gender and security
- Routledge handbook of human rights in Asia
- Routledge handbook of human trafficking
- Routledge handbook of immigration and refugee studies
- Routledge history of disability
- Routledge international handbook of contemporary racisms
- Routledge international handbook of crime and gender studies
- Routledge international handbook of globalization studies
- Routledge International Handbook of Race, Class and Gender
- Routledge International Handbook of Violence Studies
- Routledge International Handbook of Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Same-sex marriage : a reference handbook
- State responses to minority religions
- Wiley-Blackwell encyclopedia of urban and regional studies [print]
- Women and war: a historical encyclopedia from antiquity to the present
Biographical
- Biographical dictionary of women economists [online or print]
- Cultural theory: the key thinkers
- International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers
- Muslim women: a biographical dictionary [print]
- Native American women: a biographical dictionary
- Oxford Art Online / Grove Music Online
- The Oxford encyclopedia of women in world history
Find biographies about using "Browse tab" and choosing "subject" (change "title" to "subject")
- Feminists
- Feminists -- Canada
- Feminists -- United States
- See also entries for feminists in different countries
- Feminists - Biography
- Feminists -- [country or region]
- Feminists -- Arab countries
Chronologies
- Canadian women in history: a chronology [print]
- Encyclopedia of gender in media — chronology from 1792-2012 with a focus on women's issues
- Relating to law: a chronology of women and law in Canada [print]
- Shapers of the great debate on women's rights a biographical dictionary
- Women's chronology: a history of women's achievements [print]
- The women's chronology: a year-by-year record, from prehistory to the present [print]