Relevant Databases
- Drama Online This link opens in a new windowCovers Drama, Theatre Studies, Literature, Plays, and more...
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR, short for Journal Storage is one of the most valuable databases for Theatre and Performance students. It has complete runs of many drama related journals though most journals in JSTOR are subject to a 'moving wall' of 5 years, which means only issues over 5 years of age are available. JSTOR has issues of The Drama Review back as far as 1968, but only issues from 2011 back are available. See Project Muse below for up-to-date issues of TDR. - Project Muse This link opens in a new windowProject Muse is another very important database for Theatre and Performance students. It has complete, full-text versions of scholarly journals from many of the world's leading university presses and scholarly societies, with over 120 publishers currently participating. Comparative Drama, Shakespeare Bulletin, Shakespeare Quarterly, Modern drama and Modern Drama are just some of the journals available to students. The newest editions of The Drama Review are available through Project Muse, but only go back as far as 1999.
- Performing Arts Periodicals Database This link opens in a new windowPerforming Arts Periodicals Database contains indexing from more than 395 journal titles – over 160 of which are available in full text - including American Theatre, Dance Chronicle, Dance Teacher, Theatre Journal, Theatre Survey, Opera News.
Content is added on a monthly basis.
Subject coverage: Dance,Theater, Film, Mime, Opera, Puppetry, Radio, Television, Storytelling, Video, Performance Art - Arts & Humanities Database This link opens in a new window
Subject coverage includes Music, theatre, film and cultural studies as well as most arts and humanities areas. - ArtsHub This link opens in a new windowArtsHub is Australia’s leading portal for professionals working within the arts, where a community of approximately 80,000 registered users; 13,000 premium members; and hundreds of dedicated contributors read, write and share their knowledge and passion for the industry.
If you currently attend a university, college or other educational institute offering on campus ArtsHub access, which you are if you study at ECU, then you are eligible for your very own 12-month subscription – no credit card or payment required, ever! - Anatomy.tv This link opens in a new windowAnatomy.tv is an engaging and effective web-based interactive 3D anatomy resource with 20 interactive modules covering every body system with accurate and interactive 3D anatomy and media rich physiology content that is brings this complex subject to life.
- Taylor & Francis Online Journals This link opens in a new window
Articles offering critical and theoretical perspectives on contemporary and popular arts and cultural trends, including in South East Asia.
Available journals
ECU Library has subscriptions to a wide variety of journals. Articles from most of these journals can be found using ECU WorldSearch however some are listed below if you wish to access the journal directly.
- The Drama Review: TDRTDR provides scholarship on performances and their social, economic and political contexts. With an emphasis on the experimental, avant-garde, intercultural and interdisciplinary, it covers dance theatre, performance art, popular entertainment, media, sports, rituals and performance in politics and everyday life
- Contemporary Theatre Review
Contemporary Theatre Review is a peer-reviewed journal of theatre and performance studies. - Performance Research
Researching performance, anticipating tendencies, mapping practices, documenting processes, stimulating inquiry, performing research. - Australasian Drama Studies
Established in 1982, Australasian Drama Studies (ADS) is a fully peer-reviewed journal which publishes articles, interviews, and production casebooks on world theatre by Australasian and international scholars. - Studies in Theatre and Performance
Studies in Theatre and Performance provides a scholarly platform for academics to describe, critically reflect on, and theorise theatre and performance practices. - New Theatre Quarterly
New Theatre Quarterly provides a vital international forum where theatrical scholarship and practice can meet and where prevailing dramatic assumptions can be subjected to vigorous critical questioning. - Theatre JournalDrawing contributions from noted practitioners and scholars, Theatre Journal features social and historical studies, production reviews, and theoretical inquiries that analyze dramatic texts and production.
- Comparative DramaComparative Drama is a scholarly journal devoted to studies international in spirit and interdisciplinary in scope.
- Modern DramaThe terms, "modern" and "drama," are the subject of continuing and fruitful debate, but the journal has been distinguished by the excellence of its close readings of both canonical and lesser known dramatic texts through a range of methodological perspectives.
