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Provides precise definitions of terms and concepts in literary theory, along with explanations of the major movements and figures in literary and cultural theory and an extensive bibliography.
An unsolved murder becomes the fixation of an Indigenous American man living in far northern Minnesota as he grapples with his relationship with a closeted white man.
An astonishing collection about interconnectedness—between the human and nonhuman, ancestors and ourselves.
Focuses on how 19th-century ideas about class, gender, ethnicity, and modernity affect a courageous woman's life. It examines the social and cultural realities of the 1890s and explains how, in the novel, these forces combine with an emerging modernity to liberate and unsettle its female protagonist.
Provides a practical guide that shows how we can increase the benefits and pleasures of literature by becoming more skillful and engaged readers.
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In the CCSF Library buildings, books are organized by call number according to the Library of Congress classification system. This system groups items by subject and locates similar items on the shelf together. Below are some potential ranges in which you can find books related to your discipline.
| Subject | Call Number Range |
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| Literature (Modern) | PN 695 - PN 779 |
| Literature (Poetry) | PN 1010 - PN 1525 |
| Literary history and criticism | PR 1 - PR 56 |
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When it comes to searching for your topic, you want to succinctly combine the parts of your topic as distinct keywords in OneSaerch. For example, if your topic is women in the book Sula, you might search for:
| Options | Search Strings* | Interpretation |
| 1: | women AND Sula | Maybe there will be an item with your exact topic words! |
| 2: | female AND Sula | Maybe it will be listed as female instead! |
| 1 + 2: | (women OR female) AND Sula | This search allows for both! |
| 3: | (women or female) AND "Toni Morrison" | If there are no books that are obviously about Sula, perhaps one on women in Morrison's** work will do! |
The CCSF community has access to more than 242,000 ebooks and evideos via our O'Reilly and EBSCO eBook subscriptions. Want to learn more about using and finding ebooks for research? We have a video showing how to do just that.
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On the left side of the screen find the Filter My Results options--Check "Available Online" under "Availability" and "Books" under "Resource Type." 
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