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Gender and Sexual Diversity

Guide to library and information sources in gender and sexual diversity

Books and e-books

To find printed books, e-books, print journals, online articles, DVDs and videos in your subject, go to FindIt@Bham and use either the Simple or the Advanced Search. Search by:

  • author
  • title
  • keyword, or
  • classmark 

It is recommended that you select 'Library Catalogue' from the drop-down menu next to the search box. 

There are two ways of finding books on FindIt@Bham:

If you know the author and title (or at least parts of the title), you can type these into the simple search box – e.g. human resource management beardwell.

If you are looking for books on a particular subject, you can type in keywords which describe it – e.g. mathematics teaching.

In both cases, if you are only interested in books, select Library Catalogue from the second drop-down menu next to the search box and click on the Search button :

This search finds both printed and electronic books.

Electronic books can be found on the Library catalogue in the same way as printed books.

The following are the main collections of e-books that we have which will find titles of relevance to gender studies:

  • Encyclopedia of gender in media Sage, 2012
  • The gay & lesbian theatrical legacy : a biographical dictionary of major figures in American stage history in the pre-Stonewall era / edited by Billy J. Harbin, Kim Marra, and Robert A. Schanke. University of Michigan Press, 2005
    OLRC Selly Oak 792.0922 GAY
  • Gay histories and cultures : an encyclopedia / George E. Haggerty, editor.  Garland, 2000
    Main Library Reference HQ 76 G
  • Handbook of gender and women's studies. Sage, 2006
  • Handbook of gender, work, and organization. Wiley, 2011
  • Lesbian histories and cultures : an encyclopedia / Bonnie Zimmerman, editor. Garland, 2000
  • The Oxford encyclopedia of the Bible and gender studies / Julia M. O'Brien, editor in chief. Oxford University Press, 2014
    Main Library BS 680.W7.O94
  • The Oxford handbook of Shakespeare and embodiment : gender, sexuality, and race / edited by Valerie Traub. Oxford University Press, 2016
    Shakespeare Institute Library PR 2991

If you know of any book titles that we do not have and you think we should add to our collections, you can suggest them through MoreBooks@Bham.  One of our goals is to diversify our collections and increase the range of books we stock by Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse and disabled authors. Recommendations that amplify, celebrate and tell the history of underrepresented groups are also most welcome.

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