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Film and Television Research

Research into historical and contemporary film or television often requires deep dives into unfamiliar primary and secondary sources.

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March 25, 2025, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Class of '55 Conference Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, Second Floor
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Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff
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The iconic Hollywood sign: large white lettering in the mountains overlooking Hollywood, Los Angeles

Go beyond IMDb and the online comments section. Learn strategies to find the most relevant secondary literature, film and TV scholarship, reviews by respected critics, 20th-century newspaper sources, director and celebrity interviews, industry publications, documentation of historical censorship in the U.S., and more.

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