Bring cultural history to life with multimedia resources and firsthand accounts

From black studies, indigenous studies, women’s studies and gender studies to health, fitness, fashion, food, entertainment and comics, ProQuest’s Cultural History resources unlock the rich lived experiences, struggles and creative endeavors of various cultural groups. Explore the complex ways culture transforms the world around us through hundreds of thousands of pages of magazines, letters and books and hours of video, including award-winning documentaries.

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Comics Studies Resource Guide

Comics Studies Resource Guide

Popular media such as comic books and graphic narratives are as important to modern storytelling as traditional art and literary forms.

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Popular Culture Studies: Curriculum Examples

Popular Culture Studies: Curriculum Examples

Explore how popular culture media can be used in research and courses dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion.

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Alexander Street Comics Collections

Alexander Street Comics Collections

Digital archives of comics allow researchers and students to develop new insights into changes in society and culture over the decades.

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Cultural History Collections

Alt-Press Watch

Alt-Press Watch

Databases, Academic, Community College, Public, Cultural History, Gender Studies, History & Social Change, Interdisciplinary, Political Science, Social Sciences, Librarian
Art and Architecture Archive

Art and Architecture Archive

Primary Sources, Academic, Community College, Corporate, Government, Public, Art, Design & Architecture, Cultural History, History & Social Change, The Arts, Librarian
Diversity Collection

Diversity Collection

Databases, Academic, Community College, Cultural History, Gender Studies, History & Social Change, Interdisciplinary, Social Sciences
Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive

Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive

Databases, Academic, Community College, Public, Cultural History, Film Studies, History & Social Change, Music, The Arts
Health & Fitness Magazine Archive

Health & Fitness Magazine Archive

Primary Sources, Academic, Community College, Public, Cultural History, Gender Studies, Health & Medicine, Health & Medicine, History & Social Change, Social Sciences
History Ebook Subscription

History Ebook Subscription

Books, Academic, Community College, Black History, Cultural History, Early Modern History, Gender Studies, Genealogy, Global Studies, History & Social Change, Indigenous Peoples, Military & Diplomatic History, Political Science, Social Sciences, U.K. History, U.S. History, Women's History, Librarian
LGBT Magazine Archive

LGBT Magazine Archive

Databases, Academic, Community College, Corporate, Government, Public, Cultural History, Gender Studies, History & Social Change, Social Sciences
The Artforum Archive

The Artforum Archive

Databases, Academic, Community College, Art, Design & Architecture, Cultural History, History & Social Change, Social Sciences, The Arts
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