LibGuides: Rhetoric of Pop Culture: Text Selection

What makes for a good text to study?

Pick something that resonates with you where you can see the connection between the text and the theory.
Pick something you like but that you can still view with a scholarly eye.
Pick something that has generated some research.

Tip: Get your choice approved by your professor before you spend time on the first stage of the research.

	Graphic Novels at ACU \| All Abilene Libraries Ways to narrow: anime, villains, comics, specific superhero (Batman, Superman, Captain American, Wonder Woman, etc.)
	Popular Magazine Collection Located on the south wall of the Reading Commons. Sample journals: People, Entertainment, Health, Texas Monthly, Vanity Fair, etc. Browse for articles, ads, images, subject content
	Young Adult Fiction Mostly on Reading Commons north wall Ways to narrow: science fiction, Newbery award winners, dystopian young adult books, popular series
	Film Collection at ACU \| All Abilene Libraries Most have call number 791 on DVD section of third floor. Most of ACU's collection were selected for their influence in the film industry. Browse for best selection.
	Life Magazine Archives Documenting American culture from 1936-2000. Known for its iconic photographs. Covers sports, current events, politics, fashion, personalities.
	Time Magazine Archives "The news through people" from 1923-present. Their Person of the Year issue depicts a person, group, or object that "for better or worse ...has done the most to influence the events of the year."