URBS 3308: Introduction to Urban Ethnographies

Welcome! This page highlights key resources for conducting effective research for Prof. Chandler Miranda's Intro to Urban Ethnographies, including the following:

• General Urban Studies reference sources to find background information on a topic
• Resources on the theory and practice of ethnography
• Selected recommended urban ethnographies
• Catalogs and search tips to find other books in print and online
• Databases for locating scholarly journal articles, reviews, and policy reports
• Database for locating news articles, transcripts, and videos
• Resources for citing your sources and writing in urban studies
• Tips to to help keep textbook costs down
• Information about remote library services

If you need assistance identifying additional resources, search terms or strategies, please schedule a research consultation. 

Image: Vasquez Grocery Store. Joe Conzo, Jr. photographs and ephemera, #8091. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/ss:1486944

Consult scholarly reference sources to get an overview of a topic, an introduction to a theory, definitions to discipline-specific terms, and more.