Gender studies
Gender Studies Database: Records from scholarly and popular publications, including journals, books, conference papers and theses on subjects including gender inequality, masculinity, post-feminism and gender identity
GENDERCAMPUS Central information and communication platform for gender studies and gender equality at universities and colleges of higher education in Switzerland
Women and Social Movements, International - 1840 to Present Primary materials on the modern women's movement from the mid-19th century to the present
LGBTQ+ Source: Scholarly and popular LGBTQ+ publications in full text, plus historically important primary sources, including monographs, magazines and newspapers, as well as a specialized LGBTQ+ thesaurus containing thousands of terms
African American Women Writers of the 19th Century Digital collection of published works by 19th-century black women writers, biographies for each author, citations and more
Gender studies
Consultation hours for literature research
Our subject librarian for gender studies would be pleased to assist you in making full use of the resources of the University Library Bern:
- Assistance in researching your topic
- Using specialized databases
- Help with search strategies
- Support for working with literature management programs
Please make an appointment by e-mail. The consultation can also be made via Teams or Zoom.
For further services of our subject librarians please visit the Portal for Humanities and Theology or the Portal Human and Social Sciences of the University Library of Bern (in German).
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Library Profiles
Our collection in English languages and literatures can be requested through our online catalog swisscovery Universität und PH Bern. Open access holdings can be found in the following libraries:
Mittelstrasse Library
- Literature on Gender Studies
- Broad collection of scientific and interdisciplinary literature
- Books and e-books, magazines (print and online) and DVDs
- Open access holdings for research and teaching as well as for an interested public audience