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English 245 - African Literature - Spring, 2008
Suggested subject headings
Reference sources: literature
Reference sources: subject-specific
Reference sources: biographical
Film sources
Reference sources: Africa Studies
Course Reserves
Web sites
Map site
Journal Indexes
Suggested subject headings in HELIN
African literature (English)
African Literature - History And Criticism
African drama (English)
African fiction (English)
African prose literature (English)
Protest literature (African)
Africa - Poetry
Oral tradition - Africa
African literature - Bio-bibliography
Authors, African - 20th century -- Interviews
Women authors, African - 20th century -- Interviews
Authors, African - Biography
Africa, Sub-Saharan
Africa - civilization
Africa - civilization -- history
Africa - colonialization
Africa, East
Africa - social life and customs
Motion pictures - Africa
Motion pictures - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Reference Sources
Literature
Black African Literature in English, 1992-1996.
Ref. PR9340 .Z996 2000
The Companion to African Literatures.
Ref. PR9340 .C65 2000
Black African Literature in English; a Guide to Information Sources.
Ref. PR9340 .Z994 1979
Black African Literature in English since 1952: Works and Criticism.
Ref. PR9340 .Z992 1967
Literature: Subject-specific
Third World Women's Literature.
Ref. PN849 .U43 F58 1995
Nadine Gordimer: A Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Sources 1937-1992.
Ref. PR9369.3 .G6 Z995 1994
Africa in Literature for Children and Young Adults.
Ref. DT3.29 .K46 1994
Index of Subjects, Proverbs, and Themes in the Writings of Wole Solyinka.
Ref. PR9387.9 .S6 Z54 1988
Encyclopedia of Religion.
Ref. BL31 .E46 2005. vols. 1-3.
Biographical Sources
Twentieth-century Caribbean and Black African writers.
Ref. PR9205. A52 T88 1992 First series
Ref. PR9205 .A52 T89 1993 Second series
Ref. PR9025 .A52 T893 1996. Third series
African Authors: A Companion to Black African Writing 1300-1973.
Ref. PL8010 .H38 v. 1
African Writers.
Ref. PL8010 .A453 1997, vols. 1 & 2
Postcolonial African Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook.
Ref. PL8010 .P585 1998
Film Sources
Film Literature Index. Ref Indexes.
1973 through the present.
Film Literature Index Online.
Index to articles from 1976 through 2001.
The Film Encyclopedia. Ref. PN 1993 45 .K34 1994.
Film Review Index. Ref. PN1995 .Z9 F54 1986 (2 vols.).
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers. 3rd ed. Ref. PN1997.8 .I58 1997 (2 vols.).
The Macmillan Film Bibliography: A Critical Guide to the Literature of the Motion Picture. Ref. PN1995 .Z9 R44 1982 (2 vols.).
The New York Times Encyclopedia of Film. Ref. PN1993.45 .N4 1983 (12 vols. plus index vol.).
The Critical Index. Ref. PN1995 .Z9 G47 1974
Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com
Africa Studies
Encyclopedia of Pre-Colonial Africa: Archaeology, History, Languages, Cultures, and Environments.
Ref. DT2 .E53 1997
Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara.
Ref. DT351 .E53 1997 vols. 1-4
A Current Bibliography on African Affairs.
Ref. DT3 .Z9 C8 (1968 to the present)
Countries and their Cultures.
Ref. GN307 .C68 2001 vols. 1-4
Various historical dictionaries and country studies of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Ref. DT38 through Ref. DT 3337
Political Handbook of the World: 2007.
Ref. JF37 .P6 2007.
The Europa World Year Book.
Ref. JN1 .E85 2007 vols. 1-2
Course Reserves
Web Sites
Africa: South of the Sahara. Search engine limited to the Africa Internet directory and Stanford University Library's Africa pages. Search by country or topic.
African Studies Internet Resources. From Columbia University.
Voice of the Shuttle. General resources, author links (Achebe, Coetzee, Blyden, Fugard, Gordimer, Lessing, Soyinka), lit. criticism.
Voice of the Shuttle: Africa Studies Section Map links, music, art, links to other African Internet sources.
Afropop Worldwide. International musical archive "celebrating the musical cultures of Africa ..."
The National Museum of African Art. From the Smithsonian Inst. Select "Collections." Explore the collections, or select "Photographic Archives." (See "imagery in African Art!)Search by countries, subjects, or cultural groups.
Map Site
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
Indexes to Journal Articles
- Databases in OVID:
- ATLA Religion Dababase
- ERIC - education
- Wilson Social Sciences Abstracts - sociology, anthropology, economics, urban studies, etc.
- Wilson Humanities Abstracts - religion, culture, arts, etc.
- Academic One File - multi-disciplinary.
- AnthroSource - articles in anthropology.
- Literature Online - literary and cultural topics; biographies and interviews with authors.
- Literature Resource Center - literary criticism and biographies.
- Gender Studies Database - women's and men's studies.
- Historical Abstracts
- PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service)
- Sociological Abstracts - sociology, anthropology.
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