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Library Research Guide for ASRC 530 Womanist Writing in Africa and the Caribbean
(http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/faculty/asrc530.html)

Compiled by Eric Kofi Acree, Librarian

The intention of this guide is to help you locate materials dealing with African and Caribbean literature.

 

Encyclopedias:
African Authors: A Companion to Black African Writing 1300-1973
Africana Reference Collection PL 8010 .H54 1974

 

African Writers (2 volumes)
Africana Reference Collection PL 8010 .A453x 1997

 

The Companion to African Literatures
Africana Reference Collection PR 9340 .C65x 2000

 

Fifty Caribbean Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook
African Reference Collection PR 9205 .A52 F46

 

Twentieth-Century Caribbean and Black African Writers: First Series
Africana Reference Collection PR 9205 .A52 T96 1992

 

Twentieth-Century Caribbean and Black African Writers: Second Series
Africana Reference Collection PR 9205 .A52 T97 1993

 

Twentieth-Century Caribbean and Black African Writers: Third Series
Africana Reference Collection PR 9205 .A52 T893x 1996

 

Finding Books:
Cornell Library Online Catalog
Browse by doing a [basic] command keyword on the name of the author, followed by the word criticism. For example; "ama ata aidoo" and criticism.


Browse by doing [basic] command keyword search. For example, use the terms; criticism and "caribbean literature"

 

Finding Book Reviews:
For tips locating book reviews visit; http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/bookreviews.html

 

Finding Articles:
Select one of the databases below to locate articles. Click on "more info" to learn more about the database.
African Studies Database [more info]
Contemporary Authors Online [more info]
Contemporary Literary Criticism [more info]

JSTOR [more info]
MLA Bibliography (1963-) [more info]

Periodical Abstracts [more info]

Project Muse [more info]
Social Sciences Citation [more info]

 

Selected Author Guide:
For selected information on authors covered in ASRC 530 check out Author's Guide.

 
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