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For background information and definitions refer to the following library reference works and online reference collections:
African Authors: A Companion to Black African Writing, Black Orpheus Press, 1973.
Main Level, Reference: R 896 H419A v.1
African Writers, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1997.
Main Level, Reference: R 896 Af83A [2 vols]
Cambridge Guide to Literature in English [CREDO Reference], Cambridge Univ. Press, 2006.
Authoritative and international survey of world literature in English with entries on eras, theses, genres and critical terms, authors, poems, novels, literary journals and plays.
The Chinua Achebe Encyclopedia, Greenwood Press, 2003.
Main Level, Reference: R 823.914 C441C
Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature [CREDO Reference], Continuum International Publishing Group, Ltd., 2006.
A comprehensive guide to all British literature, including literature in English from the colonial and postcolonial periods.
Encyclopedia of African History [CREDO Reference], Routledge, 2005.
A-Z reference resource on the history of the entire African continent, with entries ranging from the earliest evolution of human beings in Africa to the beginning of the twenty-first century.
Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean Literature, 1900-2003, Routledge, 2004.
Main Level, Reference: R 860.03 En19E2 |
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Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English, Routledge, 1994.
Main Level, Reference: R 820.9917 En19E [2 vols]
A comprehensive collection of 1600 alphabetically arranged genre, subject, country and author entries, spanning the literatures in English of Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, the Caribbean, East Africa, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Malta, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, St. Helena, South Africa, South Central Africa, the South Pacific and West Africa.
The Encyclopedia is alphabetically organized and includes three major categories of survey: national entries, which trace the literary and cultural development of a country in terms of its geography, history, economy, and politics; major subject and genre entries, which provide a historic perspective on the trends and currents of literary activity in different countries; and biographical and critical entries on individual authors.
Modern Women Writers, Continuum, 1996.
Main Level, Reference: R 809.8928709 M72M [4 vols]
World Authors 1990-1995, H.W. Wilson, 1999.
Main Level, Reference: R 809 W893W 1990-95
Earlier volumes have different editors. Series includes volumes for 1975-80, 1980-85, 1985-90, 1990-95.
The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism, Johns Hopkins, 2005.
Main Level, Reference: R 801.950904 J62J
This informative, reliable introduction to criticism and literary theory is for those with interest in theoretical issues but without specialized knowledge. Entries contain cross references, see also, and a bibliography with selected primary and secondary sources. Helpful indexes of Names and Topics in back of volume.
The Oxford Companion to English Literature [Oxford Reference Online] Oxford Univ. Press, 2006.
Also available
Main Level Reference: R 820.9 Ox2O
[2000
Encyclopedia of African History [CREDO Reference], Routledge, 2005.
A-Z reference resource on the history of the entire African continent, with entries ranging from the earliest evolution of human beings in Africa to the beginning of the twenty-first century.
Britain’s Imperial Century, 1815-1914: A Study of Empire and Expansion, Palgrave Macmillan, 2001.
Upper Level, Circulating Collection: 325.34109 H991B
Colonialism: An International, Social, Cultural, and Political Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, 2003. Main Level, Reference: R 325.3 C718C [3 vols]
Includes 600 entries covering ideologies, religions, theory, geography, imperial nations, colonies, colonized regions, ethnic groups, individuals, and treaties.
Contributions from an international team of academic experts in history, political science, economics, sociology, and other social sciences. Comprehensive coverage of colonies, international organizations, powerful companies and individuals, doctrines, wars, and the role of religion. Examination of how colonialism left nationalism, racism, capitalism, cultural transformation, human migration, and gross inequities of wealth in its wake.
Country Watch
Access Note: Click on “Country Review” on left of screen, select country from pull-down menu, select “History” under “Political Overview."
 Literature Resource Center [Thomson Gale] 
Search here for your author or use advanced search criteria to compile a list of authors by type. Contains biographical information from Contemporary Authors and Dictionary of Literary Biography databases, as well as British Writers [Main Level Reference: R 820.9 B777B] and thirteen Scribner print sources.
Dictionary of Literary Biography, Gale, 1990.
Main Level, Reference: R 809 D561D
DLB provides career biographies of literary figures from a vast range of cultural backgrounds and historical periods. In addition to biographical information, DLB also provides an overview of authors’ major works.
Also searchable in Literature Resource Center.
Access Note: Select “Advanced Search” select search field from pull-down menu options (author, keyword, title, etc.), and type in appropriate search terms for field. To limit search to DLB, from “limit the current search” go to “database” and select Dictionary of Literary Biography.
Encyclopedia of World Biography, Gale, 1998.
Main Level, Reference: R 920.02 En19E [17 vols]
Alphabetically arranged long essays on reputable personalities who have made great contributions to human culture and society.
Multicultural Writers since 1945: An A-Z Guide, Greenwood Press, 2004.
Main Level, Reference: R 809.045 M919M
Each entry provides biographical information about the author, major multicultural themes, survey of criticism, and bibliography with selected studies of the author’s work. Includes Achebe, Rhys, Rushdie, Jamaica Kincaid, and others.
Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart. New York: Astor-Honor, 1959.
Upper Level, Circulating Collection: 848.996 Ac45T
Ashcroft, Bill, Gareth Griffiths, and Helen Tiffin. The Empire Writes Back: Theory and Practice in Post-Colonial Literatures. 2nd. Ed, Routledge, 2002.
Upper Level: 820.9358 As34E [library has 1st edition, 1989]
Ashcroft, Bill. Post-Colonial Studies. Professor copy
Ashcroft, Bill. The Post-Colonial Studies Reader. London: Routledge, 1999.
Upper Level, Circulating Collection: 820.9358 P845P
Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. New York, Rinehart [1963, 1950].
Upper Level, Circulating Collection: 823.8 B789J 1950
Fanon, Franz. The Wretched of the Earth. Translated from the French by Constance Farrington. New York: Grove Press, 1965.
Upper Level, Circulating Collection: 301.24 F217W
Fanon, Franz. Black Skin, White Masks. Translated by Charles Lam Markmann. New York: Grove Press, 1982, c1967.
Upper Level, Circulating Collection: 305.896 F217B
James, C.L.R. The Black Jacobins. Professor copy
Kincaid, Jamaica. Annie John. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, c1985.
Upper Level, Circulating Collection: 813.54 K573A
Said, Edward. Orientalism. New York: Pantheon Books, c1978.
Upper Level, Circulating Collection: 950.072 Sa21O
Wisker, Gina. Key Concepts in Postcolonial Literature. Professor copy
The Guardian (online at http://www.guardian.co.uk )
The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com
The New York Times Archive [1851-2004] search all issues between 1851 and 2004
Custom Newspapers [Jan 1995 - present]
Search current issues of NY Times. This database also includes hundreds of U.S. and foreign newspapers. To limit search results to NY Times, type “New York Times” in publication title box.
Humanities: Documenting Sources [Research and Documentation Online], Bedford/St. Martins, 2003.
MLA handbook for writers of research papers, Modern Language Association, 2003.
Main Level, Reference: Ready Reference Shelf or R 808.02 M72M
Writing Center, Presbyterian College
Citation styles, writing guides, and scheduling an appointment with a tutor.
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ThomCat
Use the online catalog to locate books in Thomason Library. You can search by author, title, word, or subject.
- Search for a person, as AUTHOR or SUBJECT, with last name, first name:
- SUBJECT searching requires use of Library of Congress subject headings. The terms below are examples of subject headings related to Postcolonial literature:
Subject searching is an effective and precise method of searching the catalog, however, KEYWORD searching has benefits, also.
- If you are unsure of the exact title or the correct subject heading to use, try a KEYWORD search using two or three of the most significant words from the title or subject you are trying to find. Place phrases in "quotation marks."
- Connect words with AND, OR, NOT to focus your search.
- Try truncation at the end of a word stem to retrieve singular, plural, and other variations of the word. Use an asterisk (*) to truncate from 1 to 5 characters. Use a double asterisk (**) to include word endings with an unlimited number of characters.
KEYWORD Searching Tips |
· Add * to the root of a word to truncate or expand
a term:
postcolonial* = postcolonial, postcolonialist, postcolonialism
· Use AND between words to narrow your search:
Nigeria AND history
· Use OR between words to expand your search and
group words with parentheses:
(writer* OR author*) AND Africa
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WorldCat – A catalog of books and materials at libraries worldwide. Try searching here to find ALL books available on a topic. Materials available at Thomason Library are highlighted and others can be borrowed through ILL or searched in PASCALCAT.
Interlibrary Loan - ILL is available to PC students, faculty and staff in order to share resources between libraries. Check link for instructions.
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Literature Resource Center[Thomson Gale]
Biographical, bibliographical and contextual information from the Contemporary Authors and Dictionary of Literary Biography databases, as well as full-text criticism from the Contemporary Literary Criticism Select database. Contains full-text journal articles from more than 250 literary journals, critical essays, author biographies, and definitions of literary terms from Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature.
Oxford Reference Online - Premium Collection
This collection brings together language and subject reference works from one of theworld'slargest reference publishers into a single cross-searchable resource. It is a fully-indexed, cross-searchable database of over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press, giving subscribers unprecedented access to a comprehensive information resource plus added functionality and more detailed information from titles in the world-renowned Oxford Companions Series.
Academic Search Premier - Humanities[EBSCOhost]
Search this subset of full text peer-reviewed humanities journals indexed in Academic Search Premier.
MLA International Bibliography [EBSCOhost]
Indexes critical literary and language scholarship and provides access to journals and serials published worldwide, as well as books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies. Nearly 45,000 records are added annually.
http://hdl.handle.net/1880/44661 link to MLA Tutorial - basic search. Choose Shockwave Flash
JSTOR
Arts & Sciences Collections I, II, & III contain an archive of over 350 full-text journals which are searchable through JSTOR or accessible through Journal Finder, which guides the user to full-text articles available at Thomason Library. The collections include journals in economics, history, political science, sociology, and humanities. This archive covers the full run of journals from the first issue of volume one; however, the most current three to five year issues of the journals are not available as specified by the publishers in their agreements with JSTOR.
Project MUSE Basic Undergraduate Collection
Current and recent volumes of 112 core journals in the humanities and social sciences.
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College Literature
A triannual journal of scholarly criticism for college/university teachers, timely material on new developments, textual analysis, literary theory and pedagogy for changing college classrooms.
ELH (English Literary History)
Superior studies interpreting the conditions affecting major works in English and American literature while publishing articles with an intelligent mix of historical, critical, and theoretical concerns.
Interventions: The International Journal of Postcolonial Studies
A peer-reviewed journal focusing on the following aspects of postcolonial research, theory and politics: the histories of imperialism and colonialism; the role of culture (academic, literary and popular) in the operation of imperialism and in the formations of national resistance; lberation struggles, past and ongoing; the role of religion and culture in new nationalisms; the contemporary politics of identity; race and ethnicity; gender and sexuality; the economics of neo-colonialism; diaspora and migrancy; indigenous fourth-world cultures, the connections between colonialism and modernity, postcolonialism and postmodernism.
Journal of Modern Literature
Scholarly studies of literature in the twentieth & twenty-first centuries, with emphasis on the Modernist period; discussion of individual writers.
Jouvert: Journal of Postcolonial Studies
A refereed, multi-disciplinary journal published on the World Wide Web tri-annually. Jouvert publishes articles engaging in postcolonial theory, literature, history, arts, and politics.
Nepantla: Views from South
Committed to fostering innovative reflection at the intersections of the humanities and the social sciences and of post-area studies and cultural studies. While inspired mainly by Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinidad perspectives, Nepantla's scope is in no way limited to these perspectives and/or regions. The linkages that define borders of all kinds serve as points of departure for exploration: borders of empire; borders of class, gender, and ethnicity; and the disciplinary borders that have traditionally defined scholarship.
Postcolonial Text
Postcolonial Text is a refereed open accesss journal that publishes articles, book reviews, interviews, poetry and fiction on postcolonial, transnational, and indigenous themes.
Postcolonial Studies
Journal published by the Institute of Postcolonial Studies (Melbourne, Australia). Explores the various facets--textual, figural, spatial, historical, political, & economic--of the colonial encounter, & the ways in which this encounter shaped the West & non-West alike.
Research in African Literatures
Scholarly articles on all aspects of the oral and written literatures of Africa submitted in English, French or other languages (but published in English) for members of the African Literature Association.
Small Axe: A Caribbean Journal of Criticism
Focuses on renewal of practices of intellectual criticism. Recognizes tradition of social, political & cultural criticism in & about regional/diasporic Caribbean & honors tradition but argues with it because through argument tradition renews itself.
Studies in English Literature
Focuses on four fields of British Literature which rotate quarterly as follows: Winter-English Renaissance, Spring - Tudor and Stuart Drama, Summer-Restoration and Eighteenth Century, and Autumn - Nineteenth Century with historical and critical essays which contribute to the understanding of English Literature.
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Contemporary Postcolonial and Postimperial Literature in English George P. Landow, Brown U. (with funding from National University of Singapore)
Note: site is no longer receiving updates.
The Voice of the Shuttle: Other English Literatures Provides annotated links to a variety of Postcolonial sites, covering literature from Africa, the Caribbean, Asia, Australia, and other areas. Caution: some links do not work.
Postcolonial Literature of the Caribbean: A Pathfinder
Important Works on Postcolonial Theory and Literature
From the Postcolonial Literature of the Caribbean guide (above).
Postcolonial Studies Emory University
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