OWHL Guides: Spanish 502: AFRO-LATINIDAD and the Diasporic Experience in Hispanic Culture and Literature E (T2): Reference Sources Plus

eReference Databases for Literature

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
This database is like an online Garver Room with articles from nearly 1,000 reference sources covering all disciplines.
Gale in Context: Biography This link opens in a new window
This database provides biographical reference articles on more than 650,000 international figures from all times periods and areas of study. It will also link you to relevant popular and scholarly press articles.
Infobase Bloom's Literature This link opens in a new window
This reference database examines great writers, important works, memorable characters, and influential movements and events in world literature.
The Literary Encyclopedia: Exploring literature, history and culture This link opens in a new window
An expanding global literary reference work written by over 2000 specialists from universities around the world, and currently provides more than 5100 authoritative profiles of authors, works and literary and historical topics.
Oxford Dictionaries This link opens in a new window
Complete dictionaries for the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
Oxford Very Short Introductions: Arts and Humanities This link opens in a new window
Includes over 300 Very Short Introductions in the Arts and Humanities. These titles cover a range of subject areas, across History, Literature, Philosophy, Religion, and more. Whether you want to read about The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, Indian Cinema, Modern Drama, Sikhism, Philosophy, or Classics, you’ll find it here.

Get an Overview with Reference Sources

Africana : the encyclopedia of the African and African American experience
Call Number: REF 973.04 AF833 V.1-V.5
A Companion to African American History
Call Number: CAMD 973.04 C745HO
The Companion to Latin American Studies
Call Number: e-Book
Encyclopedia of African American Culture and History by Jack Salzman (Editor); David L. Smith (Editor); Cornel West (Editor)
Call Number: REF 973.04 EN19 v.1-v.5
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Encyclopedia of Black Studies by Molefi Kete Asante (Editor); Ama Mazama (Editor)
Call Number: REF 973.04 EN191
Encyclopedia of Latino Culture
Call Number: REF 973.04 EN1945 V. 1-v.3
Latino and Latina Writers
Call Number: REF 810.9 L352W v.1-v.2
The Literature of Spain and Latin America
Call Number: REF 860.9 L83L
The Routledge Concise History of Latino/a Literature
Call Number: e-Book

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Databases: A to Z The complete list of databases available to you through the OWHL. To search for History specific databases click the "All Subjects" dropdown and select "History and Social Science."
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Full Text Finder This link opens in a new window This resource allows you to search for specific journal titles in the OWHL's collection and see which databases have the full text articles.