41. The Expanding Canon: Teaching Multicultural Literature - Authors And Literary Wo Where do you position Ishmael Reed within the African American literary tradition? For example, Reed references specific names of people and places, http://www.learner.org/channel/workshops/hslit/session5/aw/work1.html

Author: Ishmael Reed Work: "Railroad Bill, A Conjure Man Work: Erased Faces Explore two poems using four approaches. Share your views on the discussion ... board. Title of work: "Railroad Bill, A Conjure Man" by Ishmael Reed Synopsis Audio Clips Information about key references Suggestions for applying other theories ... to "Railroad Bill, A Conjure Man" Synopsis In "Railroad Bill, A Conjure Man," Ishmael Reed explores the changeable nature of a legendary figure. The poem, a non-traditional ballad, describes how Bill can change himself into different forms to escape entrapment: either entrapment in a specific time and place, or entrapment in a single identity. "High John de Conquer" from Zora Neale Hurston's The Sanctified Church , a collection of essays on African American folklore, legend, and popular mythology is a literary interpretation of an African American folktale which celebrates a trickster figure. (Both Railroad Bill and High John are legendary characters who appear in numerous stories and poems.) In Hurston's work, as in Reed's poem, the trickster appears as a kind of spirit a "whisper" that inhabits a body and a community when the need arises. For Hurston, the trickster is the gleeful spirit of laughter and triumph, imported to African American culture directly from Africa. Through her celebration of High John and, in particular, of the way that High John's story brings hope and a spirit of rebellion to those in need, Hurston reflects on the revolutionary importance of folkloric tales and oral tradition.

42. African Americans - Literature A comprehensive handout about africanamerican literature from the African American authors of mystery and suspense fiction are featured on this site. http://www.africanamericans.com/Literature.htm

Home Heritage History Civil Rights ... Organizations Web This Site Hot Topics Data on African Americans African Americans Dating Resources Marvin Gaye: one of the most successful and popular during the early years of Motown African American History Month - Celebrate! ... A historical overview of black filmmaking and the portrayal of blacks in American film In The News Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Speaks on National African American History Month February 18, 2005 FBI Assistant Director Cassandra M. Chandler Crossing Color Lines and Fulfilling Dreams, Black History Month February 22, 2005 Literature African American Literature and Culture Society Comprehensive newsletters by the AALCS featuring information on the contributions of well-known African American writers and poets. http://www.atomicage.com/aalcs/ African American Literature Handout A comprehensive handout about African-American literature from the 1700's-present. http://www.wilpaterson.edu/courses/eng150/aahis.htm

43. English Resources At The University Of Wyoming bibliography is a great place to explore general and specific works on ethnic authors. The Oxford Companion to African American literature Coe Ref. http://www-lib.uwyo.edu/SubRes/UWER/uwerbi.ethnicwomenwriters.htm

English Resources at the University of Wyoming Libraries: Guide #4: Ethnic Women Writers Resources ELECTRONIC INDEXES Expanded Academic Index (Infotrac). Information Access/UW Catalog Plus, [1980-] Although a general index, Infotrac’s Expanded Academic Index is a great source for contemporary reviews of classical and contemporary articles, particularly those found outside of scholastic journals. This is a particularly good place to start if you are researching a popular, contemporary author. Expanded Academic is also a great source for critical reviews of contemporary works, often in full-text. MLA International Bibliography Silver Platter/UW Catalog Plus, [1963-] A "must" for anybody wishing to engage in literary research, MLA provides extensive indexing of scholastic writings in literature from around the world. Although it does not provide abstracts or full-text entries, it can often locate hard-to-find articles, and is particularly useful for students wishing to retrieve articles which encompass more than one subject area, or subject areas too new or specific to be indexed in print form. ETHNIC LITERARY RESOURCES American Ethnic Literatures: Native American, African American, Chicano/Latino, and Asian American Writers and Their Backgrounds: an annotated bibliography (edited by David R. Peck)

44. Carlow University - Research Guides This work provides concise, signed articles on authors, specific literary works, themes, Masterplots II African American literature Series. http://library.carlow.edu/afamwrpth.html

45. Teacher Oz's Literature And Drama African American literature The Cambridge History of English and For much more, visit my specific authors page. literature OF MINORITIES, WOMEN, http://www.teacheroz.com/literature.htm

Updated November 2, 2003 MY FAVORITE POEM "He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven" Had I the heaven's embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver light, The blue and the dim and the dark cloths Of night and light and the half-light, I would spread the cloths under your feet: But I, being poor, have only my dreams. I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. by William Butler Yeats Thalia - The Greek Muse of Comedy Melpomene - The Greek Muse of Tragedy Erato - The Greek Muse of Love Poetry and Mimicry LITERATURE (Plus, a few odd and "nowhere else to put them links") The Modern Library: 100 Best - find what scholars consider the top 100 books written in English during the 20th Century(you can also vote for your favorite)! Top Humanities Websites: Literature BIBLIOMANIA, The Network Library: Home Page VoS - Voice of the Shuttle - Literature (in English) VoS - Voice of the Shuttle - Literatures (Other Than English) ... Literature - What Makes a Good Short Story? More info on specific authors can be found on my Authors page.

46. High School Literature - Homework Center - Multnomah County Library Browse by author name or by subject category including African American (many HTML Excellent source for information on specific authors by period of http://www.multcolib.org/homework/hslit.html

skip navigation links Log in Search this site About the library ... Homework Center High School Literature General High School Literature Banned Books Week Electronic Texts Literature by Period or Century ... Individual Poets General High School Literature Booklist http://www.ala.org/ala/booklist/booklist.htm The Web site of the American Library Association's Booklist provides access to reviews of books for adults, young adults, and children, written by librarians. The overall ALA Web site is searchable, and you can browse the reviews by category (Adult, Youth, Nonfiction, etc.). From January 1996 to the present; reviews appear approximately one month after their appearance in the print version of Booklist. BookWire http://www.bookwire.com/bookwire/ BookWire calls itself "the first place to look for book information," and it does offer an impressive number of features, including reviews from The Quarterly Black Review of Books, The Boston Book Review, The Asia Pacific Review, Computer Book Review, and others. The overall site is searchable by author, title, or publisher name, and the individual review sources can be browsed. There is a nice Frequently Asked Questions list about book publishing available also. A Celebration of Women Writers http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/writers.html

47. LIS1001 -- A Brief Overview Of Books, Libraries, And Classification Systems American literature. African American authors LC classification allows for very specific assignment of call numbers and, therefore, very precise http://www.unf.edu/~alderman/BLISS2/librariesoverview.html

about lis1001 instructors calendar syllabus ... lis1001 home page A Brief Overview of Books, Libraries, and Classification Systems Libraries have always used some sort of classification system, whether it be by key word or concept, by size, or by subject. Even ancient libraries classified their scrolls and tablets. The underlying principle behind classification was to make materials easily accessible to library users. One of the earliest systems of classification used in the United States was Thomas Jefferson's adaptation of Sir Francis Bacon's system, which organized knowledge into three large divisions: history, poetry, and philosophy. Jefferson sold his library to the United States to replace the Library of Congress's collection which was destroyed by fire during the War of 1812. The Library of Congress continued using Jefferson's system, with modifications, until 1897, when the Library of Congress developed its own system to classify its collection of 1.5 million items. Since libraries have traditionally served as repositories of knowledge, a means of accessing this knowledge has always been a necessity. Today, computers make access relatively easy and a bit less reliant on classification, but subject cataloging still plays an important role in how we arrange and locate materials in a library. Even if all knowledge could be captured in machine-readable form, some means of classification would still be necessary. Today's computerized periodical databases still rely on subject classification as a means of organizing a search for materials. If a searcher relied solely on key words, narrowing a topic would become very time-consuming.

48. Wellesley College Library - English & Comparative Literature Research Resources for English Comparative literature For Web pages devoted to specific authors, start from one of the comprehensive sites below or http://www.wellesley.edu/Library/Research/english.html

Research Resources for Find books Internet links Find background information Departmental Library liaisons ... Library instruction class guides WC = Wellesley College users only. Find books Wellesley College Library catalog To search for works by a writer, do an author search. To search for works about a writer, do a subject search. Worldcat WC (via FirstSearch ) Use WorldCat to find books and videos at other libraries. Find background information General American National Biography WC Lengthy biographical articles on many American authors. The Bloomsbury guide to women's literature. (Clapp Ref PN471 .B57 1992) Concise Oxford dictionary of literary terms WC The Feminist companion to literature in English : women writers from the Middle Ages to the present. (Clapp Ref PR113 .F45 1990) Benet's Readers Encyclopedia. (Clapp Ref PN41 .B4 1996) Britannica Online WC The Cambridge History of English and American Literature:An Encyclopedia in Eighteen Volumes (via Bartleby.com) Essay topics range from poetry, fiction, drama and essays to history, theology and political writing. The set encompasses a wide selection of writing on orators, humorists, poets, newspaper columnists, religious leaders, economists, Native Americans, song writers, and even non-English writing, such as Yiddish and Creole. European writers.

49. Courses For Master Of Arts In English With Concentration In Literature LITR 526 Studies in African American literature to 1945 (3 hrs) specific authors to be studied may include Dryden, Swift, Pope, Thompson, Collins, Gray, http://www.emich.edu/public/catalogs/current/acaf/colleges/coa/eng/grad/litr_crs

Eastern Michigan University 2000-2001 Online Catalog Graduate Edition Contact: webcat.feedback@emich.edu Courses for Master of Arts in English with Concentration in Literature Open only to students admitted to graduate programs in English language and literature. Others by department permission. LITR 511 Literary Criticism (3 hrs) A study of various approaches to literary criticism, with application to specific works. Prereq: 15 hours of credit in literature. Graduate student in English. LITR 512 Middle English Literature (3 hrs) A study of the genres of Middle English literature (chronicle, dialogue, exemplum, fable, romance, sermon, etc.). Prereq: 15 hours of credit in literature. Graduate student in English. LITR 520 Old English Poetry (3 hrs) A study of Old English prosodic conventions, with a close reading of representative poems from various types and schools of Old English poetry. Readings are in Old English. Prereq: 15 hours of credit in literature and LING 506 , or instructor permission. Graduate student in English. LITR 523 Realism and Naturalism in American Literature (3 hrs) Realism and naturalism as theory and as practice in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in novels, drama or poetry.

50. Welcome To Rockhurst University specific resources include. DISCovering authors DISCovering Biography Oxford Companion to African American literature REF PS 153 N5 096 1997 http://www.rockhurst.edu/services/library/guides/literary.asp

Greenlease Library Welcome Hours Ask a Librarian Library Accounts ... Contact Us Literary Criticism Sources Introduction Online Catalog Reference Collection Bio-bibliographical sources ... Citing Sources Introduction Literary criticism is the evaluation of literary works. Literary criticism can take several forms. A criticism can compare a literary work with other works published during the same period. A criticism can compare one work of an author to other works also by that author. A criticism can compare a theme in the literary work of one author to the literary works of other authors who use the same theme. Most literary criticism is published in scholarly journals that are available primarily in print. Very few scholarly journals on literary criticism exist in electronic form. Online Catalog Subject search option to find books about the author’s work. Type in the author’s name as your subject. You can also type in immediately following the author’s name "criticism and interpretation", "bibliographies", or the title of a specific work.

51. Literature In English Guide To Research - Georgetown University Library solely to a specific author; to authors of a particular race or ethnic group; The Oxford Companion to African American literature. Ref. PS 153 . http://www.library.georgetown.edu/guides/englishlit/

Guides Home Humanities Guides Guide to Research: Literature in English This guide describes some useful information resources for research in English-language literature. It is not intended to be comprehensive but rather to give you a place to start. Additional resources can be located in other Research Guides, such as Film Art Women’s Studies , or European History . The resources listed below are located in the Lauinger Library Reference area, except as noted. For further information, please ask a reference librarian . This guide can be found online at http://www.library.georgetown.edu/guides/englishlit/ Table of Contents Get Personalized Help: Ask a Reference Librarian Schedule a quick consultation Schedule a research conference I. Literary Handbooks, Dictionaries, and Encyclopedias -General -Literary Terms -Biographical/Critical -Periods, Movements, Regions, and Styles

52. UG Courses-LIT This course will offer an overview of African American literature, The specific authors and selections vary each semester according to theme. http://www.snhu.edu/Home_Page/Academics/UG_Course_Descriptions/UG_Courses_LIT.ht

Find Index Home Academics ... Univ Offices Contact the School of Liberal Arts at Undergraduate Literature Course Descriptions LIT 200 Introduction to Critical Reading: Text and Context (3 credits) This course introduces students to the study and appreciation of literature. It explores the literary genres of short story, poetry, drama and novel. There is an option for nonfiction prose as well. The course covers an introduction to literary terminology and an introduction to critical analysis of literature. A thematic approach to literature may be used. The emphasis in this course is on contemporary literature. This course is Writing Intensive. Prerequisite: ENG 120. Offered in the fall of every odd-numbered year. LIT 201 World Literature: Foundations of Culture (3 credits) This course explores both early European (Classical and Medieval) culture as well as the great non-European cultures of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. The material covered will vary, but readings will focus on a major theme such as the hero, the role of women, ethical values, views of nature or focus on an important common genre such as epic or lyric poetry. Prerequisite: ENG-120. Offered in the spring semester of every even-numbered year. LIT 203 American Colonial Literature and the American Dream (3 credits) This course principally examines the period from 1620 –with the settlement of Plymouth Plantation—through the constitutional convention of 1787. Although there is some attention to the literature of early discovery (Harriot, Champlain, Smith, etc.), the focus is on literary texts of major historical interest and on authors who pursued the American Dream of economic, religious, political, and artistic freedom. Bradford, Williams, Bradstreet, Rowlandson, Taylor, Mather, Sewall, Knight, Byrd, Franklin, the Adamses, Woolman, Paine, Jefferson, DeCrevecoeur, Tyler, and Wheatley are among the authors studied. Prerequisite: ENG-120. Offered in the fall semester of every even-numbered year.

53. University Of Mississippi Libraries - English Literature Subject Guide Covers highprofile authors from Chaucer to Stephen King. Oxford Companion to african-american literature Reference PS 153 . http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/general_library/files/subject/english-lit.html

LIBRARY QUICK LINKS AICPA Articles and Databases Blues Archive Circulation Course Reserves Distance Learning Gifts and Donations Gift Policy Government Documents Kudzu Library Jobs Library Map Library Search Engine Microforms/Media My Library Account Reference Department Research Help Science Library Staff Directory Visual Collections Writing Center English/Literature Subject Guide Quick Search (UM Students and Faculty Only) Title Keyword Keyword Author Subject Contemporary Authors Literature Online JSTOR Contemporary Literary Criticism MasterFile Premier MLA Academic Search Premier Electronic Databases Electronic Journals ... Free Internet Resources Electronic Databases Subject Specific Databases MLA Bibliography (Modern Language Association Bibliography) Main resource for scholarly journal articles in literature and language, although it does not include classical literature. There is currently no full text available, but the article citations link to UM's library catalog so you can tell whether we have the journal the article is in or not. From 1963 to the present. Literature Online Literature Online includes full-text English and American poetry, drama and some prose up to about 1900, African-American poetry up to 1900, and some 20th century poetry. Additionally, it includes some full-text articles and criticism, biographical information, and links to websites about authors and their works.

54. Harley Hahn's Guide To Reading For example, you may wish to investigate a specific genre of literature, Ancient Greek literature; AngloSaxon Tales; British authors http://www.harley.com/reading/reading-resources.html

Harley Hahn Home Page Harley Hahn's Internet Yellow ... Site Map Reading: Resources on the Internet Online Dictionaries Other Reference Tools Different Types of Literature Information About Specific Authors ... Books and Stories for Kids Reading is a low-tech activity. All you really need is a book and enough light to see properly. However, if you are interested in learning how to read well and how to appreciate what you are reading, there are a variety of other resources you will find useful. First, there are reference tools you can use to provide quick, specific answers when you need them. For instance, if you have trouble understanding a particular word or idea, you can turn to a dictionary, a thesaurus, or an encyclopedia for help. Second, there are resources to help you learn about literature in a broader way. For example, you may wish to investigate a specific genre of literature, or you might decide to learn about a particular author. On this page, you will find a selection of online resources that will help you in just these ways. In addition, you will find a third type of resource: a large variety of well-known books and short stories that you can read online for free.

55. MDC InterAmerican Campus American literature African American authors History and criticism resources on the web in a general format as well as author specific ones. http://www.mdc.edu/iac/learningResources/library/pathfinders/enc_African.asp

MDC Search PATHFINDERS Subject Headings Circulating Books Reference Materials ... Journals and Magazines Web sites Audiovisuals Electronic Databases and Indexes SUBJECT HEADINGS American literature African American authors American literature African American authors Bibliography American literature African American authors Encyclopedias American literature African American authors History and criticism African-American women writers Top CIRCULATING BOOKS Tolson, Melvin Beaunorus. The Harlem group of Negro writers Westport, Conn.:Greenwood Press, 2001. Smith, Barbara. The truth that never hurts : writings on race, gender, and freedom. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c1998. Gates, Jr., Henry Louis

56. Large Collections African American literature Chronological list, including some links to literature resourcesgeneral, period and genre, texts, specific authors or http://faculty.frostburg.edu/engl/gartner/largecol.htm

Large Collections Periods, Genres Online Texts Reference Works American Authors ... Publishers An average English word is four letters and a half. By hard, honest labor I've dug all the large words out of my vocabulary and shaved it down till the average is three and a half . . . . I never write "metropolis" for seven cents, because I can get the same price for "city." I never write "policeman," because I can get the same money for "cop." Mark Twain (1906) Aesop's Fables Online collection of Aesop's Fables includes a total of over 655 Fables, indexed in table format, with morals listed. (John R. Long) African American Literature Chronological list, including some links to online texts and other relevant resources. (San Antonio College) African American Literature and History Links to biography, history, literature, lesson plans, and other resources. Also see African American Writers: On-Line E-Texts . (Internet School Library Media Center) African American Website Lists Links to poetry, prose, non-fiction, and unclassified resources. (Scott Williams, Circle Brotherhood Association)

57. Online Texts A Brief Chronology of African American literature Includes selected links to online texts, text collections, works by specific authors, poetry sites, http://faculty.frostburg.edu/engl/gartner/online.htm

Large Collections Periods, Genres Online Texts Reference Works American Authors British Authors Mythology ... Publishers A fine volley of words, gentlemen, and quickly shot. Shakespeare (c. 1595) Access The Great Books! Over 230 authors represented, often with multiple works available, classical to contemporary. Also included, "Other Great Books Links"extensive resources in the categories of reviews, reference, online resources, books online, philosophy, mathematics, education, Great Books web ring sites, booksellers, publishers. Aesop's Fables On-line collection of Aesop's Fables includes a total of over 655 Fables, indexed in table format, with morals listed. (John R. Long) African American Writers: Online E-Texts Comprehensive works and individual authors. (Internet School Library Media Center) Alex A Catalog of Electronic Texts on the Internet Digital documents in English and American literature and Western philosophy; offers a variety of search strategies. (Eric Morgan, North Carolina State University) American Literature Chronology - Index Links for over 330 authors from the 16th- to the 20th-century, including pictures of authors. (Sam Houston State University)

58. CCCU : Resource Center | African-American Literature: A History Of Many Voices These papers should analyze some specific aspect of africanamerican Author , Swaffield, Bruce. Title , african-american literature A History of Many http://www.cccu.org/resourcecenter/resID.870,parentCatID.241/rc_detail.asp

Resource Center Discipline-Specific Resources Humanities Ancillary Materials ... VCFD - Call for Resources Quick Search African-American Literature: A History of Many Voices CCCU New Faculty Workshop Bruce Swaffield View Bibliographic Information >> To design, develop, and organize a multicultural literature course to assist students in learning more about the world and in understanding how there can be unity in diversity; to expand my own knowledge of other cultures for a broader perspective in all courses I teach. Introduction: The purpose of this course is to increase your knowledge and awareness of African-American literature. Through the readings selected for this study, you will begin to understand better how African-American short stories, poems, plays and non-fiction can give you insight into another culture and into your own culture as well. By learning more about others, you will discover more about yourself no matter what your race and background. Richard Wright, in 12 Million Black Voices This survey of African-American literature will allow you to study many different works and styles of writing, from the oral tradition of passing down folk tales to the powerful non-fiction of the l990s. As you read and study each piece, make note of when and where it was written. Knowing relevant facts about the history of a story, poem or play as well as the author will greatly enhance your understanding of the theme, imagery and symbolism in the work. Your objective should be to interpret each work as it was understood by people living during that period and also how it compares to our interpretation today.

59. The Julia Rogers Library Of Goucher College The Oxford Companion to African American literature (Ref. 810.8 O98 1997) This work contains information on specific authors and works as well as general http://www.goucher.edu/library/index.cfm?page_id=1423

60. MLA authors (of literary works) are the most comprehensively indexed elements in the instead of africanamerican writers or african-american literature. http://library.ups.edu/instruct/burge/MLA.htm

Guidelines for Using the MLA International Bibliography At first glance, the MLA International Bibliography looks like any other database you may have used. Unfortunately, looks can be deceiving. This bibliography is structured and maintained differently from any other index in existence and accordingly requires a different search strategy. You will discover that you may need to run several searches to find all of the citations to scholarly literature on your topic. The following guidelines are intended to help you structure successful searches. Key Guidelines Always use the Advanced Search page Always use the "words anywhere" (keyword) option instead of the more specific search terms Try to include an author's name in every search Understand that search results are arranged by date of publication, not relevance. Searching by Author Authors (of literary works) are the most comprehensively indexed elements in the MLA. If the author also wrote under a pseudonym, search by the pseudonym IN ADDITION to the real name. If the author's name can be found with different spellings, run searches with all spellings of the name.

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