This is a broad guide covering African Caribbean life and culture.\u00a0 It is limited to printed reference books in the humanities and social sciences.\u00a0\u00a0 All titles listed are available in the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library.\u00a0\u00a0 As a guide, it will lead the user to more extensive material in the subject area.<\/p>\n
A Bibliography of the Negro in Africa and America<\/em>. 1965 [c1928].\u00a0 African American Research Center 01632526 W89B1965.\u00a0 \u00a0Monroe Work’s classic bibliography contains 17,000 references in 74 classified chapters, all published before 1928.\u00a0 The book was the first comprehensive bibliography of its kind and has been widely used by scholars and laymen.<\/p>\n A Bibliography of the Caribbean<\/em>. 1996.\u00a0 Oak Street Facility 016.9729 G693B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Contains 3,600 entries arranged alphabetically.\u00a0 A representative overview of the bibliographic output about the region from Bermuda to Trinidad as well as Belize, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.<\/p>\n Blacks in Canada: In Search of the Promise: A Bibliographical Guide to the History of Blacks in Canada<\/em>.\u00a0 1988.\u00a0 African American Research Center 971.00496 G7476.\u00a0 Consists of two parts.\u00a0 The first part is an historical overview documenting the early period of slavery and waves of black immigration starting with the Loyalists in 1783 to present-day Caribbean immigrants.\u00a0 The second part is an annotated checklist that includes material on Caribbean immigrants.<\/p>\n The Complete Caribbeana, 1900-1975: A Bibliographic Guide to the Scholarly Literature<\/em>. \u00a04 vols. 1977.\u00a0 African American Research Center 016.972905 C73C.\u00a0 Volumes are divided into nine major thematic sections. These are further divided into 63 topical chapters. Also includes an Author and Geographic index<\/p>\n Haiti: Guide to the Periodical Literature in English, 1800-1990<\/em>. 1991. \u00a0African American Research Center 016.97294 H127.\u00a0 \u00a0Dedicated to the systematic compilation of periodical articles in English.\u00a0 Contains more than 5,000 citations arranged in chronological order by subject and grouped within nine categories.<\/p>\n Jamaican National Bibliography,1964-1974<\/em>.\u00a0 Main Stacks 016.97292 IN7J1981.\u00a0 A compilation of titles from the Jamaican National Bibliography, 1964-1970<\/em>, published by the West India Reference Library, the Institute of Jamaica, and titles from three Jamaican\u00a0libraries (Institute of Jamaica, the Jamaica Library Service and\u00a0the University of the West Indies at Mona) during the 1970 through 1974 period.<\/p>\n Latin America and the Caribbean: A Critical Guide to Research Sources<\/em>. 1992.\u00a0 Internatin & Area Studies Ref Latin Am. Z1601 .L3225 1992.\u00a0 Divided into fifteen chapters, beginning with a general bibliography of interdisciplinary sources. The fourteen chapters that follow cover disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. Each chapter includes an introductory essay or essays, one or more bibliographic sections, and a section describing relevant special collections.<\/p>\n Research Guide to Central America and the Caribbean<\/em>.\u00a01985.\u00a0 Internatin & Area Studies Ref Latin Am. Z1595 .R47 1985.\u00a0 Describes archival collections available in Central American and Caribbean countries as well as topical\u00a0collections pertaining to these regions that are contained in\u00a0 U.S. depositories.<\/p>\n Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles: An Annotated English-Language Bibliography<\/em>. 1992.\u00a0 African American Research Center 016.972986 B812S.\u00a0 Identifies over 1,000 published and unpublished works, written in English on Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles.\u00a0The country-specific materials listed are held in twelve libraries within the Caribbean region.<\/p>\n Towards a bibliography of African-Caribbean studies, 1970-1980<\/em>.\u00a0 African American Research Center 016.9728 H14T.\u00a0 A 37-page bibliography published by the African-Caribbean Institute of Jamaica.\u00a0 References works on Caribbean and African American culture and history with regard to African cultural survivals and influences.<\/p>\n Biographical Dictionary of Latin American and Caribbean Political Leaders<\/em>.\u00a0 African American Research Center 972.90092 B52.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A compiliation of more than 450 biographical sketches of important political figures in the 19th and 20th centuries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Each entry describes the subject’s political significance as well as their career, family background, education, and relevant nonpolitical activities.\u00a0 Appendixes list the leaders according to country or territory, and provide a chronology of major events in the region from Haitian independence in 1804 to the present day. A general subject index completes the volume.<\/p>\n Caribbean Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical-Critical Encyclopedia<\/em>.\u00a0 1979.\u00a0 African American Research Center 809.89729 C19.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Contains biographical information on some 2,000 creative writers offering detailed information about authors from the anglophone, francophone, hispanophone, \u00a0and Dutch-speaking Caribbean.\u00a0 Also contains bibliographic detail on upwards of 15,000 works.<\/p>\n Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture<\/em>.\u00a0 2002.\u00a0 African American Research Center 941.00496 C738.\u00a0 Provides multidisciplinary coverage of the field of black cultural production in Britain.\u00a0 Areas of black British cultural production covered are writing, music, visual and plastic arts, performance works, film and cinema, fashion and design, and intellectual life.\u00a0 Includes African, Caribbean and South Asian ethnicities, and addresses the debates concerning notions of black Britishness and cultural identity.<\/p>\n Contemporary Black Biography<\/em>. 1992- .\u00a0African American Research Center 920.009296 C767.\u00a0 Covers internationally known individuals from all areas of interest.\u00a0 Each volume presents about 65 biographies ranging in length from two to five pages.\u00a0 Portraits and exclusive interviews are provided when available.\u00a0 Name, occupation, nationality and subject indexes are included in each volume.<\/p>\n C<\/em>.\u00a0 2016.\u00a0 6 vols.\u00a0 African American Research Center.\u00a0 Provides a comprehensive overview of the lives of Caribbeans and Afro-Latin Americans who are historically significant. Covers the entire Caribbean, and the Afro-descended populations throughout Latin America, including people who spoke and wrote Creole, Dutch, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. Individuals are drawn from all walks of life including philosophers, politicians, activists, entertainers, scholars, poets, scientists, religious figures, kings, and everyday people whose lives have contributed to the history of the Caribbean and Latin America.<\/span><\/p>\n Dictionary of Literary Biography: Twentieth-Century Caribbean and Black African Writers<\/em>.\u00a0 Presents career biographies and criticism of writers from all eras and all genres through volumes dedicated to specific types of literature and time periods.\u00a0 The first two series profile 65 Caribbean and Black African writers of the twentieth century.\u00a0 The third series profile 39 Caribbean and Black African writers.\u00a0 In each series the greatest number of Caribbean writers come from Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Guyana.<\/p>\n Fifty Caribbean Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook<\/em>.\u00a0 African American Research Center 810.9 F4662.\u00a0 The in-depth treatment here includes biography, description of major works and themes, summary of critical reception, and an exhaustive bibliography of works by and about each author.<\/p>\n Selected Black American, African, and Caribbean Authors: A Bio-Bibliography<\/em>.\u00a0 African American Research Center 016.8109 P143S1985.\u00a0\u00a0 Concerned primarily with African American literature of the United States, it also attempts to give some insight to the literary scene in Africa and the Caribbean diaspora.\u00a0 Covers 632 authors.<\/p>\n African Caribbeans: a Reference Guide<\/em>. 2004.\u00a0 African American Research Center 972.900496 Af835.\u00a0 Each of the 15 chapters introduces a country, island, or group of islands, providing an overview from the arrival of slaves to the current situation. Topics include, history, economy, politics, social stratification, race relations, cultural highlights, religion, and notable figures.<\/p>\n Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African & African American Experience<\/em>.\u00a0 2nd ed.\u00a0 5 vols.\u00a0 2005.\u00a0 African American Research Center 0496003 Af83 2005.\u00a0 More than 4,000 articles cover prominent individuals, events, trends, places, political movements, art forms, business and trade, religion, ethnic groups, organizations and countries on both sides of the Atlantic.\u00a0 History and culture in the United States, throughout the rest of the Americas, and in Africa receive strong emphasis.<\/p>\n Atlas of Central America and the Caribbean<\/em>.\u00a0 1985. \u00a0 Main Stacks Q. 912.728 D54A. \u00a0Uses a mixture of text, illustrations, graphs, tables, and maps to present general information on such regional topics as geography, climate, history, population, land use, politics, etc., as well as two- to four-page chapters on the individual countries. Each country chapter typically includes a brief fact box, a short, encyclopedia-style article, and an outline map that includes only principal towns, main roads, and a few of the major geographical features such as principal mountains and rivers.<\/p>\n Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean<\/em>. 1985.\u00a0 Internatin & Area Studies Ref Latin Am. F1406 .C36 1992.\u00a0\u00a0 From geology and biology to cinema and the theatre, this thematic encyclopedia provides an account of all aspects of Latin America and the Caribbean. Structured in six parts, The Physical environment — The Economy — The Peoples — History — Politics and society — and Culture, this work contains over 50 maps and a select glossary.<\/p>\n Caribbean History in Maps<\/em>.\u00a0 1979.\u00a0 Map & Geography Library\u00a0912.729 AS34C.\u00a0\u00a0Details the history of the Caribbean through maps and textual support.\u00a0 Contains over 175 maps and diagrams.<\/span><\/p>\n Dictionary of Afro-Latin American Civilization<\/em>.\u00a0 African American Research Center 980.003 N922D.\u00a0 The author has carefully selected more than 4,500 entries pertinent to the study of Africans in Latin America and the Caribbean.\u00a0 A historical and descriptive subject dictionary of terms and phrases including selected biographies of political leaders, writers, and other personalities.<\/p>\n Enciclopedia Brasileira da Diaspora Africana<\/em>.\u00a0 2004.\u00a0 African American Research Center 981.00496 L8812e.\u00a0 Contains about nine thousand entries, addressing issues\u00a0ranging from biographies of personalities, historical and contemporary facts, entertainment, religion, political parties, flora and fauna, etc.\u00a0 Focuses on African culture and Brazil’s African descendants.<\/p>\n Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History: The Black Experience in the Americas<\/em>.\u00a0 2nd ed.\u00a0 5 vols. and supplement.\u00a0 2006.\u00a0 African American Research Center 973.0496073 En192006.\u00a0\u00a0 Addresses a wide array of subjects in over 2,300 articles to define the cultural roots, participation in American life, and current condition of the African American community.\u00a0 Includes articles on influential West Indians.<\/p>\n Encyclopedia of Blacks in European History and Culture<\/em>.\u00a0 2 vols.\u00a0 2009.\u00a0 African American Research Center 940.0496 En192.\u00a0 More than 350 essay entries introduce readers to the white European response to blacks in their countries, the black experiences and impact there, and the major interactions between Europe and Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States that resulted in the settling of blacks in Europe.\u00a0 Entries include discussion of country roles in the African slave trade and abolition and its colonies in Africa and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n Encyclopedia of Caribbean Religions<\/em>.\u00a0 2 vols.\u00a0 2013.\u00a0 African American Research Center 200.972903 En192.\u00a0 A definitive reference for Caribbean religious phenomena from a Caribbean perspective.\u00a0 Organized alphabetically, entries examine how Caribbean religious experiences have been shaped by and have responded to the processes of colonialism and the challenges of the postcolonial world.\u00a0 The encyclopedia considers religious traditions such as Vodou, Rastafari, Sunni Islam, Sanatan Dharma, Judaism, and the Roman Catholic\u00a0and Seventh-day Adventist churches.<\/p>\n Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora: Origins, Experiences, and Culture<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a03 vols.\u00a0 2008.\u00a0 African American Research Center 305.896003 En199.\u00a0 Five hundred years of relocation and dislocation, of assimilation and separation have produced a rich tapestry of history and culture into which are woven people, places, and events. This reference work picks out the strands of the tapestry, telling the story of diverse peoples, separated by time and distance, but retaining a commonality of origin and experience. Organized in A\u2013Z sections covering global topics, country of origin, and destination country.<\/p>\n The Historical Dictionaries of the Americas series<\/em>. South America, Central America and the Caribbean<\/em>.\u00a0 2006.\u00a0 International & Area Studies Ref\u00a0318 So872.\u00a0\u00a0 Includes separate chapters for every country in the region containing history, geography and details of the economy; a demographic and economic survey using statistics on finance, industry, agriculture, trade, population, education, transport and tourism; and a directory of essential names, addresses and contact numbers, plus a bibliography. Includes a directory of government organization, political organizations, diplomatic representation, judicial system, mass communication, trade and industry, etc.<\/p>\n The Afro-Spanish American Author: An Annotated Bibliography of Criticism.<\/em> 1980.\u00a0 Oak Street Facility 016.86909 J137ASUP.\u00a0 Contains 562 entries on authors, literature, and criticism.<\/p>\n The Afro-Spanish American Author II: The 1980s.<\/em> 1989.\u00a0 Main Stacks 016.86909 J137ASUP.\u00a0 An additional 466 entries.<\/p>\n Bibliography of Women Writers from the Caribbean.<\/em>\u00a0 Main Stacks\u00a0016.808899287 B458B.\u00a0 \u00a0Lists creative works by 1,067 women writers. Arranged into four sections by language.<\/p>\n Black Literature Criticism.<\/em> 1992.\u00a0 African American Research Center 809.8896 B5616.\u00a0 Covers 125 writers representing the United States, Africa, and Jamaica. Each entry presents a historical survey of critical response to the author’s works.<\/p>\n Black Literature Criticism: Classic and Emerging Authors since 1950.<\/em>\u00a0 3 vols.\u00a0 2008.\u00a0 African American Research Center 809.889 B561.<\/p>\n Caribbean Women Novelists: An Annotated Critical Bibliography.\u00a0<\/em> Main Stacks 016.80989287 C191.\u00a0 Includes women writers who have published at least one book since 1950. Arranged by author and country.<\/p>\n Dictionary of Literary Biography.<\/p>\n West Indian Literature: An Index to Criticism.<\/em> \u00a0African American Research Center 016.8109 AL56W.\u00a0 Cites critics, criticism, and reviewers.<\/p>\n Writers of the Caribbean and Central America: A Bibliography.<\/em> 1992.\u00a0 2 vols.\u00a0 African American Research Center 016.808894729 F368W<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Baila!: A Bibliographic Guide to Afro-Latin Dance Musics from Mambo to Salsa.<\/em>\u00a0 2013.\u00a0 Music & Performing Arts Ref. ML128.D3 G73 2013. \u00a0Focuses on the diffusion of Cuban popular musical styles throughout the Americas as well as the creation of new hybrids in places such as Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela and Latin New York.<\/p>\n Black Theatre and Performance: A Pan-African Bibliography.<\/em>\u00a0 1990.\u00a0 Main Stacks 016.72 G793B.<\/p>\n Blacks in Film and Television: A Pan-African Bibliography of Films, Filmmakers, and Performers.<\/em>\u00a0 1990.\u00a0 Main Stacks 016.79145096 G793B.<\/p>\n The Cambridge Guide to African and Caribbean Theatre.<\/em> 1994.\u00a0 African American Research Center 792.096 C144.\u00a0 Covers theatrical activity in the English and Spanish speaking Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n Cambridge Guide to African and Caribbean theatre.\u00a0<\/em> 2004.\u00a0 Music & Performing Arts Ref. PN2969 C363 2004.<\/p>\n Caribbean Mass Communications: A Comprehensive Bibliography.<\/em>\u00a0 1981.\u00a0 Main Stacks 016.3022309729 L549C.<\/p>\n Directory of Film and Video Production Resources in Latin America and the Caribbean.<\/em>\u00a0 1989.\u00a0 Main Stacks 791.40258 R176D.<\/p>\n A Guide to Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino Made Film and Video.<\/em>\u00a0 1998.\u00a0 Oak Street Facility PN1995.9.L37 G85 1998.<\/p>\n The Jamaican Stage, 1655-1900: Profile of a Colonial Theatre.\u00a0<\/em> 1992.\u00a0 Main Stacks 792.097292 H551J.<\/p>\n Rastafari and Reggae: A Dictionary and Sourcebook.<\/em> 1990. Main Stacks 299.67 M919R<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Black Immigration and Ethnicity in the United States: An Annotated Bibliography.<\/em> 1985.\u00a0 African American Research Center 016.305896073 B561.\u00a0\u00a0 Relates to the issues of black immigration of recent decades and its effects on the changing composition of the black population in the U.S.<\/p>\n Black Slavery in the Americas: An Interdisciplinary Bibliography, 1865-1980.<\/em>\u00a0 2 vols.\u00a0 1982.\u00a0 African American Research Center 016.306362 Sm61B.<\/p>\n Books on Race and Race Relations held in the Richard B. Moore Library, Barbados.<\/em>\u00a0 1987.\u00a0 Oak Street Facility 026.0008996 M85B.<\/p>\n Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean.\u00a0<\/em> Main Ref. 320.972 G957D.\u00a0 \u00a0Entries are arranged alphabetically and by country in this subject dictionary. Contains over 20 pages of maps.<\/p>\n The Latin American Political Dictionary.<\/em>\u00a0 Main Stacks 980.00321 R7351.\u00a0 Covers government, the military, political parties, etc.<\/p>\n Slavery: A Worldwide Bibliography.\u00a0<\/em> 1985.\u00a0 History, Philosophy & Newspapers Library Ref. 016.306362 M615S.<\/p>\n West Indian Americans: A Research Guide.<\/em> 2001.\u00a0 African American Research Center 016.97304 W528w.\u00a0 A bibliographic survey covering more than 500 articles, books, and other studies on the West Indian immigrant experience.<\/p>\n Women in Jamaica: a Bibliography of Published and Unpublished Sources.<\/em> 1997. \u00a0African American Research Center 016.3054 B63w.\u00a0 Cites over 600 works under topical headings such as Arts and Literature, Biography, Education, Economic Conditions and Employment, Family and Fertility, Health, Legal Issues, Politics, and Social Conditions.<\/p>\n Women in the Caribbean: An Annotated\u00a0Bibliography: A Guide to Material Available in Barbados.\u00a0<\/em> 1979.\u00a0 History, Philosophy & Newspapers Library Film 305.4 W84 reel 6.<\/p>\n Women’s Education in the Third World: An Annotated Bibliography.<\/em> 1989.\u00a0 Main Stacks 016.37091724 K29.\u00a0 Includes a geographic index to citations.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The following abstracting and indexing services will provide citations to articles in both magazines and journals:<\/p>\n Carindex: Social Sciences. Vols. 1-5.\u00a0 1977-1981.\u00a0 Main Stacks 016.3 C19.<\/p>\n Index to Black Periodicals<\/em>. 1950-2004.\u00a0 African American Reference Center\u00a0325.2605 IND1A.\u00a0 \u00a0Indexes magazines and journals by authors and subjects. Covers all aspects of the African American experience. Film and Book reviews included.<\/p>\n Kaiser Index to Black Resources, 1948-1986<\/em>. 5 vols. 1992.\u00a0 African American Research Center 016.9730496073.\u00a0 Contains 174,000 citations from over 150 periodicals. Mostly newspapers.<\/p>\n Social and Economic Studies Author Index, 1951-1976.<\/em>\u00a0 Main Stacks 330.972905 SOINDEX1953-1977.\u00a0 An index to the journal Social and Economic Studies.<\/p>\n Here are several useful websites\u00a0available in Caribbean Studies: Internet Resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n This is a broad guide covering African Caribbean life and culture.\u00a0 It is limited to printed reference books in the humanities and social sciences.\u00a0\u00a0 All titles listed are available in the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library.\u00a0\u00a0 As a guide, it will lead the user to more extensive material in the subject area. 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\nHistorical Dictionaries have definite advantages concerning the periods they cover, which frequently reach far back in history and contain information that is extremely hard and sometimes impossible to find on the web.<\/p>\n\n
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\nBibliographic Guide to Caribbean Mass Communication.<\/em> 1992. Communications Library\u00a0Ref. 016.30223 L549B.\u00a0 \u00a0An international survey of literature on publishing, film, television, radio, and news services in the region.<\/p>\n
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\nBlack Studies on Disc<\/em>. 2004. African American Research Center Pan-African Workstation.\u00a0 Contains 100,000 records for monographs and audio-visual material owned by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; and the last five years of periodical indexing from Index to Black Periodicals.<\/p>\n
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