SLL371: Central American Literature



	Research > SLL371: Central American Literature

Fall 2001 - N. Saporta Sternbach
reference contact: Sika Berger x2963

FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Locate many print resources in the Reference Room, Neilson Library level 1.

Reference Source	Reference Call Number
Contemporary Authors (information and references on well-known authors)	online and ref Z 1224 .C59
Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century (4 v.; authors & topics like "Central American Literature")	ref PN 771 E5 1999
Handbook of Latin American Literature (by country)	ref PQ 7081 A1 H36 1992
Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature (authors & topics like "Testimonial Writing")	ref PQ 7081 A1 E53 1997
Diccionario Enciclopédico de las Letras de América Latina (3 vols.)	ref PQ 7081 D515 1995
Third World Women's Literature: A Dictionary & Guide (Menchu and a few other Central American writers)	ref PN 849 U43 F58 1995
Dictionary of Literary Biography v.145 "Modern Latin American Fiction Writers" (Asturias)	ref PN 451 D53
Contemporary Literary Criticism (Asturias, Argueta : see index by title)	ref PN 771 C59
Ethnic and Racial Images in American Film and Television	ref PN 1995.9 M56 W65 1987
The Cambridge History of Latin America	ref F 1410 C1834 1984
Hispanic Culture of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean	ref F 1234 H794 1996
Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Culture (3 vols.)	ref F 1406 E515 2000
South America, Central America, and the Caribbean (social, political, and economic history, arranged by country)	ref F 1401 S68 2001

FIND BOOKS
The Five College Library System
Search by keyword, or use Library of Congress Subject Headings such as these:

[Author's last name, first name]
Central American literature
Central American poetry
El Salvador in literature
Ethnicity in literature
Guatemalan literature -- 20th century
Government, resistance to, in literature
Latin America -- In motion pictures
Literature and society
Politics and literature -- Central America
Reportage literature, Central American
Revolutionary poetry, Central American
War poetry -- Nicaragua
Women -- Latin America

WorldCat
Identify books which you may request through Interlibrary Loan.
Be sure to click on the "Exit" icon to end your search session in WorldCat.

SPECIALIZED BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Reference Source	Reference Call Number
Writers of the Caribbean and Central America: A Bibliography (authors' works, listed by country)	ref PN 849 C3 F46 1992
A Bibliographical Guide to Spanish American Literature: 20th Century Sources (arranged by country, with author index in back)	ref PQ 7081 R438 1988
"Central America in Film and Video: A Critical Annotated Bibliography, 1980-1992" (available at Amherst College & U.Mass.) in Film Criticism 18 (2): 33-66 (1994)	AC & UM

FIND ARTICLES: Indexes and Abstracts

MLA Bibliography (1963 to present on computer)
An international index to journals, book chapters, and dissertations in literature, language, and folklore studies.

Arts & Humanities Search (1980 to present)
Allows searching for authors or works cited in the list of references of articles.

Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI) (1970/74 to present)
ref Z 1605 H49
An international index to periodical articles, many in Spanish.

Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) (1935 to present)
Indexes some academic, some news sources.

Consider using other indexes. Ask a librarian for assistance.

International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (1951 to present)
(search for ecotouris* or ecofeminis*)

Women's Resources International

Film Literature Index (1973 to present)
ref index tables

International Index to Film Periodicals (1977 to present)
ref index tables

LexisNexis Academic Universe [Use this index with caution to find fulltext articles and reviews from news and popular sources, including regional and Spanish language sources.]

Expanded Academic Index (1980 to present)

AN INTERESTING INTERNET LINK

Literature in Latin America (LANIC, U. Texas, Austin)

CITATION STYLE:

There are some guides to creating citations to electronic sources right on the Web.
See online examples of MLA citation style:
MLA Format from Purdue University's Online Writing Laboratory
Examples from the MLA's Web Page

Up-to-date style guides, this title, and more help are available at the Reference Desk in Neilson library:

Electronic Styles: Handbook for Citing Electronic Information
ref desk PN 171 D37 L5 1996

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