English
African American Literature
Print Resources
Modern Black Writers: Focuses on significant writers of the 1980s and 1990s as well as entries and analyses of older authors. Includes popular authors. Has a critics index. Willis Library 1st floor GenRef PN841.M58 2000
Writing African American Women: An Encyclopedia of Literature by and about Women of Color A collection consisting of essays with an acknowledged feminist/womanist perspective. It also contains biographies of those male writers who have dealt with themes from feminist perspectives, as well as important works, movements, periods, genres, and events relevant to the literature. Each author profile is followed by a list of selected works by and about the subject. Willis Library 1st floor Gen Ref PS153.N5 W756 2006
Electronic Resources
ABELL (Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature) online
ABELL lists English language articles, books, doctoral dissertations and reviews published anywhere in the world pertaining to bibliography, English language, traditional culture and English Literature. Covers English, American and Commonwealth writers.
Electronic Books
Oxford Companion to African American Literature
Explores the scholarship, interpretation, and cultural context of African American literature. Alphabetical entries include biographies, major works and characters, and critical essays. Includes an index. http://iii.library.unt.edu/record=b2410644