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English 648: American Literature 1915-Present (African American Literature): Biographical Resources

Research materials for students in English 648: American Literature 1915-Present (focus on African American Literature)

Oxford African American Studies Center

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Biography Databases

Gale Literature Resource Center
Full-text literary criticism and reviews and author biographical information on nearly 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.

Biographical Reference Books

African American National Biography by Henry Louis Gates (Editor); Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham (Editor)
Call Number: E185.96 .A4466 / eBook

ISBN: 9780195160192

Publication Date: 2008-02-18

The African American National Biography presents history through a mosaic of the lives of thousands of individuals, illuminating the abiding influence of persons of African descent on the life of this nation from the arrival of Esteban in Spanish Florida in 1529 through to notable black citizens of the present day.
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature by Hans Ostrom (Editor); J. David Macey (Editor)
Call Number: PS153.N5 G73

ISBN: 0313329729

Publication Date: 2005-09-01

With more than 1,000 entries by more than 200 expert contributors, this encyclopedia is the most comprehensive reference available on African American literature. While most of the entries are on individual authors, the encyclopedia gives special attention to the historical, cultural, and political contexts that have shaped African American writing.
Icons of African American Literature by Yolanda Williams Page
Call Number: Electronic Book

ISBN: 9780313352041

Publication Date: 2011-12-01

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