Research Guides: ENGL 381: Multiethnic Literature: Articles

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What Kind of Journal Is This?

If you want to know just what sort of journal you are looking at, search in Ulrich's, the MLA Directory, or both for the name of the publication in which which your article appears.

Ulrich's International Periodicals
Directory information (address, publisher, frequency, type) for more than 250,000 regularly and irregularly published journals and magazines. Many browse and search features.
MLA Directory of Periodicals
Click the "Directory of Periodicals Search" link at the top of the page. Presents detailed information on more than 7,100 periodicals in the areas of literature, language, linguistics, and folklore, with 4,400 currently indexed in the MLA International Bibliography.

Researching Ethnic Groups

These databases contain scholarly or news articles about U.S. ethnic groups.

African American Biographical Database
Large collection of biographies with full text access to the primary source material.

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(1790 - 1950) VCU access only
Alternative Press Index
Citations and some abstracts from alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines. Sources are international and interdisciplinary.
America: History and Life
Article abstracts and citations of reviews and dissertations covering the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. (Limited coverage 1954 - 1962).

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(1963 - present) VCU access only
Black Studies Center
A digital core collection of primary and secondary sources in arts, history, literature, politics, and religion that record and illuminate the Black experience, from ancient Africa through modern times. Includes International Index to Black Periodicals.
Ethnic NewsWatch
Full text newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, native and minority press.
Access World News
Full text for newspapers, newswires, blogs, transcripts, and more. Sources include not only major national and international newspapers, but also local and regional sources.

Further Literature Resources

Arts and Humanities Citation Index via ISI Web of Science
Database of references cited in articles from 1,144 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals. Search by cited reference, topic, and author.

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(1975 - present) VCU access only
Humanities Abstracts
Citations to articles from English-language periodicals. Periodical coverage includes some of the best-known scholarly journals and numerous lesser-known but important specialized magazines.

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(1984 - present) VCU access only
Humanities International Complete
Providing full text of hundreds of journal articles, books and other published resources from around the world, Humanities International Complete (HIC) includes all data from the Humanities International Index.

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(Ancient - Present) VCU access only
Project Muse
Portal to electronic collection of about 200 journals from 30 not-for-profit publishers.
JSTOR
Searchable backfiles of core journals in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. (Backfiles end 3 - 5 years prior to current date).

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Contains digitized copies of complete runs of hundreds of scholarly journals, many of which contain illustrations and art reproductions. Select the "caption" feature (in the Advanced search) to limit your search to image captions.

Context, Politics, and American Studies

Depending on your approach to the ethnic literatures you are studying, you may find it useful to study it in a variety of contexts.

Academic Search Complete
Comprehensive scholarly multi-disciplinary full-text database. Includes over 5,500 full-text periodicals and indexing/abstracting for over 9,500 journals. Covers science, social sciences, mathematics, engineering, and many other subjects.
GenderWatch
Database of publications on the evolution of gender roles as they affect both men and women. Includes coverage of GLBT studies; family studies; gender studies, and women's studies with a unique interdisciplinary approach.
Historical Abstracts
Article abstracts and citations of books and dissertations covering world history from 1450 to the present; excludes the United States and Canada. (Limited coverage 1955 - 1969).

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(1970 - present) VCU access only
LGBT Life
Index to the world's literature regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues. Includes full text for over 120 journals, magazines, and newspapers, and over 150 books.
Women's Studies International
Women's Studies and feminist research supporting curriculum development in sociology, history, political science & economy, public policy, international relations, arts & humanities, business and education.

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(1972-present) VCU access only
ARTstor
ARTstor is a digital library of more than one million images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences.

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VCU access only

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ENGL 381: Multiethnic Literature

Humanities Research Librarian

What Kind of Journal Is This?

Researching Ethnic Groups

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Further Literature Resources

Context, Politics, and American Studies