Resources for ARTH284 Arts of the African Diaspora

Selected Online Resources:

Books:

CLICnet: the online catalog for the 8 consortium libraries
MNCat: the online catalog for the University of Minnesota
World Cat: the world's largest network of library content.

(Possible topics: African diaspora; African American art; African American artists; African Americans in art; Art, African; Arts, African; Art, Harlem Renaissance; Masks, African; Postcolonialism and the arts; Ringgold, Faith; Walker, Kara)

Databases for Journals and Newspapers:

Art Full Text
Oxford Art Online
JSTOR
America: History and Life
Ethnic News Watch
Arts and Humanities Search
Project Muse
Google scholar

Selected Reference Sources:

• Africana; the Encyclopedia of the African & African American Experience. 5 v. Ref DT 14  .A37435 2005 (Includes information about artists and genres)
• African-American Culture and History. Ref E185 .E45 1994 (Signed articles with bibliographies)
• The African American Encyclopedia. 6 v. Ref E 185 .A253 1993. (Biographies and movements)
• Biography Resource Center. (electronic resource)
• Black Women in America.3 v. Ref E 186.86 .B542 (lenghthy biographies and histories).
• Companion to African-American History. (electronic resource)
• Companion to African-American Studies. (electronic resource)
• The Continuum Encyclopedia of Native Art: Worldview, Symbolism, and Culture in Africa, Oceania, and Native North America. Ref E98 .A7 W49 2000.
• Dictionary of Art. 34 v. Ref N31 .D5 1996 (A good starting point, has helpful bibliographies)
• Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara. Ref DT 351 .E53 1997 (Gives an overview of many African subjects. Includes bibliographies.)
• In Motion: the African-American Migration Experience. (online access to numerous aspects of the African Diaspora!!
• Oxford African American Studies Center (an online reference tool, fine articles)

RefWorks:

A web-based program to create bibliographies and manage citations.

Extra Help:

Contact Susan Price, liaison librarian for the Art History Dept. sdprice@stthomas.edu or 651-962-5011

Last updated:May 23, 2008.