AFST 101: Introduction to Africana Studies (HC)

The resources here will provide you with scholarly articles for your essay.  When you select and read articles, be aware of the following issues:

• Peer Review - Articles submitted to scholarly journals are reviewed by researchers in the field  for significance and accuracy. Authors receive critiques of their work and have the opportunity to improve them before publication. This is in contrast to magazine articles and much content on the Web that generally receives only copy editing at most.

• Scholarly Dialog - Researchers build on and react to the work of others in their field.  Who does your author quote? Is she or he in agreement or opposed to previous ideas?  What does your author want to add to the argument around the issues? 

• Succinct argument - People compete to have their articles published in scholarly journals.  Space is at a premium, so authors need well-argued interpretations that convey their ideas clearly and briefly.

The databases below allow you to search for journal articles by subject. Use the filters to focus your search results by such categories as type of publication (scholarly versus popular) or by publications years.

When you find a title of interest, if the full text is not immediately available (as in JSTOR and Proquest), use the Find It button   to access either the full text or the form to request a digital copy.