Research Guides: LITR 015: Intro Latinx Literature and Culture (SC): Home

Research Best Bets - Databases

Publicaciones y Revistas Sociales y Humanísticas (PRISMA)
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Covers all aspects of Hispanic studies, from research on indigenous cultures past and present to current economic indicators, politics, society, and Hispanic theater. Disciplines covered include anthropology, economics, history, literature, political science and sociology. Includes works in English and Spanish.
Clase & Periodica
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Provides citations to Latin American and Caribbean journal articles, books, essays, book reviews, conference proceedings, technical reports, and interviews in the social sciences, humanities, science and technology fields. Covers 1975-present.
HAPI: Hispanic American Periodicals Index
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Contains citations to scholarly journal articles published in Latin America, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, and to materials that address this region and U.S. Hispanic topics. Covers political, economic, and social issues. Some citations link to full-text articles. Covers 1970-present.
FIAF (International Federation of Film Archives) Index to Film Periodicals Plus
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Index offering access to academic and popular film journals from 1972 to the present, including the following databases: Index to Film Periodicals; Treasures from Film Archives; Documentation Collections; and FIAF affiliates' publications
MLA International Bibliography
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Database of scholarly books and articles related to literature, language, linguistics, film, theater and folklore. Includes scholarship from 1926 to the present.

Starting Points - Reference

Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean literature, 1900-2003
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Introductions to topics in Latin American and Caribbean literature, including authors, critics, major works, magazines, genres, schools and movements in these regions. (Focus on 1900s-present.)
Oxford Bibliographies in Latin American Studies
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Annotated peer-reviwed bibliographies of topics spanning the Latin American studies field, from 16th-Century New Spain to Zapatista Rebellion in Chiapas.

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture by Jay Kinsbruner; Erick Detlef Langer
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ISBN: 0684312700
Publication Date: 2008-05-09
Provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary view of Latin American history and culture from prehistoric times to the present. Covers cultural issues and includes numerous biographical profiles of important figures in politics, letters and the arts. Available online.
Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2007 by Vincent Terrace
ISBN: 9780786486410
Publication Date: 2011-10-06
This fully updated and expanded edition covers over 10,200 programs, making it the most comprehensive documentation of television programs ever published. In addition to covering the standard network and cable entertainment genres, the book also covers programs generally not covered elsewhere in print (or even online), including Internet series, aired and unaired pilot films, erotic series, gay and lesbian series, risque cartoons and experimental programs from 1925 through 1945.
Media and Cultural Studies by Meenakshi Gigi Durham (Editor); Douglas M. Kellner (Editor)
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ISBN: 9780470658086
Publication Date: 2012-02-28
Revised and updated with a special emphasis on innovations in social media, the second edition of Media and Cultural Studies: Keyworks stands as the most popular and highly acclaimed anthology in the dynamic and multidisciplinary field of cultural studies. Features several new readings with a special emphasis on topics relating to new media, social networking, feminist media theory, and globalization Includes updated introductory editorials and enhanced treatment of social media such as Twitter and YouTube New contributors include Janice Radway, Patricia Hill-Collins, Leah A. Lievrouw, Danah M. Boyd, Nicole B. Ellison, and Gloria Anzald#65533;a