Library Guides: African Studies: Literatures

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MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Indexes materials on literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore, excluding book reviews. Citations from over 4,000 journals and series published worldwide, as well as books, essays, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, & bibliographies. Also includes citations to books and journal articles having to do with linguistics and language topics.
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African Writers Series This link opens in a new window
Over 250 volumes of fiction, poetry, drama and non-fictional prose from the Heinemann's African Writers Series.
Black Drama: 1850 to Present (Third Edition) This link opens in a new window
Full text of over 1400 plays by 233 African American playwrights, together with detailed, fielded information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more.
Black Short Fiction and Folklore from Africa and the African Diaspora This link opens in a new window
Short stories and folktales by African, African American, and Caribbean authors. Black Short Fiction (BLFI) contains approximately 760 stories and folktales by 19 African, African American, and Caribbean authors. When complete this collection should have approximately 8000 works of short fiction.
Black Women Writers This link opens in a new window
Fiction, poetry, and essays by authors from Africa and the African diaspora.

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