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Researching Africana Studies

Welcome to the Africana Studies research guide. This guide brings together resources for starting your research in the following subject areas:

African American studies
African diasporic studies
African history and contemporary issues
Caribbean Studies NEW!

Please contact your Africana Studies subject librarians for assistance! We are happy to help and we also research Africana Studies topics ourselves. We can help you:

This page is a work in progress and we are developing more pages on African History, Religious Studies and Theology, Activism, and Women & Gender Studies, though these topics are already touched upon through the sources throughout this guide. If you would like to make a suggestion or for us to prioritize work in a particular topic area, please reach out.

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Getting Started

Search keywords in the following sources to define your research question and gather key background information. As you browse the topic overviews in the following sources, be on the lookout for important keywords (names, places, events, etc.) relevant to the heart of your developing research question. You may also notice references and bibliographies to specific books and articles for continuing your reading.

Oxford African American Studies Center
Comprehensive collection of scholarship available online to focus on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture.
Credo Reference
Provides background information from over 4000 academic reference sources and create mindmaps for your research topic. Access this link https://library.shu.edu/ld.php?content_id=56141107 to view 200+ ebook titles.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context (Gale)
Covers today’s hottest social issues, from offshore drilling to climate change, health care to immigration. This cross-curricular research tool supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes.