Spanish language and literature: Recommended
Research materials for Spanish language and literature support classes covering Spain, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Spanish-speaking immigrant cultures in North America. They include resources on language, literature, culture, linguistics, translatio
Overview for Spanish language and literature
- LatAm-StudiesLatAm-Studies provides journals from Latin America in the humanities and social sciences.
Recommended online resources
- Brazilian and Portuguese History and Culture: Oliveira Lima Library from GaleThis database provides full-text books, pamphlets, and other primary sources about the history and culture of Brazil, Portugal, and Spanish America. This archive covers a diverse range of topics including colonialism, the Brazilian independence period, slavery and abolition, the Catholic Church, indigenous peoples, immigration, ecology, agriculture, economic development, medicine and public health, international relations, and Brazilian and Portuguese literature.
- Digitalia HispanicaDigitalia Hispanica provides fiction and nonfiction ebooks in Spanish. They can be downloaded in PDF and ePUB for 20 days.
- Ethnic NewsWatch from ProQuestEthnic NewsWatch indexes English- and Spanish-language, full-text articles from newspapers, magazine, and journals from around the U.S. and the world. News coverage is from Asian-American, Jewish, African-American, Native-American, Arab-American, Eastern-European, Appalachian, and multi-ethnic communities. Articles are available in HTML and PDF. 1990-present.
- MLA International Bibliography with Full Text from ESBCOhostMLA International Bibliography indexes citations and full text of journal articles, books, dissertations, and scholarly web sites in disciplines such as language, literature, folklore, linguistics, literary theory and criticism, and the dramatic arts. Coverage includes literature from all over the world and includes citations to materials in many languages other than English. 1926-present.
Linguistics
- Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts from ProQuestLinguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts indexes citations and abstracts from journals, conference proceedings, books, and dissertations in the field of linguistics and related language sciences. You can limit to peer-reviewed sources. 1973-present.
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