Africa in Literature and Film
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Subject Guide
John Cotton Dana Library
Newark, N.J. 07102
Library Catalogs
- Rutgers Library Catalog (QuickSearch)
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- Catalog of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
- Catalog of the New York Public research library "devoted to collecting, preserving and providing access to resources documenting the experiences of peoples of African descent throughout the world." The Schomburg Center contains over 5,000,000 items. [Note: When beginning a search session, select "Schomburg Center" from the pull-down menu on the right.]
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Films and Documentaries
- Swank Digital Campus
- Digital access to feature films and documentaries that Rutgers instructors are using in their courses this year. Content will change from semester to semester. Titles currently available include:
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- Black Panther
- Coming to America
- Kanopy
- A broad selection of streaming documentaries, independent and foreign films, classics, and feature films.
- Academic Video Online
- More than 60,000 streaming videos with transcripts on issues worldwide. Includes documentaries, news reels, oral histories, speeches, and interviews.
The Rutgers Libraries also have individual titles available for streaming:
- La Ultima Cena/The Last Supper
- 1976. Rutgers-restricted access
Encyclopedias
- Dictionary of African Filmmakers
- Roy Armes. Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 2008. Rutgers-restricted Access
- Encyclopedia of African Literature
- Simon Gikandi. New York, Routledge, 2003. Almost 700 entries on individuals, major literary movements, regional literary traditions, literary genres, themes, and publishing institutions. Entries include lists for further reading. Rutgers-restricted Access
- Student Encyclopedia of African Literature
- G.D. Killam and Alicia L. Kerfoot. Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press, 2008.
- About 600 entries on writers, genres, and major works. Rutgers-restricted Access