English 21: Migration Narratives: Selected Writers of the Caribbean
Professor: Jarrett Brown
Librarian: Joan Campbell (
)
Fall 2008
Background Information
Fifty Caribbean writers : a bio-bibliographical critical sourcebook / edited by Daryl Cumber Dance. Reference PR9205.A52 F54 1986
Greenwood Encyclopedia Of African American Literature. Reference PS153.N5 G73 2005
New Immigrant Literatures In The United States A Sourcebook To Our Multicultural Literary Heritage. Reference PS153.M56 N475 1996 See especially Chapter 10.
Twentieth Century Caribbean And Black African Writers. Reference PR9025.A52 T893 1996
See also the Quick Facts page for online reference sources to get quick, authoritative definitions and facts.
Primary Sources
New York Times Archive 1851-2004
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Times of London Archive 1785-1985
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Secondary Sources
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- Subject Searching in Bowdoin's Library Catalog: Browse the book shelves online by connecting to a major subject section of the Library. Some examples follow:
Caribbean Literature (English) see subheadings
Caribbean Fiction History and Criticism
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Additional Sources
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