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HIST 302: Gender & Sexuality in Modern Africa

 

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Eric Novotny
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Arts & Humanities Library
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Course Info

Course Name:
  HIST 302: Gender & Sexuality in Modern Africa
Semester:
  Fall
Campus:
  University Park (UP)
Instructor:
  

References

  • Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara, Call # DT351.E53 1997  Pattee, Arts & Humanities Reference
  • Dictionary of African Historical Biography, Call # DT352.5.L55 1986 Pattee, Arts & Humanities Reference
  • International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia, Oceania,Call # HA4675.M551 Social Sciences Ref., 2nd Floor Paterno
  • Africana Book Reviews, 1885-1945: an Index to Book Reviews in Selected English-Language Publications, Call # Z3501.E35 Pattee - Stacks 2A
  • New Atlas of African History, Call # G2446.S1F73 1991  Maps Library, B-level Paterno
  • The United States and Africa : Guide to U.S. Official Documents and Government-Sponsored Publications on Africa, 1785-1975, Call # Z3501.W57  Pattee - Stacks 2A

Books

Use a library catalog to determine which library owns the book you want.  The CAT is the library catalog for Penn State.  All of the catalogs listed below can be accessed from the Library's E-Resource List of databases.

Almost all Library Catalogs use Library of Congress Subject Headings.   Below are a few you might use for this class.

  • Women-Education--Africa          
  • Women-Legal Status
  • Women-Employment-Africa
  • Women's Rights
  • Feminism
  • Sex Discrimination
  • Women's Rights
  • Africa, Southern
  • Sex Roles--Africa
  • Gender--Africa
  • Sexuality--Africa
  • Africa-Civilization

Some subheadings to be aware of:  Sources (for collections of documents), Pictorial Works (for heavily illustrated works) and Statistics. You can attach subheadings to any of the major headings above. 

Articles

Historical Abstracts, 1964-present

Ethnic Newswatch, Coverage varies, full-text since 1991

JSTOR, Full-text journals. Coverage varies by journal

Sociological Abstracts, 1963-present

Women's Studies International, 1972-present

Resources

Africa South of the Sahara : Index to Periodical Literature 1900-1970.  Call # Z3501.U48 Q Pattee, Humanities Reading Room - 2nd Floor

Combined Retrospective Index Set to Journals in History, 1838-1974.  Call # Z6205.C2  Pattee, Arts & Humanities Index Tables

London Times Index, 1785-present.  Call # AI21.T5  Microforms, Ground Floor West Pattee

NY Times Index, 1861-present.  Call # AI21.N44   Microforms, Ground Floor West Pattee

Poole's Index to Periodical Literature, 1802-1906.  Call #AI3.W3  Pattee, Arts & Humanities Indexes - 2nd Floor, W206

Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, 1901-present.  Call # AI3.R4  Pattee, Arts & Humanities Indexes - 2nd Floor, W206