Research Guides: African Languages and Cultures: Materials for Researchers

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Charles E. Young Research Library, A-1540

Subjects: Africa, Global & International Studies

See also eResources at UCLA Library -- use relevant keywords.

African Writers Series This link opens in a new window
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African literature; African authors; African poetry; African fiction; black authors; women authors; African poems; African novels; African short stories; white African authors; post-colonial literature
eHRAF World Cultures This link opens in a new window
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Provides complete text of ethnographic resources (mainly books, also articles and manuscripts) on cultures from around the world, past and present, indexed by culture and subject in a unique scheme. The electronic version of the Human Relations Area File.
ethnography, cultural anthropology, outline of world cultures, hraf; human relations area file; files; ethnographic
ethnography, cultural anthropology, outline of world cultures, hraf; human relations area file; files; ethnographic

Library of Congress' Online Exhibition of Ancient Manuscripts from the Desert of Timbuktu
Deutsche Welle Online
Audio/video news broadcasts in various languages.
AfricaBib
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compiled by Davis Bullwinkle
The African Music Encyclopedia
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by Janet Planet
International Library of African Music -- Rhodes University, South Africa
General History of Africa
In 1964, UNESCO launched the General History of Africa project with a view to remedy the general ignorance of Africa’s history. The challenge consisted of reconstructing Africa’s history, promoting an African perspective. Also available online.
African Studies Thesaurus, University of Leiden Library
African Online Digital Library (AODL)
African Studies Center at MSU
African Collections: Printed Books and Serials-- The British Museum
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The British Library holds an outstanding collection of published works on and from Africa, from the 16th to the 21st centuries, and continues to collect in this area. We have substantial holdings of current publications from Africa as well as Africa-related material from the UK, US, European countries including France, Germany and the Netherlands, and elsewhere in the world.
African Lives -- Washington Post
Voice of the Shuttle -- Africa
Web Resources for African Languages -- Jouni Filip Maho