Africana Studies Subject Guide

Periodical Indexes/Databases

Use the library databases to search for journal articles. Use the FindText@UT links to locate articles that are available full-text online or to find the call number within the library's catalog.

• Biography and Genealogy Master Index

Online database. Index of biographical sources like "Who's Who."

• Black Drama

Contains the full-text of 1,200 plays written by more than 100 playwrights, together with information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more.

• Database of African American Poetry

Full-text poetry for writers 1760 - 1900.

• Ethnic NewsWatch

Full-text national and international news articles of special interest to the ethnic or minority populations of the United States from 1991 to the present.

• Gale's Literary Index

A master index to volumes in the literary series published by Gale Research, such as Dictionary of Literary Biography or Short Story Criticism. Check the online catalog for call numbers for individual sets located in Reference, Hodges Library.

• JSTOR

Back issues of selected scholarly journals in ecology, economics, history, mathematics, music, political science, statistics, and other humanities and social sciences.

Because African and African-American Studies covers so many areas, be sure to check other databases under the History, Education, Sociology, and Literture sections. -- See Other UT Databases