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Research resources for the study of Spanish language and associated literatures around the world.

Topic Overviews in Spanish

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Culture
Location: ebook

Some 750 alphabetically-arranged entries provide insights into recent cultural and political developments within Spain, including the cultures of Catalonia, Galicia and the Basque country. Coverage spans from the end of the Civil War in 1939 to the present day, with emphasis on the changes following the demise of the Franco dictatorship in 1975.

Oxford Bibliographies
Topical bibliographies in the humanities and social sciences. Oxford Bibliography
Oxford Bibliographies offers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on specific topics in a growing range of subject areas. There are at least 50 specific topical bibliographies in each subject area. Each of these features an introduction to the topic. Bibliographies are browsable by subject area and are keyword searchable.

Article Databases in Spanish

MLA International Bibliography
Modern literature, language, linguistics, and folklore journal articles and books. Citations with links to full text. Publication dates: 1926 to present
Handbook of Latin American Studies: HLAS
Books and articles related to Latin America, with annotations. Publication dates: 1936 to present. Direct full text linking is limited.

Dialnet
An index to scholarly books, articles, chapters in Spanish.

News Sources in Spanish

HAPI Online (Hispanic American Periodicals Index)
U.S.-Hispanic, Latin American and Caribbean topics. Publication dates: 1970 to present
Hispanic American Newspapers
Spanish-language and English-language newspapers published in the U.S. by Latinx communities. Publication dates: 1808-1980 hispanic newspapers latino

Humanities Librarian

Marianne Williams

she/her

Contact:

Ladd Library 131
(207) 786-8323
mwillia8@bates.edu

I am usually at the Research Desk Mon. 6-9, Tues. 1-4, and Wed. 10-1

Subjects: Art and Visual Culture, Classical and Medieval Studies, English, European Studies, French, Gender and Sexuality Studies, German, Greek (Ancient), Hispanic Studies, Languages and Literatures, Latin American and Latinx Studies, Russian