Core African American Studies Article Databases
Start with these databases:
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Black Studies Center This link opens in a new windowScholarly journals, commissioned overview essays by top scholars in Black Studies, historic indexes, and The Chicago Defender newspaper from 1910-1975. At the heart of Black Studies Center is Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, consisting of essays that provide an introduction to major topics in Black Studies. Black Studies Center provides the historical full-text of one of the most influential black newspapers in the United States, The Chicago Defender. Coverage: 1893 - current. Provided by ProQuest.
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America: History & Life with Full Text This link opens in a new windowIndex to articles and other literature (books, dissertations, book reviews, etc.) covering the history and culture of the U.S. and Canada, from the 15th century to the present. Indexes nearly 1,800 journals from 1860s to present, including all key journals in the discipline, state and local history publications, and selected articles from scholarly journals in the social sciences and humanities. Provided by EBSCO.
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MLA International Bibliography with Full Text This link opens in a new windowThis resource combines an extensive collection of full-text journals with a key index for the study and teaching of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric, writing studies, folklore, film, theater, and other dramatic arts. Provided by EBSCO.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new windowA growing full text collection of core social science, humanities, and science journals and books.
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Project MUSE This link opens in a new windowProvides access to the complete content of hundreds of scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences. As of January 2012, Project MUSE has added thousands of university press ebooks to its collection. However, USC does not necessarily have access to all of them via Project MUSE. If you are interested in one of these titles, please search the general library catalog to see if we have access.
Multidisciplinary Databases
Multidisciplinary databases are extremely useful for finding articles published in interdisciplinary journals or in journals outiside of the discipline of American history that may still be relevant to your research topic.
In addition to containing journal articles, many of these database also provide citations for (or full-text access to) books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference proceedings, which allows you to cast a wider net in your effort to find sources.
Large Multidisciplinary Databases:
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Academic OneFile This link opens in a new windowAcademic OneFile is a source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources.With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.
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ArticleFirst This link opens in a new windowContains the table of contents pages and holdings information from more than 13,000 journals in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture. Although most of the journals are published in English, journals in other languages are also included. Updated daily.
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Arts & Humanities Database This link opens in a new windowThis full-text journal database features hundreds of titles covering Art, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Music, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies.It is designed to complement the following indexes: ABM, Avery, BHA, BHI, DAAI, Index Islamicus, MLA, Philosopher's Index and RILM. Provided by ProQuest.
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Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowFiltered Google Search finding scholarly journal articles, books, citations, and case law.
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PIO - Periodicals Index Online This link opens in a new windowA database of millions of citations for articles published in the arts, humanities and social sciences, across more than 300 years. It enables researchers quickly and comprehensively to identify articles relevant to their field of study and reduces what could take years of research to a matter of minutes. Journals indexed span 37 key subject areas and multiple languages. Provided by ProQuest.
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ProQuest This link opens in a new windowDatabases of resources for arts, business, humanities, social sciences, science and newspaper resources.
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Web of Science This link opens in a new windowInterdisciplinary collection of journal articles, conference proceedings, and books. Collection of seven online database: Conference Proceedings Citation Index, Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Index Chemicus, Current Chemical Reactions, and Book Citation Index. Coverage is 1900-present.
Other Multidisciplinary (Point of view) Databases:
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GenderWatch This link opens in a new windowGenderWatch features publications that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas including media, health sciences, political science, and more.
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Left Index This link opens in a new windowA bibliographic database covering the diverse literature of the left, with an emphasis on political, economic, social and cultural scholarship inside and outside academia. Includes thousands of citations and abstracts as well as some full text. Historically significant early Left publications such as the 19th century writings of William Godwin, along with classic texts by Marx, Lenin, Trotsky and Engels, are covered. Provided by EBSCO.
African American Studies Journals
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African American ReviewOfficial publication of the Division on Black American Literature and Culture of the Modern Language Association.
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Black American Literature ForumEarly publication of MLA's Black American Literature and Culture division, 1983-1991
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Black Renaissance = Renaissance NoirPut out by the Africana Studies Program and the Institute of African American Affairs at New York University
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Black Scholar (Online)Founded in 1969, this is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal devoted to the exploration of cultural, political, social, and economic issues affecting black Americans and other peoples of African descent across the world
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Black Women, Gender, & FamiliesThe primary mission of Black Women, Gender & Families is to analyze, develop, and further Black Women's Studies paradigms. It centers the study of Black women and gender within the critical discourses of history, the social sciences, and the humanities.
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CallalooOriginal works by and critical studies of black writers worldwide
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CLA journalPublished since 1957 by the College Language Association - an association formed by historically black colleges and universities in 1937. It is a peer reviewed journal that features book reviews and articles in the areas of language, literature, linguistics and pedagogy.
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Ethnic and Racial Studies (Online)An interdisciplinary academic forum for the presentation of research and theoretical analysis, drawing on sociology, social policy, anthropology, political science, economics, international relations, history and social psychology
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Journal of African American history (Online)Founded by Carter Woodson in 1916 as the Journal of Negro History. Since then, this journal has become one of the leading scholarly sources on African American life and history
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Journal of Blacks in Higher Education (Online)Importance of higher education in the lives of Black Americans
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Journal of Black StudiesScholarship on the Black experience
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The Journal of Negro EducationStudy of Blacks and education
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Journal of Negro History (Online) 1916-2001Issues since 2002 under the title "Journal of African American History." Founded by Carter Woodson, this journal has become one of the leading scholarly sources of African American life and history.
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The Langston Hughes ReviewThe official publication of the Langston Hughes Society
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Spectrum: A Journal on Black MenA multidisciplinary research journal whose articles focus on issues related to aspects of Black men's experiences, including such topics as gender, masculinities, and race/ethnicity.
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The Review of Black Political EconomyPublished in affiliation with the National Economic Association, this journal examines the economic status of African American and Third World peoples and analyzes policies designed to either reduce economic inequality or to advance economic opportunities.
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TransitionMultidisciplinary journal providing essays and book reviews and essays on a wide range of topics in African American Studies
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Western Journal of Black StudiesCovers a wide range of disciplines that focus mainly on the experience of African Americans in the United States of America. Publishes articles that contribute new knowledge and understanding to the field of Black/African American Studies and the African diaspora.
Find out if USC has a Specific Journal
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If you have the exact title of the journal, search for the title and on the Results page, select "Sort by: Title":
If we have online access to this publication you'll see one or more results, with the dates available and the name of the database or publisher linking you to the journal. If we have the journal in print or on microfilm you will see location information under the "Availability" section of the item record.