Latin American Culture

A Bellevue University Library Guide

 

This pathfinder will guide the student to resources on Latin American culture, including art, history, music and literature.

 

Subject headings

Alhambra (Granada, Spain)

Hispanic Americans

Bullfights

Latin Americans – United States

Castile (Spain)

Madrid (Spain)

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de

Picasso, Pablo

Civilization, Hispanic

Spain – Civilization

El Cid

Spain – Description and travel

Dali, Salvador

Spanish drama

Franco, Francisco Spain History

Spanish literature

Greco

Velazquez, Diego

 

Reference Books      

Artists from Latin American cultures, REF N6502.5 C657 2002

Encyclopedia of modern Mexico, REF F1234 D364 2002

Encyclopedia of Latino popular culture, REF E184 S75 E59 2004

Hispanic American almanac, REF E184 S75 H557 2003

Latin America profiled, REF F1408 L37 2000

The Oxford encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States, REF E184 S75 O97 2005

 

Significant Books

25 Latino craft projects, Z718.2 U6 P38 2003

Apple pie & enchiladas, F358.2 S75 L38 2004

Art of colonial Latin America, N6502.2 B35 2005

Beyond bodegas, HC110 C6 P45 2004

The Columbia history of Latinos in the United States since 1960, E184 S75 C644 2004

Doing business in the new Latin America, HF3230.5 Z5 B43 2004

Family violence in a cultural perspective, HV6626.2 M35 2004

Hispanic spaces, Latino places, E184 S75 H5843 2004

The Latino wave, E184 S75 R36 2004

Mestizo modernism, NX501.5 H43 2003

Profile of Latino youth, E184 S75 P678 2004

The Roots of poverty in Latin America, HC123 Y4313 2005

Twentieth century art of Latin America, N6502.5 B36 2001

The Whole enchilada, HC110 C6 F387 2004

World cultures: Spain, DP17 Z65 2004

World graphic design, NC997 A5 C33 2004

 

Videotapes and DVDs

La Alhambra, Video NA387 A58 1993

Aztec Empire, Video F1219.73 A9 1997

Buried mirror, Video DP48 B87 1991

Cities of the ancient Mayas, Video F1435 C57 1990

Costa Rica, Video F1544 C67 1992

Easter in Spain, Video DP48 E3 1992

Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, Video F3709.5 E29 1994

Evita, Video F2849 P37 E963 1996

Hispanic magazines guide to Hispanic excellence, Video E184 S75 H575 1993

History’s turning points, v. 4: The Conquest of Spain, Video DP99 C65 1995

Great journeys. no. 1, the Pan American highway, Video F1409 P36 1990

Picasso days 1881-1995, Video ND553 P5 A8 2000

 

Electronic Sources

netLibrary

Barrio dreams, E-Book HT178 N5 D38 2004

Boricua pop, E-Book E184 P85 N44 2004

Borges, the passion of an endless quotation, E-Book PQ7797 B635 2003

Carnival and other Christian festivals, E-Book BV43 H37 2003

Community, identity and the state, E-Book JC311 S778 2004

Culturally responsive interventions, E-Book BF637 C6 C777 2004

Facundo: Civilization and barbarism, E-Book F2846 S247213 2003

Hispanic immigrant identity, E-Book E184 S75 M654 2004

Imagining identity in New Spain, E-Book ND1312 M44 C37 2003

Inequality in Latin America, E-Book HN110.5 Z9 S646 2004

Is geography destiny?, E-Book HC125 G255 2003

Journal of Latinos and education, E-Book LC2669 J68 2003

La nueva California, E-Book F870 S75 H385 2004

Latino language and literacy in ethnolinguistic Chicago, E-Book P35.5 U6 L38 2005

Maintaining a minority language, E-Book P40.5 L322 A844 2004

Maya palaces and elite residences, E-Book F1435.3 A6 M37 2003

Mexican karismata, E-Book BX4705 A5925 G86 2004

Queer issues in contemporary Latin American cinema, E-Book PN1995.9 H55 F67 2003

The Quest for Tejano identity in San Antonio, Texas, 1913-2000, E-Book F394 S2119 M5135 2004

The Southern Cone model, E-Book HC167 S67 P47 2004

The State of democracy in Latin America, E-Book JL966 T43 2004

 

Oxford Reference Online

This database provides a broad selection of dictionaries and other reference materials such as:

Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language

A Dictionary of Contemporary World History

The Oxford Companion to American Theatre

The Oxford Companion to Music

The Oxford Companion to Philosophy

The Oxford Companion to the Politics of the World

The Oxford Companion to United States History

 

Periodical Holdings List A to Z

A comprehensive list of the library’s electronic and print titles providing a simple way to find information from among all of the databases and journals Bellevue University has access to.

 

ProQuest Direct

One of the world’s largest collections of journal and magazine articles, including many in full-text. Databases include ABI/INFORM Global, EthnicNewsWatch, GenderWatch, National Newspaper Abstracts, OxResearch, ProQuest Education Journals, ProQuest Newspapers, ProQuest Social Science Journals, Research Library and Wilson Social Sciences Abstracts.

 

Lexis Nexis

A vast database with coverage of news, business, legal, medical and reference subjects.

 

H.W. Wilson OmniFile and Biographies Plus

Contains full-text articles covering current events, business, the humanities, science, the social sciences and biographies.

 

FirstSearch

An online system providing easy access to many databases including AH Search, AltPressIndex, AltPressIndex Archive, ArticleFirst, CWI, Dissertations, ERIC, FactSearch, GPO, GEOBASE, MEDLINE,  NewsAbs, SIRSResearcher, and WorldCat.

 

CQ Researcher

In-depth reporting on the most current and controversial issues of the day.

 

Facts on File

Features both news and history in over 100,000 full-text articles.

 

Issues and Controversies

Presents opposing viewpoints on over 250 hot topics.

 

GenderWatch

Provides full text articles and citations from publications centering on women’s studies, gender and gender roles.

 

Ethnic NewsWatch

This database provides access to ethnic, minority and native press newspapers, magazines and journals published in both English and Spanish.

 

Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)

This database contains full-text publications on policy and current affairs on international topics.

 

EBSCOhost

Provides access to publications on a broad range of topics from business to health, many are in full text. The databases include Academic Search Premier and Business Source Premier.

 

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

Provides essays and articles on different views of current issues.

 

Xrefer

Provides access to a variety of reference sources such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, and atlases.

 

NoodleBib

Web application that allows you to create and edit MLA and APA style source lists.

 

Websites

Archive of Hispanic Culture (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/coll/017.html) – A photographic collection of Latin American art and architecture.

Latin American Network Information Center (http://lanic.utexas.edu/) – A good link to a variety of Latin American sites.

Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives (http://latino.si.edu/) – A good starting point for a variety of Latino information.

 

Associations

Association of Hispanic Arts (http://www.latinoarts.org/) – Promotes Hispanic arts.

Hispanic Society of America (http://www.hispanicsociety.org/) – An organization for Hispanics who have made a contribution to culture.

National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies (http://www.naaas.org/) – Works to advance research into this study.

 

Updated by LB 5-06