Welcome to the SUNY Geneseo Latin American and Caribbean Studies LibGuide! This comprehensive guide is designed to provide students, staff, and faculty with easy access to a wide range of resources and materials on Latin American and Caribbean studies. We cover books, databases, primary sources, and more with the aim of facilitating thorough research and exploration of this rich and diverse subject.
Latin American and Caribbean Studies at SUNY Geneseo
If interested in Latin American and Caribbean-related topics, consider exploring Geneseo's Latin American and Caribbean Studies minor. The minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies provides students with the chance to gain a comprehensive, interdisciplinary grasp of a significant, diverse, and captivating region that holds immense importance. To learn more about the program and how it can help you achieve your career goals, visit the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program page.
NYC Research and Cultural Centers
- Dominican Studies Institute Archives & Library
The CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Archives & Library is a closed stacks library that provides resources on the Dominican experience in the United States.
- CentroPR
The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, is the largest university-based research institute, library, and archive dedicated to the Puerto Rican experience in the United States.
- NuevaYorkinos
NuevaYorkinos is a digital archival and multimedia project preserving ÑYC Latino and Caribbean culture and history through family photographs, videos, and stories.
- El Puente
El Puente has been at the forefront of social justice initiatives, blending artivism, youth development, and grassroots community building into our work for over 40 years and counting.
- El Taller
El Taller Latino Americano (The Latin American Workshop) is a community-based non-profit arts and education institution established in New York City in 1979 to bridge the gap between Latin and North Americans through the language of art, dance, and music.
- The Hispanic Museum and Library
The Hispanic Society of America was founded in 1904 by Archer Milton Huntington (1870-1955) with the object of establishing a free, public museum and reference library for the study of the art and culture of the Spain, Portugal, Latin America, and the Philippines.
References
Reference resources (encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, etc.) are intended to help find general background information on a subject or verify specific facts. Often, they will have bibliographies, enabling you to find even more information on your topic. See the below recommendations to start researching your subject
- Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new windowEncyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary and subject specific research in areas such as art, business, education, history, etc.
- Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new windowProvides overviews of topics, including arguments on multiple sides of an issue. In addition to original essays, includes articles from leading political magazines, newspapers, radio/TV transcripts, primary source documents and reference books.
Discovery to Modernism by
The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature is by far the most comprehensive work of its kind ever written. Its three volumes cover the whole sweep of Latin American literature (including Brazilian) from pre-Columbian times to the present, and contain chapters on Latin American writing in the USA. Over forty specialists in North America, Latin America and Britain have contributed to what is not only the most reliable, up-to-date, and convenient reference work on its subject, but also a set of books containing innovative approaches and fresh research that will expand and animate the field for years to come. The History is unique in its thorough coverage of previously neglected areas, in its detailed discussion of countless writers in various genres, and in its inclusion of extensive annotated bibliographies. Volume 1 begins with pre-Columbian traditions and their first contact with European culture, continuing through to the end of the nineteenth century. New World historiography, epic poetry, theatre, the novel, and the essay form are among the areas covered in this comprehensive and authoritative treatment.
ISBN: 9780521340694Publication Date: 1996-09-13
Modern Latin American Literature: a Very Short Introduction by
In the 1960s, Latin American literature became known worldwide as never before. Writers such as Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes, Pablo Neruda, Octavio Paz, and Mario Vargas Llosa all became part of the general culture of educated readers of English, French, German, and Italian. But few know about the literary tradition from which these writers emerged. This Very Short Introduction remedies this situation, providing an overview of modern Latin American literature from the late eighteenth century to the present. Roberto González Echevarría covers a wide range of topics, discussing the birth of Modernismo, the first Latin American literary movement; how the end of World War I and the Mexican Revolution produced the avant-garde; and how the Cuban Revolution sparked a movement in the novel that came to be known as the Boom. Within this narrative, the author covers many of the major writers of Latin American literature, from Andrés Bello and José María de Heredia through Borges and García Márquez to Fernando Vallejo and Roberto Bolaño.
ISBN: 9780199754915Publication Date: 2012-01-24
- Enciclopedia de Puerto RicoThis online reference encyclopedia is a bilingual (Spanish-English) resource produced by the Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades (FPH). It contains interdisciplinary information on Puerto Rico, including a section on the Puerto Rican diaspora. The information is organized into 22 browsable and searchable subject areas and includes essays and audiovisual material.
