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African Studies
Overview
This guide highlights websites, books, journals, and other scholarly sources useful to African Studies students and scholars.
African Studies is interdisciplinary -- think broadly and outside the box! You can research a wide variety of topics and countries in Africa from a political science, human rights, gender studies and/or historical perspective. Included in this guide are many types of information sources that will help you write your research papers.
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Quick Links
- UConn Africana Studies InstituteEstablished in 1989, the primary mission of the Africana Studies Institute (formerly the Institute for African American Studies) is to enlighten and inform the University of Connecticut community and the people of the State of Connecticut, nation and the world about the history, culture, contributions and experiences of people of African descent in the United States and abroad.
- UConn African Studies MinorInformation on course requirements and advising for African Studies minors, currently offered through the Individualized & Interdisciplinary Studies Program
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Interlibrary Loan services through the UConn Libraries allows you get request circulating materials from any UConn library, borrow books from non-UConn libraries, and request PDFs for book chapters and articles through our "Scan on Demand" service.
Related Library Guides - UConn
- Africana StudiesGuide highlighting library resources, websites, books, journals, and other scholarly sources useful to students and scholars of Africana Studies, focusing on the history, culture, contributions, and experiences of people of African descent in the United States and the global African diaspora.
- Topic: Transatlantic Slavery and the Slave TradeGuide highlighting print and electronic historical research pertaining to the transatlantic trade of enslaved peoples from Africa.
Additional Resources & Non-UConn Research Guides
Other Research Guides that may be helpful:
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