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AFRICAN 201: Introduction to African Literature (Fall 2023) : Find Books

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Use the Library Catalog to find books. Books often provide background and comprehensive information about a topic.  Books may have a single author or contain chapters by different authors and have an editor. 

Useful Subject Headings

The Library Catalog records include Subjects, or tags from an official list.  They describe the subject of the books or materials.  It can be helpful to use these words or phrases to search for books.  Some examples: 

African literature -- History and criticism

African literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism

African literature -- History and criticism -- 21st century

Oral tradition -- Africa

 

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Interim Africana and Francophone Studies Librarian

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Kimberly Rooney
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Contact:
Memorial Library 278F
728 State St.
Madison, WI