Research Guides: Francophone Literature: Periodicals & Indexes

Bibliographies of Journals

Guide to Scholarly Journals in Black Studies by Chicago Center for Afro American Studies and Research
Call Number: NYU Bobst Offsite Z1361.N39 G83
ISBN: 0937954071
Publication Date: 1981
Offers detailed information on professional journals in the field of black studies. Each entry includes background information, general information on content and range of subjects covered, submission information, and subscription information.. Arrangement in alphabetical by journal title, with indexes for subjects and names.
MLA Directory of Periodicals by Modern Language Association of America
Call Number: Bobst PB1 .M27x
Publication Date: 1979-
Provides information about journals published world wide concerning literature. Use the subject index to look for terms such as: "French literature," "French Language," and "French Studies," as well as more specific categories such as "French-speaking peoples," "Caribbean Literature, in French," "African Literature, French language," etc.

Periodical Indexes

Haiti: guide to the periodical literature in English, 1800-1990 by Frantz Pratt
Call Number: Reference Z1531 .H35 1991 Non-circulating
ISBN: 0313278555
Publication Date: 1991-07-18
Bibliography of periodical articles on Haiti's physical setting, social issues, culture, economics, geopolitical influence, and history. Section III (pp 73-104) covers language and literature (French and Creole). Includes indexes for authors and magazine titles.

MLA International Bibliography (MLAIB) This link opens in a new window
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The MLA International Bibliography provides bibliographic records for books, book chapters, journal articles, and dissertations published in the fields of modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. Full text is available for some articles. The MLAIB covers items published from around 1920 to the present.

West Indian Literature: an index to criticism, 1930-1975 by Jeannette B. Allis
Call Number: Bobst Offsite Z1502.B5 A38 1981
ISBN: 0816182663
Publication Date: 1981-06-01
An index of periodicals and newspapers, as well as essay collections. The same information is provided in three formats: by author as subject, by critics and reviewers, and by article title (arranged by year of publication). A brief appendix lists other books on West Indian Literature.

Library Catalogs and Union Catalogs for Periodicals

Center for Research Libraries (CRL) Online Catalog This link opens in a new window
The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) is an international consortium of university, college, and independent research libraries. CRL supports original research and inspired teaching in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Includes 6,000+ newspaper titles published outside the US as well as 2,000+ periodicals and newspapers published by various ethnic groups in North America. Bobst Library is a member of CRL and items can be borrowed by eligable patrons through Interlibrary Loan.

Periodicals from Africa: a bibliography and union list of periodicals published in Africa by Carole Travis (Editor); Standing Conference on Library Materials on Africa
Call Number: Bobst Main Collection Offsite Z3503 .T73
ISBN: 0816179468
Publication Date: 1978-06-01
The aim of this bibliography is to provide as comprehensive a list as possible of periodicals published in Africa, and to give locations for those titles held in libraries in the United Kingdom. Covers all countries of the continent of Africa except Egypt. Coverage of South Africa is partial and only reflects material held in United Kingdom libraries. Includes both continuing and ceased periodicals. Note: cut off date for inclusion was 1973.
Serials for African Studies by Library of Congress, African Section. Helen Field Conover
Call Number: Bobst Offsite Z3503 .L53 1961
Publication Date: 1961
Consists of reproductions of cards pulled from the Library of Congress's catalog. Includes information about the library's holdings of these titles. Note: this catalog is quite old.

Individual Journals available at Bobst or Online: A Select List

Africana journal [Formerly Africana library journal]
Call Number: Reference Z3501 .A47 Non-circulating
Publication Date: 1974
Yearly journal publishing articles, bibliographies and book reviews. Each volume focuses on 2-3 specific questions.
African studies quarterly by University of Florida, Center for African Studies.
Call Number: Online
ASQ is an interdisciplinary, fully refereed, online journal dedicated to publishing the finest scholarship relating to African continent.
Algerie Littérature/Action by Marsa Editions
Call Number: Bobst PQ3988.A5 A444
Publication Date: 1996
A forum for both literature and criticism, including in each issue short novels, short stories, poetry, interviews, and literary criticism.
Etudes littéraires maghrébines. by Coordination internationale des chercheurs sur les littératures maghrébines.; Centre d'études littéraires francophones et comparées
Call Number: Bobst PQ3980.A2 E88x Non-circulating & ONLINE
Publication Date: 1989-
Issues 1989-2000 are available online. One or two numbers per year. Each issue contains a wide variety of information, including bibliographies of new books and translations, dissertations, book reviews, a calendar of events, calls for papers, etc..
Journal of West Indian Literature by University of the West Indies (Cave Hill, Barbados). Department of English
Call Number: Online
Publication Date: 1986-
Twice yearly publication. Articles in English on the literature of the English-speaking Caribbean or non-English speaking Caribbean literature if the scholarship is comparative in nature.
Matatu: Journal for African Culture and Society
Call Number: Online
Publication Date: 2002-
Covers North and sub-Saharan Africa
Mots pluriels : MP by University of Western Australia. Department of French Studies.
Call Number: Online
Publication Date: 1996-
Refereed international journal.
Cultures sud
Call Number: Online
Publication Date: 2007-
Earlier title: Notre librairie. Issues concentrate on one particular country or region and offer articles about the literature, oral culture, theater, and publishing of that region. Also includes bibliography of recently published books and book reviews.
Research in African Literatures by University of Texas at Austin, Ohio State University, Modern Language Association of America
Call Number: Online
Publication Date: 1970-