Reference
- Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American HistoryThe Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin America History is a specialized resource with hundreds of articles covering a wide range of topics beginning in 1492 and before to current times. The articles are peer-reviewed, and regularly updated, while maintaining the rigorous standards of academic publishing.
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Books
- La diáspora latinoamericana a España, 1997-2007 : incógnitas y realidades byPublication Date: 2014
The Fight for Time: migrant day laborers and the politics of precarity by Publication Date: 2019
The Oxford Handbook of the Politics of Development by Publication Date: 2018
Youth : realities and challenges for achieving development with equality by Publication Date: 2016
Capital, crisis y desigualdad en América Latina by Publication Date: 2011- Aspectos económicos y sociales de la migración en México y América Latina by Publication Date: 2017
The Writing Process
On Writing Well: the classic guide to writing nonfiction by Publication Date: 1998
LibGuides Community
- LibGuides CommunityThe LibGuides Community Site aggregates all public content from institutions using LibGuides. View suggested sources from a variety of experts. Search with specific keywords about your topic and filter by "academic institutions."
SPAN 324 - Spanish Grammar and Composition
This page is designed to draw together resource materials that may be useful during your research for the SPAN 324 composition topics.
SPAN 324 Composition Topic
- Tu tema debe conectar el mundo hispanohablante con otro de tus intereses académicos. Por ejemplo, si estudias la política, podrías escribir sobre la migración o sobre movimientos independentistas; si estudias el medio ambiente, podrías escribir sobre los derechos de tierra de la gente indígena de Latinoamérica. Hay infinitas posibilidades. Lo importante es que sea algo de interés para ti.
- Necesitas desarrollar un argumento específico. No es ensayo expositivo – tienes que identificar un tema debatible y tomar una posición fuerte y clara en este debate. Para averiguar si has escogido un tema debatible, puede ser útil intentar pensar en contraargumentos para el tuyo; si tienes dificultades en pensar en posibles contraargumentos, es posible que tu argumento no sea debatible.
Para el blog , debes utilizar 150-200 palabras para comentar:
- El tema que piensas utilizar para tu ensayo
- Por qué escogiste este tema
- Un posible argumento central (como primera versión de una tesis)
- Una lista de posibles argumentos para apoyar tu tesis (lo que piensas incluir en el cuerpo)
Spanish language resources and databases about Latin America
For some databases, articles in Spanish can be found by searching with English keywords and then, filtering the results by language (Spanish), OR by searching with Spanish keywords only,.
- Fuente academica This link opens in a new windowFuente académica is a collection of full-text scholarly journals from Latin America, Portugal and Spain. Topics include history, literature, politics, business, current events, economics, biological sciences, philosophy, psychology, public administration, religion, sociology and more. Coverage for most titles begins in the 2000s. Content is updated on a weekly basis and currently offers the full text for more than 500 publications from 18 countries.
- PRISMA Database with HAPI Index This link opens in a new windowProvides 165 full-text scholarly journals in the social sciences and humanities for the interdisciplinary academic study of Hispanic and Latin America and the Caribbean Basin. Articles are in English, Spanish and Portuguese, and examine all aspects of Hispanic Studies. Works together and complements HAPI (Hispanic American Periodicals Index).
- Sociological abstracts This link opens in a new windowThis database abstracts and indexes the international literature of sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Articles can be found by searching with Spanish keywords only, OR by searching with English keywords and then, the results can be filtered by language (Spanish).
- Google Scholar (includes Get at KU) This link opens in a new windowSign in with your KU user id to have full access to articles.
A web search engine that provides a way to search the scholarly literature including articles, theses, books, abstracts, and court opinions. Sources include academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities, and other web sites. Searches can be conducted in English or Spanish. - HAPI online This link opens in a new windowContains bibliographic citations to articles, book reviews, documents, original literary works, and other materials appearing in social science and humanities journals published throughout the world that regularly contain information on Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States. Many of the citations are linked to full text.
- Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) This link opens in a new windowA bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by scholars. Edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, the multidisciplinary Handbook alternates annually between the social sciences and the humanities.
- SciELO : scientific electronic library online This link opens in a new windowAn electronic virtual library covering a selected collection of scientific journals of Latin America, the Caribbean countries and Spain. As the project develops, new journal titles will be added in the library collection. The full-text content is in English, Portuguese and/or Spanish.
- Oxford Bibliographies online This link opens in a new windowProvides expert commentary. Subject coverage includes: African Studies, American Literature, Anthropology, Art History, Chinese Studies, Cinema & Media Studies, Classics, Latino Studies, International Law, International Relations, Latin American Studies, and Sociology.
Statistical Information
- National Council of La RazaLatino Population Statistics - Publications by state
- Sociological abstracts This link opens in a new windowThis database abstracts and indexes the international literature of sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
- Chronicle of Higher EducationThis online version features daily reports on developments in higher education, information technology, and distance education. The full text of the current issue of The Chronicle is available every Monday morning, following the Friday print publication. The site features an archive of more than 12 years of The Chronicle. You can access the Chronicle via your smart phone by setting up a free Chronicle account using your KU email address.
Licensed for all KU students, faculty, and staff connecting to the Internet. - IndexMundiIndexMundi contains detailed country statistics, charts, and maps compiled from multiple sources.
You can explore and analyze thousands of indicators organized by region, country, topic, industry sector, and type. - Kansas Statistical AbstractsThe Kansas Statistical Abstract 2013, contains the latest available state, county, and city-level data for Kansas on population, vital statistics and health, housing, education, business and manufacturing, exports, employment, income, finance, state and local government, crime, recreation, communications, transportation, agriculture, climate, and energy and natural resources.
Statistics: ECLAC - Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
- CEPALSTATCEPALSTAT is the gateway to all the statistical information of Latin America and the Caribbean countries collected, systematized and published by ECLAC. Selected economic, sociodemographic, and environmental statistics and indicators.
- Data and statistics - ECLACECLAC has developed a number of information systems related to economic and social development in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
Subject Guides - KU
- Costa Rica - subject guideThis guide offers resources in English and Spanish useful for general, historical, scientific, environmental or travel research about Costa Rica.
- Peru - subject guideThis guide offers resources in English and Spanish useful for general, historical, scientific, environmental or travel research about Peru.
- Haiti, Cuba and the CaribbeanA guide that supports research about Haiti, Cuba, and the Caribbean with resources in English, French, and Spanish.
- Economics Resources: Databases and WebsitesA guide to KU Libraries databases and other web sites for economic research.
Additional databases
For some English language databases, articles in Spanish can be found by searching with English keywords and then, the results can be filtered by language (Spanish), OR by searching with Spanish keywords only.
- PAIS index This link opens in a new windowThis resource covers issues in the public debate through selective coverage of a wide variety of international sources including journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, web content, and more. PAIS International is the current file covering 1972 to present, and PAIS Archive includes the content from printed volumes published 1915-1976.
- Environment index This link opens in a new windowProvides indexing and abstracts to the journal literature in the area of environmental policy and studies. The database covers applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, environmental law, geography, marine & freshwater resources, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more.
- GreenFILE This link opens in a new windowA freely accessible research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment including topics such as global warming, recycling, and alternate fuel sources. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, it includes the positive and the negative ways humans affect ecology.
- Gale In Context: Environmental Studies This link opens in a new windowProvides citation access to books and over 2,000 journals in the following disciplines: science, technology, medicine, and social sciences. Full-text content is available to most of the journal titles 1995 to the present.
- Web of science This link opens in a new windowIndexes and abstracts citations in research journals across the disciplinary spectrum.
- Pop culture universe This link opens in a new windowDocuments the music, pastimes, public figures, and technology that played a role in defining different eras of the last century.
Electronic resources
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Climate Change Adaptation in Latin America: [electronic resource] : Managing Vulnerability, Fostering Resilience by Publication Date: 2017Electronic book.
A Fragmented Continent : Latin America and the global politics of climate change by Publication Date: 2015Electronic book.
Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean by Publication Date: 2010Electronic book.
International Perspectives on Climate Change : Latin America and beyond by Publication Date: 2014Electronic book.
- MaquilapolisOnline video resource.
The film is entirely bilingual, with English or Spanish subtitles, as needed, so it can also be used to organize maquiladores workers to struggle for their rights.