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Black/Africana Studies : Selected Bibliography: Black Womanist & Feminist Thought

THE BLACK/AFRICANA STUDIES DEPARTMENT is undergirded by the three basic areas of focus of the discipline of Black Studies, which are cultural grounding, academic excellence, and social responsibility.

Finding Books

Finding Books on Your Topic

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Once you have chosen a topic and done your background research you will be ready to conduct more comprehensive research using books.

Use the Library Catalog to find books. Books can provide a broad overview of a topic or in-depth information. You can search for books by author, title, subject, or keyword. 

Use the following terms to search by SUBJECT for books on your topic:

  • African American Feminists
  • African American Women
  • Feminism
  • Feminism -- United States
  • Feminist theory
  • Womanism
  • Alice Walker
  • Audre Lorde
  • bell hooks
  • Kimberle Crenshaw
  • Clenora Hudson-Weems

 

Selected Books and Electronic Books

Here are some books available in the library which may help with your research:

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