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Home > Research Help > Spanish > Modern Spanish culture
This guide lists Web sites, reference tools, primary source collections, and research strategies that will be of use to students in Modern Spanish Culture 211.290. Please contact Sue Waterman with questions or comments about this guide. Students are welcome to schedule an appointment for additional assistance with research for this class or for assistance with any of the resources referenced on this guide.
| Gran Enciclopedia de Espana. General Reference : DP 12 .G73 | Historical Dictionary of Modern Spain. General Reference : DP 192 .H571 | Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Culture. General Reference : DP 233.5 .E63 | | Diccionario enciclopedico Espasa. General Reference : AE 61.D471 1995 | | Contemporary Spanish cultural studies B Level : DP 48 .C66 2000 | | The Cambridge companion to modern Spanish culture B Level : DP 48 .C233 1999 | | | | Si, Spain information on Spanish current affairs and its historical, linguistic and cultural development. | | Avenida.net a large site with links on many subjects. | | Spanish news on the Web | | Centro virtual Cervantes Spanish culture, literature, and language | | Resources for Spain an interdisciplinary guide, includes history. | | | | | JHU Libraries Catalog | To search for books about Spain, use the Alphabetical Search option and set the search box to Subjects -- Library of Congress. Try any or all of the following Subject Headings: Spain--history--1939-1975
Spain--history--1975-
Spain--history--20th century (you can substitute other centuries)
Spain--politics and government
Spain--social life and customs
Spanish literature--20th century (again, you can use other centuries)
Motion pictures--Spain
Art and literature--Spain
Art--Spain
Spain--civilization Be aware that there are very specific Subject Headings for some topics. For example, for books on the Golden Age, or Siglo de Oro, use Spanish literature--Classical period.
| You can use any of the above words, and any other words or names that describe your project, in a Keyword Search as well. For best results, do a Subject Keyword search, or a Title Keyword search.
| | Expand your search beyond JHU and search the database of WorldCat. Includes books and other materials in all US research libraries. | | | | | | | | | | | - Some articles are available in electronic full-text and some are not.
- If you need to find out if the library has electronic access to a particular journal, consult the library's E-Journals Page.
- If you cannot find electronic access, use the JHU Libraries Catalog to determine if the library has a print copy of the journal that you need. Use the Alphabetical Search option to search for the Journal Title.
- You can always ask for help finding a journal article at the Information Desk on M-level.
| | The Spanish Civil War collection
Approximately 3000 rare pamphlets, printed between 1931 and 1939. Includes items relating to the Falange and Republican parties, titles published by Germans in Spanish, literary pamphlets by García Lorca, Miguel Hernández and others, patriotic songs.
Libraries Service Center: Film no. 3340 | Escritoras Españolas
Books written by women, 16th to 19th centuries. Includes religious works, drama, novels, poetry, didactic literature.
Libraries Service Center: Microfiche C no. 2727 | Spanish Rare Books of the Golden Age (1472-1700)
Access to hundreds of rare books. Literature and history of the 16th and 17th centuries. Guide in A/V.
Libraries Service Center: Film no. 3287 | | |
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