LITERATURE & CULTURE OF FRANCOPHONE AFRICA & THE DIASPORA

ABOUT THIS SITE

This bilingual site features selected Internet resources on primarily Francophone African & Diasporic cultural expression. Here, users can access annotated descriptions of web sites dedicated to literature, theater, music, dance, the visual arts & cinema, as well as sites whose focus is rather the sociocultural context in which such artistic creation occurs. Also featured are links to African/Africana studies programs & resources around the world.

Designed for use by both experts & novices in the field, resources are initially presented by subject. Structured as a database, users are however able to conduct increasingly more advanced searches by determining the region of interest, the site type, the language used, as well as the specific features sought - such as audio clips, bibliographies, lyrics, photographs or scholarly articles.

Because any linguistic division regarding African & Diasporic cultural expression is to some extent arbitrary, many sites listed here do not deal exclusively with Francophone regions, nor are they necessarily presented in French. Similarly, to distinguish the cultural from the political or social can be an equally subjective task; in such cases, we have often favored inclusion over exclusion.

Special attention has been given to on-line journals, particularly those not available through academic networks such as Project Muse or JSTOR. Avoiding wherever possible commercial sites, we have chosen to include those that provide important information difficult to find elsewhere.

We welcome your suggestions and comments at Rock@Brown.edu.

Project coordination : Dominique Coulombe, Head, Catalog Department, Rockefeller Library
Research & writing : Meadow Dibble-Dieng, Doctoral Candidate, Department of French Studies
Selection, description and updating of site: Allison Whitney ('05)
Webmaster and programming : Patrick Yott, Digital Initiatives Librarian, University Library