Subject
Guides:
Latin
American & Caribbean Studies and Modern Languages
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GATEWAYS
TO LATIN AMERICAN & CARIBBEAN RESOURCES
The
following is a list of selected comprehensive collections of links to Latin
American & Caribbean web resources:
A
directory including links to all Hispanic countries, biographical information on
famous Hispanics, Coloquio-Revista Cultural Hispana, "English only"
controversy resources, etc. Compiled by Javier Bustamante
Compiled
by Francisco Garcia, ATM Enterprises; list of Latino informational sites in
broad categories including politics, literature, libraries & bookstores,
music, dance, theater, etc.
Internet
Resources For Latin America
Annotated
guide to Latin American net resources by Molly Molloy, New Mexico State
University.
Latin
American Network Information Center - LANIC
One
of the best gateways to academic (and other) net resources from/about Latin
America.
Latin
America: Subject Resources
Subject
page compiled by Rita Wilson, Librarian at University of Texas--San Antonio.
A
Spanish-language directory for information on the Hispanic world.
A gateway to Latin American, and Spanish culture and language on the
Internet. Includes links to libraries, newspapers and periodicals, literary
journals, publishing houses, and bookstores; and links relating to literature,
music, and art.
LATIN
AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES
Center
for Latin American Economics
(Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas) The center’s
purpose is twofold: to promote public understanding of economic policy issues
related to Latin America and to serve as a clearinghouse for information about
the region providing links to resources, including publications and conferences.
World
Bank - Latin America and the Caribbean
The
World Bank Group is one of the world's largest sources of development
assistance. . It serves 30 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean
(LAC), with the primary focus of helping the poorest
people and the poorest countries.
Information
and documents relating to the North American Free Trade
Agreement made available by the NAFTA Secretariat in English, Spanish,
and French.
A
collector's vision of Puerto Rico/La vision de un coleccionista
The
art and artifacts in this exhibition present a sampler of Puerto Rico's history
and culture over centuries. They are part of a vast collection created by
Teodoro Vidal, who began a personal quest in the 1950s to document the people,
history, and culture of Puerto Rico from the 1700s to the present.
Brought
to you by the Smithsonian Office of Education and highlights the lives and
accomplishments of inventors, aviators, astronauts, and the everyday people of
Latin America and the southwestern United States who have affected science and
technology.
An electronic virtual environment featuring virtual art by latino artists, approaching Latino/a contributions to America's history, arts and culture.
Provides a wealth
of information on AfroCuban culture, covering areas such
as language, music, dance, religion, art, theatre, and film.
Fundacion
De Etnomusicologia Y Folklore
Produced by Fundación de Etnomusicología y Foklore (FUNDEF) provides information on traditional music and musical instruments of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Political
Database of the Americas
(Georgetown
University) Contains statistical and political information on Latin America,
including constitutions, electoral laws, legislative and executive branch
information, and election data.
Political
Resources on the Net
Listings of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media and more from all around the world
Latin
American and Caribbean Government Documents
Arranged by
country, the database provides links to government sites within Latin America
and also includes links to a variety of statistical sources.
produced by Derechos Human Rights, the
site contains articles, lists of human rights NGO's and links to other sites by
country.
(University
of New Mexico) A news and educational service on Latin America. Includes
weekly electronic news bulletins about Mexico, Central America, and the
Caribbean; a searchable archive of over 24,000 articles since 1986 updated
weekly, and teaching materials and resources.
Country
Studies & Area Handbooks
The
Library of Congress publishes and updates this series which contains information
describing and analyzing the political, economic and social structure of many
countries worldwide.
A source
for general information about Latin America and the Caribbean. Access is
provided to radio broadcasts, cultural sites, company information and,
"best new internet sites."
Organization
of American States
The
OAS collects data on economic, political and social issues of all countries in
the Americas.
Full
text newspapers from Latin America- LANIC
Provides
links to newspapers in Latin America and around the world.
Handbook
of Latin American Studies(HLAS)
Produced by the
Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Provides abstracts and complete
bibliographic information for published materials from and about Latin America
on a wide range of
topics in the
humanities and social sciences and covers more than 50 years of scholarly
literature
in Latin
American studies.
The
Latin American Development Archive
(Johns Hopkins University) LADARK contains data sets and other information useful to social scientists who are doing research on Latin American development.
(Perry Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas) Political and relief maps of countries and regions in North, South, and Central America and the Caribbean. Includes some historical maps.
A news
and information Web site and providing multimedia content to those who are
interested in learning more about Latinos both as a market and as a community.
General
Spanish
Spanish
Literature
Online Spanish
Language Publications
The
following is a list of selected web sites including links to general, Spanish
Language & Spanish Literature resources
A
collection of resources for language learners of all ages and levels. Currently
offers on-line lessons in French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Also includes
resources for teachers and educators and the opportunity to participate in
scheduled chat sessions.
This
site provides access to general and specialized romance language and bilingual
language dictionaries.
Diccionario
General de la Lengua Española Vox
This source
provides access to a Spanish
dictionary as well as a Spanish-English, English-Spanish dictionary.
A guide to the rules of Spanish grammar.
This
site provides historical and current information regarding the Royal Spanish
Academy and its publications, and it allows you to search two of the Academy's
dictionaries: Diccionario de Autoridades (1726-1739) and Diccionario Usual
(1992).
La
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
A
large and growing collection of texts of all types. Catálogo
A comprehensive bibliography
of studies, editions, and translations of Cervantes' works, as well as a digital
archive of photographic images on Cervantes' times and works housed at Texas
A&M University (TAMU)
Rincon
Literario
Site with plenty of information for the student of the
Spanish literature, arranged by categories within time periods, with short
biographical essays of the leading authors and analysis of the major literary
trends.
Plays
from the Siglo de oro including works by Calderón, Caro de Mallén, Hurtado de
Mendoza, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mira de Amescua, Moreto, Rojas Zorrilla,
Ruiz de Alarcón, Tirso de Molina, Lope de Vega, and Vélez de Guevara.
Antología
del Ensayo Ibero e Iberoamericano
Large collection of Spanish essays from the 14th to the
20th centuries, listed by author and chronologically. Part of the Proyecto
Ensayo Hispánico at the University of Georgia.
Recursos para el estudio de español: Literatura:
Recursos
intends to provide a guide to Web sites of interest to those who want to learn
about Spanish literature by bringing together general resources as well as other
more specific on fiction, poetry and drama. Both students and teachers of
Spanish studies will find it useful. In English and Spanish
Spanish Literature(Center for the Liberal Arts, University of Virginia):
A
collection of links to authors, book reviews, libraries and online texts
focusing on the content of Spanish and Latin American literature, language, and
cultures.
Iberian
Language and Literature Web:
designed
by the Association of College and Research Libraries to provide access to
scholarly resources in Iberian language and literature.
Selected resources include reference works, bibliographies, electronic texts and
literary reviews.
Lanic
An
excellent source for Spanish American literature maintained by the University of
Texas. Resources are arranged geographically by country, and include magazines
and journals, biographies of authors, texts and newsgroups.
Index
of a very large collection of Spanish poetry.
Links
to biographical information for some of the most famous authors of the
hispanicworld as well as some of their works. Web site created by Francisco
Robles Ortega,
professor
of Spanish Language & Literature at Instituto Vilatzara(Barcelona)
Online
Spanish Language Publications
A Spanish language online magazine providing news
articles, essays, and interviews about Latin America, Latinos, art, culture,
sports and politics.
Provides links to Spanish language news, including
sports, entertainment, education, food, travel, business, culture, and
technology.