Resources for Research on African in Wesleyan’s Library

See the page on “African Studies Resources”

Research Databases

• Africa Knowledge Project (AKP) : Dedicated exclusively to academic research on Africa and its Diaspora. AKP focuses on critical Africa-centered, evidence-based knowledge and research from a diverse range of disciplines.  AKP provides access to 6 Peer-Reviewed Journals ,and 3 curated databases.  * To access this database you must be logged into the Wesleyan library system *

• Africa South of the Sahara (Stanford University): Online clearing house of resources listed by country and topic
• Art and Life in Africa: Online resource for scholarly work on art and daily life in Africa.

African History Resources

• Africa Past and Present, The Podcast about African History, Culture, and Politics: Online interviews with leading scholars about their research in diverse discplines.
• Africa Through a Lens: Online collection of colonial era historical photographs from across the African continent housed in the British National Archives.

African films and documentaries about Africa

• Kanopy (African Studies): Database of online films, documentaries and videos in African Studies. * To access this database you must be logged into the Wesleyan library system *
• African Film Festival Archive: Database of African films screened during the New York African Film Festival since 1993.

African Music Resources

Professor Eric Charry has compiled a significant list of resources relevant to the study and appreciation of African Music:

• African Music – General Information
• African Hip-Hop
• African Music, By Country

Women and Gender

• African Gender Institute: Website for African gender research unit at Capetown and online access to publications.
• Gender in a Global Context: Online list of resources published by Michigan State University. 

Blogs and Other Websites

• Africa is a Country
• African Arguments
• Development Drums
• Africultures: Newsletter with events pertaining to Africa and the African diaspora at large (mostly in French, but some in English)
• Africa Can – a World Bank blog
• Africa Unchained
• Africa South of the Sahara
• South African Institute of International Affairs

News Resources

• AllAfrica.com
• Guardian Africa Network
• BBC News Africa
• Reuters Africa
• Financial Times – Africa
• The Economist – Africa
• The New African

Country Resources

• BBC News Country Profiles
• CIA World Factbook