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Welcome to the Latin American Studies research guide. Here you will find information about finding databases, books and reference materials, and course guides related to the study of Latin American history, culture, and politics. You may also want to reference the Sociology research guide for additional information.

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Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window Full-text newspapers, magazines and journals of ethnic, minority and native press. Over 1.8 million articles from over 315 publications. Offers national and regional coverage. Terms of Use. Coverage: 1990-present.
Hispanic Life in America This link opens in a new window Access to series 3 of this collection from Newsbank, which documents the experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media. Terms of Use. Coverage: 2010-present.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window Streaming films and documentaries from Criterion Collection, Kino Lorber, The Great Courses, and Psychotherapy.net. Faculty may log in and request additional films on https://www.kanopy.com/search to be added per the Streaming Video Policy. | Terms of Use. Coverage: 1894-present.
Latin American Women Writers This link opens in a new window Prose, poetry, and drama by women in Mexico, Central America and South America. Includes Latin American feminists and revolutionaries on concerns of women and their struggles in the region. Terms of Use. Coverage: 1837-present.
Latino Literature This link opens in a new window Brings together more than 100,000 pages of poetry; fiction; and drama written in English and Spanish by hundreds of Chicano, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican, and other Latin authors working in the United States. Among the gems of the collection are nearly 800 items (poems, novels, and plays) that have never been published before. Researchers will also find numerous Chicano folk tales and audio files of selected poems and plays. Terms of Use.