Library resources
Subject-specific databases
Latino Literature (ProQuest)
Latin America & Iberia Database (ProQuest)
Hispanic American periodicals index (HAPI) (We have access until June 5th, then the subscription is cancelled.)
Explore these specific journals with Caribbean Studies content to find articles that you might not otherwise find in database searches. Use your topic keywords to search within each journal and look for issues with special topics and themes that match your research interests. You can also browse issues by date.
Anthurium: A Caribbean Studies Journal
Scholarship on the work of visual artists, commentary on current issues in Caribbean studies and travelogues.
Caribbean Quarterly: A Journal of Caribbean Culture
An interdisciplinary journal publishing international research on all aspects of Caribbean culture including ethnology, history, religion and creative arts.
- Caribbean Studies
Caribbean Studies is a peer-reviewed multidisciplinary journal published since 1961 by the Institute of Caribbean Studies. The journal publishes twice a year original works on the Social Sciences and the Humanities in English, Spanish and French languages.
- Cuban studies
Founded in 1970, Cuban Studies has been published by the University of Pittsburgh Press since 1985. It is the preeminent journal for scholarly work on Cuba
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Literary magazine founded in the 1940's.Jamaica Journal
Puslished by the Institute of Jamaica. Features articles on Jamaica’s history, natural history, science, art, literature, music, and culture.
- Journal of Haitian studies
The Journal of Haitian Studies is the only refereed journal dedicated to scholarship on Haiti. Interdisciplinary in its essence, JOHS combines the arts, the humanities, the sciences, and the social sciences.
- MaComère: Journal of the Association of Caribbean Women Writers and Scholars
- Moko Magazine: Caribbean Arts and Letters
- New World
New World Journal provides insights into the birth, flourishing and eventual demise of one of the region's most influential intellectual movements. In all, 14 issues of the physical journal appeared between 1963 and 1972. - PREE
Online magazine of Caribbean writing. - Sargasso, A Journal of Caribbean Literature, Language, and Culture
Savacou: A Journal of the Caribbean Artists Movement
No longer published, but articles can be obtained through interlibrary loan. Wikipedia's description.
sx salon
A literary platform is our digital forum for innovative critical and creative explorations of Caribbean literature, broadly defined.sx visualities
A platform devoted to visual practice and its place in Caribbean cultural, social, and political life.
Background sources
Handbooks and Companions
Oxford Bibliographies – The Caribbean (see more under Atlantic History)
Relevant subject headings in Sofia
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Countries themselves: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, The Bahamas, Barbados, et Trinidad and Tobago, …
Example: su: Cuba
Répertoire de Vedettes-Matière
Les pays mêmes : Cuba, République dominicaine, Haïti, Jamaïque, Bahamas, Barbade, Trinité-et-Tobago, …
Exemple: su: Cuba
Search examples
Encyclopedias and dictionaries related to the Caribbean