Valpo Core Library Resources 2008-09: Creation & Birth Unit
All book titles are located in the Christopher Center Reference stacks (2nd
floor) unless noted otherwise; many are multi-volume works. For additional
books be sure to check GALILEO, our
online library catalog, with appropriate keywords or author searches, such
as "creation myths" or "Lessing,
Doris" -- or ask a librarian for further assistance.
All of the internet resources have been chosen by the librarians as useful and appropriate supplemental sites.
For author information online, use Biography Resource Center, one of your VU databases. For country information, use Europa World Plus, an online resource VU subscribes to. For off-campus access to these resources, use the appropriate Proxy Server setting.
Langston Hughes, "Theme for English B" (coursepack)
The Oxford encyclopedia of American literature Ref.
PS21 .E537 2004
The Greenwood encyclopedia of multiethnic American literature Ref.
PS153.M56 G74 2005
Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance Ref. PS153.N5 A24 2003
The Greenwood encyclopedia of African American literature Ref.
PS153.N5 G73 2005
Modern American Poetry: Langston Hughes
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/g_l/Hughes/hughes.htm
Langston Hughes
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/hughes
Native American creation stories: “Corn Mother” and “Old Man Coyote Makes the World” (Penobscot and Crow) (coursepack)
Encyclopedia of religion and nature Ref. BL31 .E465
2005
Illustrated dictionary of religions Ref. BL31 .W55 1999
American Indian tribes Ref. E77 .A53 2000
Encyclopedia of Native American religions : an introduction Ref. E98.R3
H73 1992
Handbook of Native American literature Ref. PM155 .D53 1996
Companion to literary myths, heroes, and archetypes Ref. PN56 .M95
D4813 1996
NOTE: There are many versions of these stories among American Indians. Below are examples of each which are different from those in your assigned readings.
The Strange Origin of Corn -- An Abenaki Legend
http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/TheStrangeOriginofCorn-Abenaki.html
Coyote Creates the Earth-- A Yinnuwok Legend
http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/Coyote_Creates_The_Earth-Yinnuwok.html
Genesis 1-4 and Job 38-41 (HarperCollins Study Bible)
Encyclopedia of religion Ref. BL31 .E46 1987
Encyclopedia of Christianity Ref. BR95 .E8913 1999
HarperCollins Bible dictionary Ref. BS440 .H235 1996
Oxford companion to the Bible Ref. BS440 .M434 1993
Anchor Bible dictionary Ref. BS440 .A54 1992
Bible Gateway
http://www.biblegateway.com/
The Old Testament and the Ancient Near East
http://fontes.lstc.edu/~rklein/
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
Handbook to Gothic literature Ref. PN3435 .H35 1998
British and Irish literature and its times : Celtic migrations to the
Reform Bill (Beginnings-1830s) Ref. PR25 .M67 2001
The Cambridge guide to women's writing in English Ref. PR111 .S24
1999
A Mary Shelley encyclopedia Ref. PR5398.A2 M67 2003
My Hideous Progeny: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
http://home-1.worldonline.nl/~hamberg/
Mary Shelley and Her Circle (course links page)
http://www.anselm.edu/homepage/dbanach/shelley.htm
Gattaca (film; director: Andrew Niccol)
Gattaca: Internet Movie Database
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0119177
Salon.com Review
http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/1997/10/24gattaca.html
Doris Lessing, “Debbie and Julie” (coursepack)
Twentieth-century Britain : an encyclopedia Ref. DA566 .T835 2002
Modern British women writers : an A-to-Z guide Ref. PR116 .M63
2002
Notable British novelists Ref. PR821 .N57 2001
Doris Lessing: A Retrospective
http://lessing.redmood.com
BBC: Doris Lessing
Audio Interview: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/lessingd1.shtml
Writers' Profiles: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/arts/features/womenwriters/lessing_life.shtml
Progressive Magazine Interview: Doris Lessing
http://lessing.redmood.com/theprogressive.html
Ishmael Beah, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Solder
Warfare and armed conflicts : a statistical reference
to casualty and other figures, 1500-2000 Ref. D214 .C54 2002
Encyclopedia of African nations and civilizations Ref. DT14 .E43
2002
Encyclopedia of twentieth-century African history Ref. DT29 .E53
2003
Human rights worldwide : a reference handbook Ref. JC571 .K23 2006
Ishmael Beah's Publisher's Book Website (contains many links
to other reputable sites)
http://www.alongwaygone.com/index.html
NPR Interview: Ishmael Beah's 'Memoirs of a Boy Soldier'
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7519542
Ishmael Beah will be a guest lecturer on VU's campus as part of VU's 150th Anniversary Celebration: March 30--31, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. in the Harre Ballroom in the Union.