Research and Course Guides: Engl 4190: Postcolonial and World Literatures (Mullaney): Historical contexts

Finding cultural/historical artifacts (video)

For context

Literature Online This link opens in a new window
English-language poetry, drama, and prose plus 240+ full-text literature journals, other criticism, and reference resources; contains the Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (ABELL)
World History in Context (Gale) This link opens in a new window
includes primary sources, full-text journal articles, encyclopedia articles, and audio and video clips
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
encyclopedias, dictionaries, quotations, and more. Access provided via Discus
Daily Life This link opens in a new window
domestic, religious, political, and other aspects of daily life throughout the world from ancient times to the present
Artstor Digital Library (Artstor is part of JSTOR; current platform will sunset on 8/1/24) This link opens in a new window
Artstor provides more than 2.4 million images of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, photojournalism, decorative arts, design, and visual culture.

Historical periodicals and other documents / artifacts

World news
Other documents / artifacts

British Periodicals Collection I & II This link opens in a new window
These collections contain hundreds of searchable full-text periodicals from 1681-1939.
Caribbean Newspapers 1718-1876 This link opens in a new window
Contains more than 140 newspaper titles from 22 islands between 1718-1876.
British Library Newspapers, Parts 1-5 This link opens in a new window
2 million newspaper pages from national and regional newspapers in Great Britain; 1746-1950
The Times Digital Archive This link opens in a new window
This includes the complete text of The Times of London from 1785-2019.
World Newspaper Archive - African Newspapers This link opens in a new window
This includes African Newspapers Series I: 1835-1925 and Series II: 1800-1922 with diverse titles from Africa.
Illustrated London News, 1842-2003 This link opens in a new window
world's first pictorial weekly newspaper; launched the world's first color supplement in 1855

British Pathe
85,000 films unrivaled in their historical and cultural significance. Spanning 1896 to 1976, the collection includes footage from around the globe of major events, famous faces, fashion trends, travel, science and culture
Historical News Articles (CU Libraries)
All historical (and current) news sources to which the CU Libraries have access

Making of the Modern World, Parts 1-3 This link opens in a new window
provides digital facsimile images of unique primary sources that track the development of the modern, western world through the lens of trade and wealth from 1450-1914.
British Periodicals Collection I & II This link opens in a new window
These collections contain hundreds of searchable full-text periodicals from 1681-1939.
Accessible Archives via History Commons This link opens in a new window
accounts of American historical events, descriptions of daily life, editorial observations, advertisements, and genealogical records
Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals Digital Archive, Part 2 This link opens in a new window
This is a digital collection of British magazines published in the 19th century.
Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO) This link opens in a new window
primary source materials covering British literature, theatre, and music, European literature, and religion and reform issues during the long nineteenth century
Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law This link opens in a new window
colonial and modern statutes, state and federal cases, Congressional debates, and law review articles related to slavery
Punch Historical Archive/1841-1992 This link opens in a new window
digital archive of the British Magazine; 1841-1992
HathiTrust This link opens in a new window
millions of digitized publications from around the world, mainly from library, Google, and Internet Archive initiatives. For the fullest view possible, click on the yellow LOG IN box on the right, select Clemson University from the drop-down menu, then Continue, and log in to the network with your CU userid and password