The guide is a companion to the library research seminar taught by Agatha Barc and Colin Deinhardt (Reader Services and Instruction Librarians, Victoria University Library). Download the presentation slides from the session if you would like to review the recommended strategies and tools for this course.
The materials included in the guide are intended to assist you with conducting research for your first research assignment, “How Did They Make This?” Essay (due on November 5). It requires you learn about the life of a particular Harlem Renaissance artist, choose one creative work by that artist, and then analyze how and why it was created.
The content of the guide consists of reference sources and digital collections containing primary and secondary sources on the various literary, poetic and artistic practices associated with the Harlem Renaissance. It also provides links to recommended research tools in literature, music, and visual arts.
The resources presented here are highly selective and we have chosen them based on the research requirements of the assignment, subject matter of the course, as well as its learning objectives.