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Africa
 Websites presented in alphabetical order An A-Z of African Studies on the Internet 
 "This guide/directory is revised regularly. It encompasses Internet sites, discussion lists and any other e-resources of relevance to Africa/African studies." Created by librarians Peter Limb and Ibra Sene of Michigan State University's Africana Reference Library. http://staff.lib.msu.edu/limb/a-z/az.html Topics: Black Resources, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Dec 19, 2008 Africa Focus: Sights and Sounds of a Continent
This database of over 3,500 digitized visual images and 50 hours of sound files from 45 African countries is searchable by keyword, subject, or country. It may also be browsed by collections of images (artisans, buildings and structures, cities and towns, education, landscape, religion, and women) or sounds (greetings, rites and ceremonies, songs and singing, and drums). From the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/AfricaFocus/ Topics: Black Resources, Music, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Regions of the World, Regions of the World, Religion Last updated Jan 21, 2008 Africa Photos From the California Academy of Sciences
Nearly 700 photos of African "animals, plants, landscapes, and people/culture from the California Academy of Sciences." Searchable by name, type, country, location, and photographer. Photos include links to additional information. A part of the CalPhotos database. From the University of California, Berkeley. http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cas/africa.shtml Topics: Black Resources, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Feb 18, 2006 Africa Revisited/Nouveaux Regards sur L'Afrique
This site "aims to reveal the richness, the diversity, and the fragility of this great heritage and thereby encourage us all to preserve and enhance it." It features annotated images on topics such as African nomads, Swahili culture, the Medina of Marrakesh, colonial architecture in Cameroon, and Christians in Ethiopia. In English and French. Opens directly into a PDF file. From the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), World Heritage Committee. http://whc.unesco.org/uploads/events/documents/event-442-1.pdf Topics: Black Resources, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Dec 11, 2007 Africa South of the Sahara
An annotated directory of websites related to Africa. Searchable, and browsable by country, and topic. Maintained by Karen Fung of the Stanford University Libraries. http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/ Topics: Black Resources, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Apr 14, 2005 African Online Digital Library (AODL)
"The goal of this fully accessible online digital repository is to adopt the emerging best practices of the American digital library community and apply them in an African context." The site features "guides to best practices in digitizing text and multimedia resources" and galleries of digitized images. A project of Michigan State University's Center for Humane Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences Online (MATRIX) and African partners. Searchable. http://www.aodl.org/ Topics: Black Resources, Libraries & Archives by Type, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Jan 21, 2008 African Studies Internet Resources
This site presents "an on-going compilation of electronic bibliographic resources and research materials on Africa." Materials are arranged by region and country, by organization, or by topic (such as climate and environment, health, and human rights). Also provides links to Africa studies programs; a directory of African studies scholars; a list of libraries, book publishers, and book dealers specializing in Africa; and links to electronic journals and newspapers. Searchable. From Columbia University Libraries. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/ Topics: Black Resources, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Jan 21, 2008 African Studies Quarterly: The Online Journal of African Studies (ASQ)
"ASQ is an interdisciplinary, fully refereed, online journal dedicated to publishing the finest scholarship relating to the African continent." This scholarly publication includes articles and book reviews. Past issues (beginning with the first in 1997) are also available online. http://web.africa.ufl.edu/asq/ Topics: Black Resources, Magazines by Place, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Jan 4, 2006 African Voices
An examination of "the diversity, dynamism, and global influence of Africa's peoples and cultures over time in the realms of family, work, community, and the natural environment." It covers prehistory through the 20th century and includes a timeline. Themes include various forms of wealth, working and living in Africa, the Kongo people of Central Africa, and the African Diaspora. The Learning Center contains related resources. From the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History. http://www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices/ Topics: Black Resources, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Jan 7, 2006 Cycles: African Life Through Art
This exhibit presents a "view of life through a selection of art and rituals from the vibrant peoples of the birthplace of humanity," Africa. Features a gallery of African artifacts (browsable by region), a glossary, and sections on phases of life (such as youth, adulthood, and ancestors). From the Indianapolis Museum of Art. http://www.imamuseum.org/interactives/cycles/ Topics: Art by Region, Black Resources, Regions of the World Last updated Aug 7, 2008 Insights: National Museum of African Art
This exhibition "features the work of nine contemporary artists from the ... [Smithsonian National Museum of African Art's] collection. By displaying ensembles rather than individual works, the exhibition reveals the artistic process and play of experimentation, continuity and change in each artist's chosen subjects and materials." Comments from artists and curators accompany the images. Also includes brief biographical information. http://www.nmafa.si.edu/exhibits/insights/ Topics: Art by Region, Black Resources, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Jan 19, 2005 National Museum of African Art
Information about the museum includes tours, educational programs, and photos of permanent and current exhibitions, as well as links to the library, photographic archives, and conservation information. One of the Smithsonian Institution museums. http://www.nmafa.si.edu/ Topics: Art by Region, Black Resources, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Jan 21, 2008 Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity
Devoted to "the cloth called kente, made by the Asante peoples of Ghana and the Ewe peoples of Ghana and Togo." Contains information on the cultural and artistic aspects of the African textile, including when and where to wear kente. From the Smithsonian Institution. http://www.nmafa.si.edu/exhibits/kente/top.htm Topics: Black Resources, Crafts Last updated Jul 22, 2006 |
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