Getting Started
Introduction
Welcome to the course guide for MUSC 3353, Prof. Inglese's Music and the Racial Imagination.
Below are the resources we reviewed in class on January 27. You can also explore our guide to Reframing the Music Classroom.
If you need additional guidance in locating resources, please feel free to contact me for an appointment.
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Resources
Specialized Resources
- RILM Abstracts of Music Literature (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowCitations and abstracts of articles on a global range of topics: historical musicology, ethnomusicology, instruments, voice, dance, music therapy.
- What this includes: Articles, books, bibliographies, catalogues, dissertations, conference proceedings, reviews, and more. Covers 1967 - present.
Newspapers
- Access World News Research Collection (Newsbank) This link opens in a new windowOur largest general news source, with current and complete newspapers, magazines, wire services from around the world. Backfiles sometimes go back to the 1980s. Text only.
- Ethnic NewsWatch (Proquest) This link opens in a new windowInterdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) full text newspapers, magazines and journals of American ethnic, minority and indigenous communities. Offers additional viewpoints from those proffered by the mainstream press.
- Historical Black Newspapers (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowA rich collection important to a full understanding of Unites States history. Includes the Atlanta Daily World (1931-2003), Baltimore Afro-American (1893-1988), Chicago Defender (1910-1975),Los Angeles Sentinel (1934-2005), New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993), and the Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002).
- RIPM Jazz Periodicals This link opens in a new windowFacsimiles of 105 full text American jazz journals published between 1914 and 2006. Significant journals include, among others, Cadence, Down Beat, Mississippi Rag, and Record Changer. Images, advertisements included.
Archival material
Use for primary sources--often available online, but sometimes require travel
Northeastern digitized archival collections: https://repository.library.northeastern.edu
- Larry Katz Interviews (Northeastern University) This link opens in a new windowThe Katz Tapes were compiled by Larry Katz, a former music critic and columnist at the Boston Herald who recorded hundreds of interviews he conducted with musicians, both internationally famous and local Boston-based artists. The majority of the collection focuses on music and musicians, but there are also interviews with authors, writers, comedians, and actors. Also view a Spotify playlist
- ArchiveGrid (OCLC) This link opens in a new windowA catalog of archival holdings in chiefly North American libraries. Use to learn where to find archives related to people, events, and more.