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This pathfinder contains basic information about language and
literary studies relating to Jamaica.
The most important source
for bibliography of books and articles concerning Jamaica is
the annual Handbook of
Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/)
produced by over 160 contributing editors under the editorship
of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Another major
source for language and linguistic studies is the
(MLA) International
Bibliography (http://www.mla.org/bibliography), produced
by the Modern Language Association of America, consists of scholarly
research
pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and
folklore, including film studies. It is available in both print
and online formats. A subscription is necessary to access the
material, so one should check with local libraries as to the
availability of this source. Another subscription item, also available
in print form, is the Hispanic
American Periodicals Index (HAPI)
which has a considerable amount of bibliographic information
on Jamaica.
Anglophone
Caribbean Poetry (http://www.eng.fju.edu.tw/worldlit/caribbean/caribbean_poetry.htm)
This site explores post-colonial expression and discusses contributions
made by writers from Jamaica.
An
Annotated Bibliography of Rastafarian Speech (Rasta Talk) (http://thslone.tripod.com/rasta-bibliography.html)
These pages examine the speech of Jamaican Rastafarians as a
variant of Jamaican Creole.
Claude
McKay (http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/m_r/mckay/mckay.htm)
Prepared by William Maxwell, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,
content includes a chronology, biographical information, a bibliography,
external links and sections devoted to individual aspects of
McKay’s work.
Caribbean
Writer's Summer Institute, Archival Video Collection (http://scholar.library.miami.edu/cls/getSubject.php?subject=Authors%2C+Jamaican)
Video presentations featuring Jamaican authors are offered here
by the English Department, University of Miami. The clips are
from the Caribbean Writer’s Summer Institute, Archival
Video Collection.
Dub
Poetry (http://marauder.millersville.edu/~resound/*vol3iss2/dubpoetry/)
This
site devoted to the exploration of Dub Poetry is offered by Millersville University.
Exploring
Varieties of English - Jamaica (http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/%7Ewobo/jamaika.html)
Information about the following topics is provided on here:
Development of the Jamaican language, Social Linguistics and
Dialects, Jamaican Creole and
Standard
English Contrasted, Bob Marley and the Speech of Rastafari.
Louise
Bennett (http://www.fb10.uni-bremen.de/anglistik/kerkhoff/DubPoetry/Bennett/Bennett.html)
This site provides biographical and bibliographical information
about the late Jamaican folk poet and performer.
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