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This
wired bibliography is, by necessity, a work-in-progress. What follows is
a myriad
list of resources relating to the various topics of this course that
will hopefully
direct you to your own wild and wacky WWW wonders. I've tried to include
both
academic and more policy-oriented sites, recognizing that these often
overlap
in rather contentious ways. Suggestions, critiques and outright
lambasting are
always welcome: the opinions given within the annotations are, of
course, my
own, and reflect only my interpretations of the sites at hand.
To get you started, I would recommend Voice of
the Shuttle. Formerly a suite of static of webpages started in 1994,
VoS
has "now been rebuilt as a database that serves content dynamically
on
the Web". A great site for Humanities researchers that includes a
number
of resources in many disciplines.
::
Asian American and Asian
Canadian
Resources ::
:: Critical Race Theory ::
:: Critical Legal Studies and Other
Legal Resources
::
:: Postmodernism and Its Discontents ::
:: Transiting Into Transnationalism
::
:: Im/migration and Integration: The Policy
Work
::
:: Immigration Histories (See also
Asian
American and Asian Canadian Resources) ::
:: Rhetoric
Resources ::
Asian American and Asian Canadian Resources
UCLA
Asian American Studies Center – Online Virtual Website
Directory
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/aasc/links/index.html
UCLA's Asian American Studies Center houses the only U.S. graduate
program in
Asian American Studies in one of the largest Asian Am teaching programs
in the
nation. This site has a whole hodgepodge of links (alphabetically
organized):
it runs the gamut from academic programs, policy centres, non-profit
organizations,
and cultural and media sites. Multiple Asian ethnicities are represented
within
the directory. A good starting point if you're unfamiliar with the wide
range
of organizations dealing with Asian American issues.
PBS:
Ancestors in the Americas
http://www.pbs.org/ancestorsintheamericas/
The
companion site to "the first in-depth television series
to present the untold history and contemporary legacy of early Asian
immigrants
to the Americas, from the 1700s to the 1900s." This metasite of
sorts offers
an interactive timeline that ends abruptly in 1945, with the Japanese
American
experience during World War II. The Resources section offers a number of
useful
Asian American History links along with a few classroom guides for
educators.
The history links were probably the most useful for me, although the
"Individual
Stories" section was engaging on a more personal level.
Asian
North America Timeline Project
http://www.ahm.bc.ca/timeline.html
Compiled by
the
Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society, this timeline "is the first
of
its kind to unify the history of the Asian settlement throughout the
entire
continent including Mexico, United States and Canada. The focus is
initially
on greater North America and gradually narrows towards Canada and
ultimately
British Columbia." Most definitely not a metasite, but still a
useful resource
- I like it mainly because it integrates both Canadian and Mexican
history into
the more standard Americanist approach. As an Chinese Canadian academic
who
is visually, but not politically situated within Asian American
Studies,
it's nice to browse through a timeline like this one and be able to
recognize
names from my own educational background.
The
Asians in the Americas Project
http://www.asiansinamerica.org/home.html
The Asian Am
metasite
of all metasites, AIA originally started out as a list of Asian American
organizations.
It now contains four sections: Daily News
Updates; National
Directory of Asian Am organizations and notable
persons; National
Bulletin Board for everything Asian Am under the
sun; and a
Museum, which strives to document the history of the
Asian
Pacific American community through words and images.
What the
site lacks in academic content, it more than makes up for the deficit in
its
swanky, easy-on-the-eyes style. Not bad for a volunteer-run
site.
Asian
American Studies Resources
http://sun3.lib.uci.edu/%7Edtsang/aas2.htm
An extensive list of Asian Am resources. Categories include: General
Resources,
Bibliographies, Magazines, Journals, Newsletters, Audio Visual
Resources, Research
Institutes, Programs, and Libraries, Movement Groups, Queer Asian
Resources,
Asian Canadian Resources. About 30% of the links are broken (either due
to poor
maintenance, or now-defunct organizations), so be warned: this site
isn't as
useful as it might appear to be.
NAPALC:
National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium
http://www.napalc.org/
A great organization and resource for those researching the
more material
effects of United States policy regarding Asian Americans. Founded in
1991,
the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium works to advance
the human
and civil rights of Asian Americans through advocacy, public policy,
public
education, and litigation. There are a ton of publications,
resources
and policy briefings available online and free-of-charge on the
following topics:
Affirmative Action, Anti-Asian Violence, Census, Community Partners,
Immigration,
Language Rights, Naturalization, Voting Rights and Welfare
Reform.
Asian
Canadian
http://www.asian.ca/
Not quite as
academic
as some of the other sites on this list, but I couldn't resist adding
another
Asian Canadian resource. It's always been my belief that a comparative
focus
can unearth the most fascinating discoveries, especially when
investigating
the lived experiences of a pan-ethnic community with far-flung diasporic
roots.
Given this premise, a comparison of Asian communities in both the United
States
and Canada might be fruitful in its examination of the similarities and
differences
between the domestic and foreign policies of both countries. All of this
is
simply another longwinded defense of why you should visit this site and
learn
more about Asian Canadian culture.
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Critical
Race Theory Resource Guide
http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~jp49/
A *great* site, fully annotated, and listing Bibliographies
& Indexes, Encyclopedias
& Dictionaries, Electronic Databases & Internet Resources and
Suggested
Library of Congress Subject Headings & Books. Good for the
senior-level
undergraduate or beginning graduate student who is doing research in
critical
race theory.
Race
Consciousness and Race-Blindness
http://aad.english.ucsb.edu/pages/race.html
An extensive metasite containing not only links, but full-text articles
on the
myth of colour blindness within American law. Part of the Affirmative
Action
and Diversity Project, which attempts to provide a diversity of opinions
and
academic resources around a rather contentious issue in
U.S. society. The annotated
bibliography is particularly useful.
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Critical Legal Studies and Other Legal Resources
Critical
Legal Studies: An Overview
http://www.wvu.edu/%7Elawfac/jelkins/critproj/cls.html
A simply designed, but brilliantly organized metasite that provides a
nice introduction
to the still developing field of critical legal studies. Mostly contains
full-text
articles and essays explaining, critiquing and challenging CLS
scholars.
The
Critical Project
http://www.wvu.edu/~lawfac/jelkins/critproj/opening.html
Critical Theory reigns supreme! Pithy quotes from noted theorists along
with
recommended readings bookend each section of this well-maintained
site: Archaeology
of Criticism, Critical Thinking, Critical Reading, Critical Writing,
Critical
Theory, Critical Reflection, Critical Pedagogy, Courses and Course
Syllabi,
Educational Programs, Educational Organizations, Critical Perspectives
on Legal
Education and One Teacher's Thinking About the Critical Thinking
Movement. My
personal favourite is the Archaeology of Criticism.
Kellermann's
Kollectionn of Trial Books
http://www.comm.ucsb.edu/faculty/kellerma/trialkollectionns/
An Associate Professor of Communication at the University of California,
Santa
Barbara, Kathy Kellermann has compiled a lengthy list of scholarly,
trade and
mass-market books on specific courtroom trials and the trial
process. Unfortunately,
none of the references are annotated forcing you to do your own research
and
evaluation of each individual source. In any event, her bibliographies
for (In)Famous
and Celebrity Trial Books provide a small measure of laviscious
entertainment
for the bored or procrastinating scholar. More academically useful might
be
her Trial Background bibliographies, including the Race and Law
Kollectionn.
FindLaw:
Lawcrawler
http://lawcrawler.findlaw.com/
Search for
laws,
legal indices and other documents from a wide range of sources from the
United
States. Includes links to legal indices outside of the U.S. as
well.
Postmodernism and Its Discontents
Foucault
metasite
http://foucault.info
On the web since 1998, "Foucault.info is divided into two main
sections:
the reference part (includes a few texts to present Michel
Foucault
as well as documents written by Foucault, and a page of links to a
selection
of resources available on the web) and the web log section
(articles,
reviews of books, announcements and basically anything directly or
slightly
related to Michel Foucault, provided it was approved by the
editor). Good site
for all things Foucault, especially if you're looking for online
versions of
his texts as well as sometimes-inane-but-always-informative
Foucault-related
blog postings.
Emory
University's Postcolonial Studies Project
http://www.emory.edu/ENGLISH/Bahri/index.html
Started in the Spring of 1996, the site was intended to serve primarily
as a
resource for students of postcolonial literature and theory at Emory
University.
However, it would be inp://www.queertheory.com/
"QueerTheory.com provides you with the best online resources
integrated
with the best visual and textual resources in Queer Culture, Queer
Theory, Queer
Studies, Gender Studies and related fields". Mostly links for
queery theory
textbooks on booksellers' websites (Amazon, B&N, etc.). Not entirely
useful,
but not a complete waste either.
Marxists
Internet Archive
http://www.marxists.org
Perhaps not the most neutral site out there, but an in-depth, leftist
database
of Marxist writers, historical events and subject areas. Well-designed -
lots
of good graphics and images.
The
Feminist Theory Website
http://www.cddc.vt.edu/feminism/enin.html
"The Feminist Theory Website provides research materials and
information
for students, activists, and scholars interested in women's conditions
and struggles
around the world. The
Feminist Theory Website has three parts: 1) various fields within
feminist theory;
2) different national / ethnic feminisms; and 3) individual
feminists."
Mostly contains non-annotated bibliographies within each
section.
Theory.org.uk
http://www.theory.org.uk/ctr-quee.htm
"Social theory for fans of popular culture. Popular culture for
fans of
social theory." If you're looking for a whole host of resources on
critical
theorists (Butler, hooks, Foucault, to name a few), click on
"Learn! Resources
on theorists and ideas on the main site". If you're looking for
something
a little more light-hearted, I recommend "Bricks! A little learning
from
the LEGO theorists" or "Play! Learn and collect with the
Theory Trading
Cards".
Queer
Theory
http://www.queertheory.com/
"QueerTheory.com provides you with the best online resources
integrated
with the best visual and textual resources in Queer Culture, Queer
Theory, Queer
Studies, Gender Studies and related fields". Mostly links for
queery theory
textbooks on booksellers' websites (Amazon, B&N, etc.). Not entirely
useful,
but not a complete waste either.
Center
for the Study of Historical Consciousness
http://www.cshc.ubc.ca/
"A centre dedicated to facilitating research on the understanding
and teaching
of history" at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver,
Canada.
Most useful for the course syllabi in the "Teaching" section
and the
full-text articles in the "Bibliographies and
Papers" section.
The
Spoon Collective
http://lists.village.virginia.edu/%7Espoons/
Can't get enough of critical theory? Ramble on at length on one of the
many
discussion lists hosted by The Spoon Collective.
Transiting Into Transnationalism
Transnationalism
and Globalism
http://www.emory.edu/ENGLISH/Bahri/transnationalism.html
Part of Emory University's Postcolonial Studies Project (see above),
this page
offers a sweeping definition of transnationalism, examines flexible
accumulation
and cultural implications and cites a number of writers and theorists'
views
on transnationalism. Also includes a bibliography to get you
started.
Transculturalisms
Project
http://transculturalisms.arts.ubc.ca/
Formed out of an international project on Transculturalisms headed up by
the
International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS), this site addresses
the overarching
theme of "cultural mingling/métissage". Includes
bibliographies,
reviews, interviews and other links to conferences, symposiums and
research
centres.
Multicampus
Research Group on Transnational and Transcolonial
Studies
http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/transnation/
"An interdisciplinary community of scholars in the humanities and
the social
sciences from throughout the University of California system. Our common
purpose
is to collaborate on the study of minority discourse across national
boundaries
(transnational) with attention to colonial and neocolonial processes
(transcolonial)."
Im/migration and Integration: The Policy Work
Research
on Immigration and Integration in the Metropolis: The Vancouver
Site
http://riim.metropolis.net/
"RIIM is one of four Canadian research centres dedicated to
studying the
impact of Canadian immigrants on local economies, the family,
educational systems
and the physical infrastructure of cities. RIIM concentrates only in
Vancouver
but has links to all other Metropolis sites in Canada and the rest of
the world.
This research group based at Simon Fraser University, the University of
British
Columbia and University of Victoria investigates the impact of
immigrants in
Vancouver." Excellent listing of full-text working
papers.
The
Transnationalism Project at the University of Chicago
http://transnationalism.uchicago.edu/
An interdisciplinary research group on transnational flows and
processes. The
two current projects are "Global Governance" and
"Migration".
Includes a set of useful links to other migration-related
sites.
Migration
Policy Institute
http://www.migrationpolicy.org/
"The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) is an independent,
non-partisan,
non-profit think-tank in Washington, D.C. dedicated to the study of the
movement
of people worldwide. MPI provides analysis, development, and evaluation
of migration
and refugee policies at the local, national, and international
levels."
A great policy-driven source for data, research and
publications.
Universiteit
van Amsterdam: Institute for Migration and Ethnic
Studies
http://www2.fmg.uva.nl/imes/links.htm
"The Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies is an
interdisciplinary
research institute of the University of Amsterdam which has existed
since 1994."
Contains statistics and other publications on migration along with a
listing
of Dutch, European and other centres for migration education and
research around
the world.
United
States Citizenship and Immigration Services
http://uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm
All the current U.S. immigration policy you ever wanted to know (and
then some).
Immigration Histories (See also Asian American and Asian Canadian Resources)
Immigration
Research History Center: University of Minnesota
http://www1.umn.edu/ihrc/
"The IHRC develops and maintains a library and archival collection,
provides
research assistance, produces publications, and sponsors academic and
public
programs." Particularly heavy on African-American, Latino and
European
ethnic history.
H-Ethnic
http://www.h-net.org/~ethnic/
"H-Ethnic (a member of H-Net Humanities & Social Sciences
OnLine) encourages
scholarly discussion of ethnic history; immigration and emigration
studies and
makes available diverse bibliographical, research and teaching
aids." The
listserv is a good place to engage in virtual discussion on issues
related to
ethnic history.
H-Migration
http://www.h-net.org/~migrate/
"H-Migration is dedicated to enhancing scholarly communication
about the
global history of migration and the acculturation of immigrants and
their descendants
into their new society." Like H-Ethnic, H-Migration is also a good
place
to engage in virtual discussion.
American
Memory from the Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/
"American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials
relating
to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more
than 7
million digital items from more than 100 historical
collections." Contains
audio clips, images, texts and more.
Immigrant
and Ethnic America at HarpWeek.com
http://immigrants.harpweek.com/
“'Harper’s Weekly'…called itself the 'Journal of
Civilization.'
It lived up to its name by chronicling life in countries throughout the
world
and by presenting a composite portrait of American society. This website
will
make it possible to take a detailed look at the various immigrant and
ethnic
groups that were a vital part of American culture during the second half
of
the 19th century." Of particular interest will be "The
Chinese-American
Experience, 1857-1892" which presents articles and illustrations in
Harper's
during the aforementioned time period.
Rhetoric
and Composition
http://eserver.org/rhetoric/
"This Web page is intended to list a variety of resources useful to
rhetoricians.
While many rhetoric and composition pages on the Web are written in
conjunction
with writing centers or specialize in computer-mediated communication,
this
page also has links to works of classical rhetoric, articles on literacy
and
education, and a few miscellaneous but useful things--how to suscribe to
some
highly-trafficked mailing lists and links to glossaries of rhetorical
terms,
for example." Will be of much use when the course addresses the
racialized
rhetoric that accompanied much of U.S. immigration policy.
RhetNet,
a cyber-journal for rhetoric and writing
http://www.missouri.edu/~rhetnet/
"RhetNet is a concerted effort to see what publishing on
the net might be in its "natural" form. Without leaving our
print
heritage behind entirely, we want to adapt to the net rather than only
adapting
net publishing to print-based convention." Contains full-text
essays, bibliographies
and more. Great site.