English: English Home
A guide to help you research and locate English materials at Fisk and beyond!
Welcome!
Welcome English majors! This LibGuide is built to help Fisk students and faculty members find information and resources for English. Fisk University subscribes to JSTOR and Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL). Fisk University offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. This program prepares students to gain the knowledge and skills necessary for pursuing graduate studies, and for careers in teaching and in the many other professions that depend on writing and literary ability.
Quick Links
- A to Z Database ListFull list of databases the library subscribes to, including trial access.
- Fisk University Library HomepageFind general information on the Franklin Library including hours, the Special Collections Department and more.
- Franklin Library CatalogQuickly search the Franklin Library catalog to find books, articles and more!
- Interlibrary Loan FormCan't find the book you need at Fisk? You can have the book brought to Fisk via Interlibrary loan. Just filll out the form and send it to us!
Book Highlight: English
Toni Morrison by ISBN: 9781441119681Publication Date: 2012-12-27Focusing upon Morrison's most recently published novels (Paradise, Love, A Mercy) the contributors to this volume revisit issues that continue to engage Morrison and are part of the currency of contemporary American literary and cultural history.
English- Literary Criticism Sources
- 100 Fisk University Reading ListThe list of books presented here has been created specifically for the Fisk University community. While it is not an exhaustive list, it reflects the broad educational experience envisioned for the student. It includes titles that are perennially important and ones that represent the inclusivity of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries of literary titles. The texts address issues such as identity, family, politics, freedom, responsibility, and women’s rights. These books illustrate the ways in which issues permeate periods, ethnic groups, and geographical areas.
- Black lives matter: the growth of a new social justice movementa blogpost summarizing the Black Lives Matter movement from 2015 to the present. Written by Herbert G. Ruffin II
