NKU Book Connection presents...
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Octavia Butler's book touches on topics such as slavery, identity, family history, and science fiction or fantasy as a genre. You may want to read more about these topics! In fact, these issues would be excellent starter ideas for research projects.
Read more by and about Octavia Butler:
- Closer to Truth: Science, Meaning and the Future
- An interview with Octavia Butler
- Biography Reference Bank
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- Biography and Genealogy Master Index
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- Articles by and about Butler are often published in magazines and journals. Search this database with her name to see recent publications.
- Newspaper Source
- Articles by and about Butler are often published in newspapers. Search this database with her name to see recent publications.
- Humanities Index
- Articles by and about Butler are often published in literary journals. Search this database with her name to see recent publications.
- Academic Universe
- Articles by and about Butler are often published in newspapers. She also makes appearances on public affairs shows. Search this database with her name to see recent publications.
Read more about slavery and its continuing impact:
Books and Web Reference Sources
- NKUIRE
- Search here for books using subject headings such as "Slavery--United States--History," "Slavery--United States--Public Opinion," "Slavery--United States--Anti-slavery movements," "Slavery--United States--Psychological aspects," "African-Americans--Race identity," "African American families," and "Kinship."
- AmeriStat
- U.S. population issues, trends, and statistics are presented in an easy-to-use format. Selected topics include Population Estimates and Projections, Education, Race and Ethnicity, Income and Poverty, and Mortality. Produced by the Population Reference Bureau in collaboration with demographer William Frey and his colleagues at the University of Michigan.
- FedStats: The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies
- Find statistics published by all the agencies of the Federal government. We recommend using the "Search across agency websites" link.
Articles from Popular and News Publications
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- Accessible Archives
- Primary sources from 19th Century African American Newspapers
- America: History and Life
- A comprehensive print index to journal articles, books, book reviews and dissertations related to history of the U.S. and Canada, from prehistory to the present. Abstracts are provided.
- Humanities Index
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- Project Muse
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Read more about science fiction and fantasy literature:
Books
- NKUIRE
- Search here for books, using subject headings such as "Science fiction, American History and criticism" or "Fantasy fiction, American History and criticism."
Articles
- Academic Search Premier
- Use this index to find periodical articles from popular, consumer-oriented magazines and journals in many fields.
- Humanities Index
- Index to periodicals in archaeology, art, classics, film, folklore, journalism, linguistics, music, the performing arts, philosophy, religion, world history, and world literature.
- Project Muse
- Full text of over 100 scholarly journals, primarily in the humanities and social sciences
- MLA International Bibliography
- Print index to books and articles on the modern languages and literature. International coverage.
- Book Review Digest
- Indexes periodicals published in the U.S., Canada, and Great Britain that review adult and children's books. Includes English-language fiction and nonfiction.
updated: Wednesday, 24-Aug-2005 11:07:28 EDT