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Books in the Main Stacks
Books by Subject (*Clicking on a Subject Heading in the catalog will take you to a list of more books on that topic).
American Fiction — 20th Century
Postmodernism (Literature) — United States
American Fiction — 20th Century — History and Criticism
United States — History — 20th Century
United States — Social Life and Customs — 20th Century — Fiction
Books:
The contemporary African-American novel: its folk roots and modern literary branches
Home matters: longing and belonging, nostalgia and mourning in women’s fiction
Black & white & noir: America’s pulp modernism
The post-utopian imagination: American culture in the long 1950′s
This mad “instead”: governing metaphors in contemporary American fiction
Fables of subversion: satire and the American novel, 1930-1980
Bordering on the body: the racial matrix of modern fiction and culture
Writing war: fiction, gender, and memory
Reminiscence and re-creation in contemporary American fiction
Diminishing fictions: essays on the modern American novel and its critics
Citing Your Resources
Doing ethical research means citing sources. It is critical to credit writers for their work and their contributions to your research. To not do so is unethical and leads to plagiarism - unintentionally or not. Here are some sources to help you cite properly and to avoid the problem of plagiarism.
- NoodleBib
NoodleBib is an online resource that will help you format MLA and APA bibliographies, exporting them directly to your word processing program. - Citation Styles
Guides which will help you create proper citations in different styles. - Why Cite?
Brief video explaining when to cite and why. - Tips on avoiding plagiarism
- Turnitin
Turnitin is a service that faculty and students use to detect and avoid plagiarism in their writing.
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