Hekman Library: French: Find Background Info

Recommended Reference Sources

The Feminist Encyclopedia of French Literature

Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture

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Recommended Web Resources

Bibliotheque nationale de France
The National Library of France, which includes catalogs and digital libraries
ClicNtet: Litterature Francophone Virtuelle
Contains links related to French literature
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ClicNet édite et localise des ressources virtuelles en français pour les étudiants, les enseignants de français langue étrangère (FLE) ou langue seconde (FLS), et tous ceux qui s'intéressent aux cultures, aux arts et aux littératures francophones.
Fabula: la recherche en litterature
Articles on literature and literary debates in French literautre
France & French Collections at the Library of Congress
This guide provides Library of Congress resources, including digitized primary sources, French literary prizes, journals, graphic novels, databases, information on French Women's Press, Contemporary Issues in France and Francophone Literature.
French culture and education in the U.S.
From U.S. French Embassy
French Studies
Scholarly resources in French Studies, including those covering Belgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Monaco, and Switzerland.
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This guide is a list of scholarly resources in French Studies. It may be useful to scholars in this field. It is curated and managed by members of the European Studies Section (ESS) of the Association of College & Research Libraries.
Gallica: Bibliotheque nationale de France digital library
Contains manuscripts, images, maps, periodicals, musical scores, and sound recordings.
Ministère de la Culture de France
Website for the Ministry of French culture
Persée
Persee.fr provides free and open access to complete collections of scholarly publications (journals, books, conference proceedings, serial publications, primary sources, etc.) and to a range of research tools.

Special Resource: Country Information

BBC Country Profiles
From the BBC, "full profiles... to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions." Also, some audio and video from the BBC archives
CIA World Factbook
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.