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Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English Post-Colonial Literatures in English, together with English Literature and American Literature, form one of the three major groupings of literature in English, and, as such, are widely s tudied around the world. Their significance derives from the richness and variety of experience which they reflect. This encyclopedia documents the history and development of this body of work from A (Gemino Henson Abad) to Z (Fay Zwicky) and includes original research relating to the literatures of some 50 countries and territories. It explores the effect of the colonial and post-colonial experience on literatures in English worldwide. This second edition of the encyclopedia includes entries on genres, major subjects and critical biographies of writers; entries on countries or regions whose literatures are examined in the encyclopedia; and 'overview' entries that provide a synoptic view of a number of important subject and genre entries.

The staff at the library are busy finishing some chores from the previous year but mainly we're getting ready for the 2008-2009 academic year which begins in just over a month! Students will find a few changes in the library - remember the big "bubble" at the front of the library's main room? That "deconstruction" has been finished, and new blue carpeting laid over part of that area where the old control room and office used to be. Unfortunately we weren't able to get the entire library recarpeted, but that is definitely on the schedule for next year. Meanwhile, you can see how you like the new color and we can tell if the carpet is hardy enough for all the use it will get. Hopefully you'll also see some new furnishings and maybe an interesting surprise or two! We've already added several new databases to the collection, including another JSTOR collection. One of the most exciting additions is the ARTstor collection - and if the name reminds...