Guides: ENG 2310 American Literary Cultures: Cultural Sources

Music/Audio Resources

Naxos music library. Jazz This link opens in a new window
Provides streaming access to thousands of recordings of styles of jazz and related musical forms.
Naxos spoken word library This link opens in a new window
Provides access to classical literature audiobooks and educational material, including novels, plays, and poetry from all periods. Entire library accessible through free apps for iPhone and iPad. See Spoken Word site for details
Music online. The Garland encyclopedia of world music This link opens in a new window
Provides integrated online access to the ten-volume Garland Encyclopedia of World Music (audio and print editions available in the Fine Arts Library). Covers cultural music from all areas of the planet including genres, instruments, places, people, ensembles, and cultural groups. Includes audio examples. Alexander Street Press.

ARTstor This link opens in a new window
Provides access to more than one million images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences.
Art and architecture in video This link opens in a new window
Collection of documentaries and interviews illustrating the history, theory, and practice of art, design, and architecture. Includes biographies, profiles of contemporary artists and architects, surveys of art history, aesthetics, theory, criticism, and more, spanning from Greek and Roman forms to modern. Options to create, edit, and share playlists or clips. Alexander Street Press.

Digital theatre plus This link opens in a new window
Provides high-definition recordings of top British theatre, music, and dance productions. A collection of interviews offers insights on acting, directing, design, and tech theatre.
Academic video online This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the repository of Alexander Street Press video titles.