Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Welcome to the Latin American and Caribbean Studies research guide at WPI. 

This guide contains resources to support student and faculty research in disciplines and sub-fields that relate to Latin American  and Caribbean Studies. The links below and the tabs at the left-hand margin support navigation through this guide based on the subjects indicated. Each page includes information that can assist in a search for scholarly articles and books, government and non-government reports and website information, statistical databases, periodicals, and other types of sources that are relevant to a broad set of research topics. The development of this research guide is ongoing, so check in periodically to find additional information.

Library Guide Discipline and Topic Areas:

• Newspapers and Primary Sources
• Business and Economics
• Commodities
• Culture
• Education
• Environment and Sustainability
• Gender and Sexuality
• International Relations
• Migration
• Politics and Policy
• Public Health
• Race and Ethnicity
• Science and Technology

The below resources could be beneficial to research across a range of academic disciplines and areas of interest. 

• CEPALSTAT: Databases and Publications of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
• ELDIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
• Handbook of Latin American Studies
• Hispanic American Historical Review
• Journal of Latin American Studies
• Latin American Library of Social Sciences

• ​Latindex: Regional Information System for Scientific Journals from Latin America,

  the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal

• Redalyc

   

If you have questions or suggestions about the content for this guide, please contact John Galante (jsgalante@wpi.edu).