10. Selected Internet Resources
Portals and Specialized Sites
A bibliography of literary theory and criticism (11th edition, 2006)
Created by José Angel Garcia Landa, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Zaragoza, this site is described by its author as a "bibliography of literary studies, criticism and philology, listing over 135,000 items (books, book chapters, articles, films, etc.), with a main focus on English-speaking authors and criticism or literary theory written in English, although there are many listings on linguistics, cultural studies, discourse analysis and other philological subjects." The site includes "bibliographical information on several thousand authors, critical schools, literary and linguistic concepts, and other subjects." Detailed instructions explain that while the database is not searchable, it is browsable by author, school and subject.
Developed by John Lye, Department of English, Brock University, in connection with his course offerings, this site lists links to pages related to General Theory, Structuralism, Reader-Response, Poststructuralism including Deconstruction, Critical Theories, Psychoanalytic Theory, Miscellany and other theory pages. Papers, essays, synopses and other sites included.
Contemporary Philosophy, Critical Theory and Postmodern Thought
A portal containing links arranged by theorist (author sites, profiles, articles, some bibliographies) and links to related resources, readings, research guides, e-journals.
The e-server based at Iowa State University lists a variety of links, scholarly and non-scholarly, to collections on over 50 subjects, including cultural theory, feminism, philosophy and rhetoric. The Calls for Papers link is a useful connection to listings of scholarly conferences, anthologies and journals seeking contributions. Browsable by field or searchable by keyword(s). Comparative Literature, Literature and Literary Criticism included.
ECLAT!: The “Essential” Comparative Literature and Theory Site
Sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania's Comparative Literature and Literary Theory Program, this site includes information on academic programs, publications, literary theory sites, text archives, journals, professional news, etc.
A large Francophone portal of sites related to literary theory, housing the online journal, Acta Fabula, online colloques and "L'Atelier de la théorie littéraire de Fabula," a "mobile encyclopedia" of collaborative texts.
An introductory glossary with brief definitions for key terms--some cross-references.
Introduction to Modern Literary Theory
A basic introduction to concepts in literary theory, with short definitions and reading lists and links to related websites.
Some broad topic classifications-theory, women's literature and feminism, ethnicities and nationalities, hypertext-reflect the changing contours of the discipline as well. Link to Theory, author, Jack Lynch of Rutgers University.
VOS's mission has been to provide a structured and briefly annotated guide to online resources that at once respects the established humanities disciplines in their professional organization and points toward the transformation of those disciplines as they interact with the sciences and social sciences and with new digital media. (See such pages as Cultural Studies, Sci-Tech and Culture, Cyberculture, and Technology of Writing.) VoS emphasizes both primary and secondary (or theoretical) resources, and defines its audience as people who have something to learn from a higher-education, professional approach to the humanities (which in practice has included students and instructors from the elementary school, high school, and general population sectors).
Web-based Journals
(See also the portal sites above for more extensive listings).
Stanford Humanities Review
(Ceased publication with vol. 8, no. 1 (2000), but most issues are online).