{"id":15642,"date":"2023-08-16T12:17:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T19:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/?p=15642"},"modified":"2026-08-28T09:50:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T16:50:44","slug":"literature-resources-at-wcc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/literature-resources-at-wcc\/","title":{"rendered":"Literature research at WCC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stories have power. Reading and understanding literature is the study\u2014at once communal and intensely personal\u2014of&nbsp; the human condition. We see through the eyes of people who transcend space, time, and country to create a world that resonates somehow with our own. Effectively, reading (and writing) becomes the gateway to a deeper level of thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the library of the Learning Commons, go to the P section for in-depth books about literature. The section is divided further:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>PM<\/strong>: Native American literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PN<\/strong>: Poetry, drama, theater<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PQ<\/strong>: Spanish Literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PR<\/strong>: British literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PS<\/strong>: American literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PZ<\/strong>: Children&#8217;s literature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230816_124152-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230816_124152-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230816_124152-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230816_124152-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230816_124152-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230816_124152-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Literature section of WCC Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more current research, browse WCC&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/sbctc-whatcomctc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/jsearch?query=contains,dbcategory,&amp;tab=jsearch_slot&amp;sortby=title&amp;vid=01STATEWA_WHATCC:WHATCOM&amp;offset=0&amp;journals=category,Languages_Literatures\">literature journals<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sbctc-whatcomctc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/jsearch?query=contains,dbcategory,&amp;tab=jsearch_slot&amp;sortby=title&amp;vid=01STATEWA_WHATCC:WHATCOM&amp;offset=0&amp;journals=category,Languages_Literatures%E2%94%80Romance_Literatures%E2%94%80Spanish_Literature\">Latino and Spanish literature journals<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sbctc-whatcomctc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/jsearch?query=contains,dbcategory,&amp;tab=jsearch_slot&amp;sortby=title&amp;vid=01STATEWA_WHATCC:WHATCOM&amp;offset=0&amp;journals=category,Languages_Literatures%E2%94%80Native_American_Hyperborean_Languages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Native American literature journals<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sbctc-whatcomctc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/jsearch?query=contains,dbcategory,&amp;tab=jsearch_slot&amp;sortby=title&amp;vid=01STATEWA_WHATCC:WHATCOM&amp;offset=0&amp;journals=category,Languages_Literatures%E2%94%80English%E2%94%80American_Literature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American literature journals<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sbctc-whatcomctc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/jsearch?query=contains,dbcategory,&amp;tab=jsearch_slot&amp;sortby=title&amp;vid=01STATEWA_WHATCC:WHATCOM&amp;offset=0&amp;journals=category,Languages_Literatures%E2%94%80English%E2%94%80English_Literature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English literature journals<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or stop by and try one of our magazines<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Mags.jpg\" alt=\"Magazine Covers\n\" class=\"wp-image-7100\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choosing a Literature Research Topic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The best topics are ones that emerge as you read the piece of literature. Here are some ways to approach your choice of topic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-default has-custom-css wp-custom-css-5c73b967\">\n<li>Explore gender roles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compare genres.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compare\/contrast characters, events, or between two novels.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analyze specific recurring metaphor, allusion, or symbolism.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A particular political or philosophical framework<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Historical background: study the social, political or economical context in which a work was written. How does context influence the work?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stories have power. Reading and understanding literature is the study\u2014at once communal and intensely personal\u2014of&nbsp; the human condition. We see through the eyes of people who transcend space, time, and country to create a world that resonates somehow with our own. Effectively, reading (and writing) becomes the gateway to a deeper level of thought. 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