ENGL 162 LGBTQ Literature

Find LGBTQIA Literature & Criticism

Find Books By and About your Authors

Read books/book chapters to learn about authors, issues, theories and texts, and to find literary works by the authors under study.

  • Tip: Books may be print or digital. Be sure to check out our e-book collections for current theory and analysis.
  • Tip: Use relevant keywords and subject terms to find books.
  • Tip: You may also change the search field to Author to find works BY an author.

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Sample KEYWORDS: 

  • Author's name: James Baldwin
  • Info type: James Baldwin AND criticism
  • Concept: sexuality
  • Theoretical lens: "queer theory"

Basic SEARCH TIPS:

  • Use AND to connect and focus key ideas
  • Use OR for synonyms/alternative terms
  • Use NOT to exclude info
  • Use "quotation marks" to search phrases
  • Use truncation for forms of a word: ex: sex* = sex, sexism, sexual, sexuality

Sample SUBJECT TERMS:

  • Gays' writings, American -- History and criticism
  • American literature -- Minority authors -- History and criticism
  • Minorities -- United States -- Intellectual life
  • Homosexuality and literature -- United States
  • Gays -- United States -- Intellectual life
  • Ethnic groups in literature
  • Minorities in literature
  • Ethnicity in literature
  • Lesbians in literature
  • Gay men in literature
  • Race in literature
  • Lesbians' writings, American--History and criticism
  • Homosexuality and literature--United States--History--20th century
  • Lesbians' writings, American--Study and teaching
  • Sex in literature
  • Gender Identity Juvenile Literature
  • Transgender People Juvenile Literature

Sample Titles: About LGBTQIA+ Literature and Authors

Sample Titles BYLGBTQIA Authors