HST 274 / WLL 274: Texts and Contexts: Journals

The hallmark of research today is “interdisciplinary,” and Interdisciplinary Literary Studies exemplifies the diversity, complexity, and rewards of integrating literary study with other methodologies. Drawing upon a broad base of critical theories and applying these to a wide range of literary genres, contributors reward us with daring interpretations, such as a mathematical reading of triangles in Robert Frost’s poetry or an “engaged Buddhist response to trauma” reading of Le Ly Hayslip’s Child of War, Woman of Peace. Editor Kenneth Womack, an author of both nonfiction and fiction (including John Doe No. 2 and the Dreamland Motel [Switchgrass, 2010]) has placed Interdisciplinary Literary Studies squarely in the middle of the conversation.

LIT: Literature Interpretation Theory provides a dynamic forum for fresh and forceful interpretations of a wide range of literary texts. By transcending the boundaries of conventional categories of period, region, and genre, LIT aims to forge a conversation among divergent and often competing critical perspectives as well as literature from different periods and nations. Animated by diversity, LIT embraces the assumption that important insights may be generated within a multitude of theoretical frameworks.

Literator publishes research articles and essays on linguistics and literature in general, but focuses in particular on the (comparative) study of South African languages and literatures and other cultural phenomena across language, media and cultural boundaries (examples of topics would be: different manifestations of Post-Modernism, the interaction between visual arts and literature, the representation of the South African War in literature, language attitudes and language policy).

Quaderni storici is home to some of the most influential international historical research. The journal embraces a wide chronological span, from ancient to modern history, and encompasses social and economic history, gender history as well as microhistory.

Founded in 1971, RALS demonstrates the continuing vigor of traditional scholarship on American literature of all periods. The journal showcases enduring critical methods and lively research findings. Enriched in recent years by the series "Prospects for American Literary Study," the journal has come to serve as a guide to research in the twenty-first century. RALS is a truly valuable resource for all Americanists, from graduate students seeking dissertation topics to senior scholars between projects.

Studies in the Literary Imagination is a biannual scholarly journal focusing on special topics in literature. SLI enjoys a worldwide audience with contributing editors and authors who are considered the leaders in their fields. SLI is unique among scholarly journals in that it relies on an editorial committee to review proposals from potential guest editors, who then invite scholars to contribute articles exploring different aspects of a particular theme. One of the favorable distinctions resulting from this practice is that each issue is topic driven; in this sense, SLI serves more as a monograph series than as a typical journal.

Word and Text - A Journal of Literary Studies and Linguistics (ISSN 2069-9271; ISSN-L electronic 2247-9163; DOI: 10.51865/JLSL) is an annual peer-reviewed international journal which ranges across critical theory, literary studies and criticism, cultural studies as well as general and applied linguistics. The journal is owned and sponsored by Universitatea Petrol-Gaze din Ploiești. It publishes articles, review articles and reviews in English, both by established scholars and young researchers, which explore a broad range of current issues in theory, criticism and linguistics in relation to literature, culture and language.