AMERICAN STUDIES

 

American Quarterly, 1949--. 4/yr.

Call number: AP 2 .A3985

 

Official journal of the American Studies Association and most important scholarly journal in American Studies. Usually contains four to six research articles and book reviews; occasionally an exhibition review or theme issues (i.e., multiculturalism). Until 1988, the third issue of every volume was the "Bibliography" issue featuring theme-centered bibliographic essays. American Studies research in progress listed in same volume (solicited from the membership--not comprehensive). December issue has annotated list of completed dissertations. Indexed in America: History and Life, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, and MLA Annual Bibliography. Can be accessed online at <http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/american_quarterly/> through subscribing institutions or by ASA members.

 

 

American Studies, 1960--. 2/yr.

Call number: E 169.1 .M62 152

Published by the Mid-America American Studies Association and the American Studies program at the University of Kansas. Features articles relating to society or culture in the U.S. with an emphasis on history, popular culture, and the arts. Each issue has average of 6 articles, 2 review essays, and 10-12 short book reviews. Less broad in scope than American Quarterly, American Studies International, or the Canadian Review of American Studies. The "American Studies Column" in each issue lists news items, grants and fellowships available, and upcoming conference programs. No serial bibliographies. Infrequent bibliographic articles. Index is cumulated every 5 years. Indexed in America: History and Life, Humanities Index, MLA Annual Bibliography, and Historical Abstracts.

 

 

American Studies International, 1975--. 2/yr.

Call number: E 169.1 .A481

Originally published as a supplement to American Quarterly, American Studies International contains only work done by scholars outside the United States, and accordingly, offers international perspectives on a variety of topics, many of them political. Frequently features quality bibliographic essays in the fields of American art, design, literature, popular culture, and history. Also includes regular articles on the same subjects and reports on American Studies in other countries. The American Studies International Newsletter complements the journal by listing calls for papers, calendars for upcoming conferences, announcing awards, fellowships, new journals, positions available, and obituaries.

 

 

*Amerikastudien/American Studies, 1955--. 4/yr.

Call number: E 169.1 .J34

Published in Stuttgart by the German Association for American Studies, this journal presents the state of the art in American Studies in German speaking areas. Each issue has a theme; i.e., the South. Publishes essays, occasional bibliographies, "Forum" section, and an annual bibliography of German publications in American Studies. Heavy on literary studies. Some articles are in German, and some are in English. Includes English abstracts for articles but not for bibliographies.

 

 

Canadian Review of American Studies, 1970--. 3/yr.

Call number: E 171 .C3

Published by the Canadian Association of American Studies. Includes articles and review essays which concentrate on interdisciplinary analysis of "the culture, past and present, of the U.S. and relations between the cultures of the U.S. and Canada." Canadian scholars contribute the majority of articles. Contains essays, 10-12 medium sized book reviews, and review essays in both English and French. Focuses on history, politics, literature, and urban studies; many of the articles show the influence of deconstruction, post-modernism, Foucault, Derrida, Habermas, etc. No serial bibliographies.

 

 

Journal of American Culture, 1978--. 4/yr.

Call number: E 169.1 .J68

Published by Bowling Green State University in cooperation with the American Culture Association. Promotes "study of American culture in the broadest sense of the term," from elite to folk and popular culture of North America. Some book reviews but no serial bibliography.

 

 

Journal of American Studies, 1967--. 3/yr.

Call number: AP 4 .J67

Official journal of the British Association for American Studies and a forum for interdisciplinary or cross-cultural work from scholars of various nationalities. Frequently publishes review essays, has an extensive book review section, and publishes a biennial list of theses on American topics in progress or completed at British universities. Scholarly articles on literature, history, anthropology (more than in other AMST journals), economics, politics, some popular culture.

 

 

*Prospects: the Annual of American Cultural Studies, 1975--.

Call number: E 169.1 .P898

Publishes "exceptional works of criticism and scholarship that elucidate the essential nature of the American character." The editor's idiosyncracies produce some unevenness in the quality of the essays published every year. Nevertheless, Prospects has included a number of landmark articles in the field and is probably second in importance to American Quarterly as a forum for American Studies scholarship. Beginning with Vol. 10 (1986), Prospects has issued a second annual bibliography volume which updates Salzman's American Studies: An Annotated Bibliography (1986) [E 169.1 .A483] one year at a time, beginning with 1984. Unlike the original bibliography which lists only books, Prospects lists books and articles by field and subfield. Generous descriptive annotations. Author/ title index. Note--some libraries catalog as a monograph and some catalog as a serial.

 

 

Revue Francaise d'Etudes Americaines. 1976--. 3/yr.

Call number: E 169.1 .R485

Official journal of the Association Francaise d'Etudes Americaines, published in Paris. Each issue contains 10-12 scholarly articles on a specific theme or subject. Occasionally publishes bibliographies. Quite multidisciplinary.

 

 

South Atlantic Quarterly, 1902--.

Call number: AP 2 .S75

South Atlantic Quarterly, published by Duke University Press, has become a heavy publisher of cultural criticism. Originally a mouthpiece of Southern liberalism when founded in the early 20th century, the journal is no longer regionally based. Issues frequently focus on a special topic, like Don DeLillo's fiction, the politics of liberal education, Rock and Roll and Culture, etc. Many well-known American Studies scholars publish here, including Myra Jehlen, Cathy Davidson, Bruce Kuklick, Janice Radway, Nina Baym, and Jane Tompkins. Includes about 4-8 articles/issue. No bibliographies.

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