MSU Press : Journals Division

CR: The New Centennial Review is devoted to comparative studies of the Americas that suggest possibilities for a different future. CR: The New Centennial Review is published three times a year under the editorship of Scott Michaelsen (Department of English, Michigan State University) and David E. Johnson (Department of Comparative Literature, SUNY at Buffalo).

The journal recognizes that the language of the Americas is translation, and that questions of translation, dialogue, and border crossings (linguistic, cultural, national, and the like) are necessary for rethinking the foundations and limits of the Americas. Journal articles address philosophically inflected interventions, provocations, and insurgencies that question the existing configuration of the Americas, as well as global and theoretical work with implications for the hemisphere.

If you would like to read about the history of CR, please click here.

Contagion: Journal of Violence, Mimesis, and Culture the journal of the Colloquium on Violence and Religion (COV&R), an international association of scholars founded in 1990 and dedicated to the exploration, criticism, and development of René Girard's mimetic model of the relationship between violence and religion in the genesis and maintenance of culture. COV&R is concerned with questions of research and application. Scholars from diverse fields and theoretical orientations are invited to participate in its conferences and publications.

We would like to introduce Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction, a journal devoted to publishing notable, innovative work in nonfiction. The title reflects our intention to give nonfiction its due as a literary genre - to give writers of the fourth genre a showcase for their work and to give our readers a place to find the liveliest and most creative works in the form.

Given the genre's flexibility and expansiveness, we welcome a variety of works - ranging from personal essays and memoirs to literary journalism and personal criticism. The editors invite works that are lyrical, self-interrogative, meditative, and reflective, as well as expository, analytical, exploratory, or whimsical. In short, we encourage submissions across the full spectrum of the fourth genre. The journal encourages a writer-to-reader conversation, one that explores the markers and boundaries of literary/creative nonfiction.

In addition to contemporary nonfiction, Fourth Genre features interviews with prominent nonfiction writers, roundtable discussions of topical genre issues, mini-essays by selected photographers and visual artists, letters from readers, and reviews and capsule summaries of current books.

We invite you to explore the Fourth Genre.

Sponsored by the French Colonial Historical Society (FCHS), French Colonial History is an annual volume of refereed, scholarly articles selected from the Society's annual meetings. The journal covers all aspects of French colonization and the history of all French colonies, reflecting the temporal span, geographical breadth, and diversity of subject matter that characterize the scholarly interests of the Society's members.

French Colonial History is an outgrowth of the Society's ongoing relationship with Michigan State University Press, which began with the Press's publication of the 1995 FCHS Proceedings.

For more information about the French Colonial Historical Society, see the FCHS website at www.frenchcolonial.org.

Journal for the Study of Radicalism engages in serious, scholarly exploration of the forms, representations, meanings, and historical influences of radical social movements. With sensitivity and openness to historical and cultural contexts of the term, we loosely define "radical," as distinguished from "reformers," to mean groups who seek revolutionary alternatives to hegemonic social and political institutions, and who use violent or non-violent means to resist authority and to bring about change. The journal is eclectic, without dogma or strict political agenda, and ranges broadly across social and political groups worldwide, whether typically defined as "left" or "right." We expect contributors to come from a wide range of fields and disciplines, including ethnography, sociology, political science, literature, history, philosophy, critical media studies, literary studies, religious studies, psychology, women's studies, and critical race studies. We especially welcome articles that reconceptualize definitions and theories of radicalism, feature underrepresented radical groups, and introduce new topics and methods of study.

Italian Culture, the official publication of the American Association for Italian Studies, is an annual refereed journal. Its interdisciplinary scope reflects the broad and diverse interests of the Association's members, offering subscribers scholarly articles in Italian language, linguistics, history, literature, cinema, politics, philosophy, folklore, popular culture, migration, and the influence of Italy on other cultures. It also includes articles in comparative literature and cultural studies.

Since moving to Michigan State University Press in 2003, Italian Culture's content has run the gamut of Italian literature from "the Origins" through the Renaissance and Vico, to queer studies, feminist writing, ekphrasis, and postcolonial women's writing.

While Italian Culture has paid great attention to topics in modern and contemporary literature, this is by no means its exclusive focus. Italian Culture is a multidisciplinary journal that features articles in other areas, such as politics, Italian Americana, cinema, and philosophy.

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Northeast African Studies, the leading scholarly journal on Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, and Djibouti, is published three times a year. The journal's founding editor, Harold G. Marcus, had a vision: to publish widely across disciplines and thus to present a panoramic and interrogative view of the political and cultural landscapes of the Horn of Africa. This vision continues under the guidance of a transitional editorial team, comprised of the following distinguished scholars: Tim Carmichael, College of Charleston; Ezekiel Gebissa, Kettering University; Grover Hudson, Michigan State University; James McCann, Boston University; and Jay Spaulding, Kean University.

The journal emphasizes this wide-ranging perspective by embracing variety in its subject matter and by assembling an extensive collection of international contributors. Through its stimulating approach, Northeast African Studies offers the reader both a detailed focus on specialized fields and a broader perspective. Those who subscribe enjoy the opportunity to gain far-reaching insights and a thorough understanding of the region.

Upcoming and Special Issues:

HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia
Cultural Variation and Social Change in Southern Ethiopia
Development Issues in Ethiopia
Women & Conflict in the Horn of Africa
Sudan: Identity, Change, and Dynamics of Power
Dimensions of Gender in the Sudan
New Approaches in Oromo Studies

This biannual refereed mathematics journal covers real analysis and related subjects, such as geometric measure theory, analytic set theory, onedimensional dynamics, the topology of real functions, and the real variable aspects of Fourier analysis and complex analysis. The first issue of each volume year features conference reports; the second issue includes survey articles.

Red Cedar Review, Michigan State University's premiere literary digest for over forty years, is the longest running undergraduate publication in the United States. A student-run journal, Red Cedar Review is published annually by Michigan State University Press and is available at bookstores in the East Lansing, Michigan, area and through this website. Red Cedar Review has a prestigious publication record, including works by Margaret Atwood, William Stafford, Pablo Neruda, W.S. Merwin, Diane Wakoski, Charles Baxter, and Stuart Dybek.

To contact the Red Cedar Review editor, email rcreview@msu.edu.

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Rhetoric & Public Affairs is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to the history, theory, and criticism of public discourse. Published quarterly, the journal explores the traditional arenas of rhetorical investigation including executive leadership, diplomacy, political campaigns, judicial and legislative deliberations, and public policy debate. Critical, analytical, or interpretive essays that examine particular instances of symbolic inducement in any historical period are welcome. Of special interest are manuscripts that explore the nexus of rhetoric, politics, and ethics - the worlds of persuasion, power, and social values as they meet in the crucible of public debate and deliberation.