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Comparative American Studies
Volume 8 (2010), 4 issues per year
North American Editor:
Jane Desmond (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
European Editor:
Book Reviews Editor:
Advisory Board Members:
Olutayo Charles Adesina (University of Ibadan, Nigeria)
Ien Ang (University of Western Sydney, Nepean, Australia)
Antonio Barrenechea (University of Mary Washington)
Keith Beattie (Deakin University)
Alfred Bendixen (Texas A&M University, USA)
Gert Buelens (University of Ghent, Belgium)
Virginia Dominiquez (University of Iowa, USA)
Richard Ellis (University of Birmingham, UK)
M Giulia Fabi (University of Ferrara, Italy)
Mick Gidley (University of Leeds, UK)
Robert Gross (University of Connecticut, USA)
Kousar Jabeen Azam (Osmania University, India)
Djelal Kadir (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
Karen Kilcup (University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA)
Elaine Kim (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
W S Lucas (University of Birmingham, UK)
Gesa Mackenthun (University of Rostock, Germany)
Lucy Maddox (Georgetown University, USA)
JoAnne Mancini (National University of Ireland, Maynooth)
Lisa Merrill (Hofstra University, USA)
Maureen Montgomery (University of Canterbury, New Zealand)
David E Nye (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark)
Donald E Pease (Dartmouth College, USA)
Rafael Perez-Torres (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
John Carlos Rowe (University of California, Irvine, USA)
Christopher Saunders (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
Stephen Shapiro (University of Warwick, UK)
Werner Sollors (Harvard University, USA)
Sonia Torres (Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil)
Comparative American Studies is an international journal that extends scholarly debates about American Studies beyond the geographical boundaries of the United States, repositioning discussions about American culture within an international, comparative framework.
At this time of increasing globalization there is a growing need for American Studies to be re-articulated in a comparative manner: that is to say, first and foremost taking account of interactions between the USA and other parts of the world, whilst also fully attending to multi-ethnic comparisons within the USA. The special need for developing international comparison is acknowledged in the USA itself as well as throughout Europe and worldwide; indeed, there is increasing academic interest within the American Studies community in the United States in the development of perspectives on this area of study from outside the USA's borders. The events of September 2001 in New York City and Washington DC have brought home even more sharply how the destiny of the USA must now be understood in relation to global networks rather than simply domestic politics.
The main disciplines covered in the journal are: literature, film, popular culture, photography and the visual arts. Attention is also given to history, the social sciences and politics, particularly insofar as these fields impact on cultural texts.
Invitation to Submit to Comparative American Studies
Papers relating to all aspects of the journal's aims and scope are welcome. Some particular themes
that may be considered are:
- Political issues such as those surrounding the progress of Obama's presidency, from a global perspective'
- Comparative film studies.
- Music and globalisation, such as 50 years after 'Kind of Blue'.
- Responses and follow-up to the 2009's themed issue on ecopoetries, Environmental issues and American Studies.