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25 February 2008, Leeds, UK

Dr Nick Selby appointed as Editor of Comparative American Studies journal from 2008

Maney Publishing has announced the appointment of Dr Nick Selby as the new Editor of Comparative American Studies in 2008. Dr Selby will take over from issue 3 this year.

Senior Lecturer in the School of American Studies, University of East Anglia, Nick Selby has a wide range of research interests, with poetry of the twentieth century at the core of his research.As well as focusing on American experimental poetry, avant-gardism and the issue of what constitutes an American poetics, his current interests also include transatlantic connections in British experimental poetry, and theories of the ethics and politics of close-reading.

Nick Selby is looking forward to his new role: “Comparative American Studies is nowstrongly established as a journal dedicated tochallengingand developing the field of American studies. I'm absolutely delighted to be taking over as editor of the journal and aim to keep its investigation of America and its cultures, and its contribution to American studies, fresh, exciting and intellectually stimulating.”

Contributions and ideas for papers or themed issues are welcomed and should be sent to: Dr Nick Selby, School of American Studies, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK, or email n.selby@uea.ac.uk, and in North and South America and the rest of world to: Jane Desmond, The International Forum for US Studies (IFUSS), 226 International Center, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA, or email: jane-desmond@uiowa.edu. For more information on Notes for Contributors please visit www.maney.co.uk/journals/notes/cas 

Nick Selby succeeds Dick Ellis, Head of the Department of American and Canadian Studies, University of Birmingham, who has edited the journal since 2003. 

A new Associate Editor will also be announced shortly, as Paul Giles retires after publication of the second issue. Jane Desmond continues as North American Editor. Both Dick Ellis and Paul Giles will remain on the journal's Editorial Board, where their valued contributions and editorial experience will continue to benefit the journal.  

Comparative American Studies is an international journal which repositions discussions about American culture within an international, comparative framework by extending scholarly debate about American studies beyond the geographical boundaries of the United States. In this time of increasing globalization there is a growing need for American studies to be re-articulated in a comparative manner: 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 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.

For more information please visit www.maney.co.uk/journals/cas. To sign up for free tables of contents alerts, please see www.maney.co.uk/online/tocs

NOTES TO EDITORS

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