''Modernism/modernity'' is a quarterly
peer-reviewed academic journal
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established in 1994 by Lawrence Rainey and Robert von Hallberg.
History
It covers methodological, archival, and theoretical approaches to
modernist studies in the long modernist period. Since 2000 it has been the official publication of the Modernist Studies Association.
In February 2014, the journal started operating with two editorial offices: a permanent MSA office and a permanent office at the University of York. It is published quarterly in January, April, September, and November by
Johns Hopkins University Press. The journal is also available in digital form through library databases such as
Project MUSE
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.
Content
Each issue includes a section of thematic essays, multi-work review essays, individual
book review
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s, and a list of "recent books of interest." The journal occasionally has guest-edited or special issues, with a series of related essays on one topic. The journal has also launched an "Out of the Archives" series, in which out-of-print and neglected works of
modernism
Modernism is both a philosophy, philosophical and arts movement that arose from broad transformations in Western world, Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movement reflected a desire for the creation of new fo ...
are reintroduced to its readership.
Staff
The current
editors-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
are ) Christopher Bush (
Northwestern University
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Charte ...
) and Anne Fernald (
Fordham University). Previous editors include Debra Rae Cohen (
University of South CarolinaAnn Ardis (
University of Delaware
The University of Delaware (colloquially UD or Delaware) is a public land-grant research university located in Newark, Delaware. UD is the largest university in Delaware. It offers three associate's programs, 148 bachelor's programs, 121 ma ...
),
Cassandra Laity (
Drew University
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), and
Jeffrey Schnapp
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(
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...
).
Accolades
In 2003, ''Modernism/modernity'' won the Phoenix Award from the
Council of Editors of Learned Journals.
Modernist studies journal wins award - Stanford News
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References
External links
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Modernist Studies Association
Review on JSTOR
Modernism
Publications established in 1994
Quarterly journals
Johns Hopkins University Press academic journals
Multidisciplinary humanities journals
English-language journals
Modernity
Academic journals associated with learned and professional societies
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