''Feminist Formations'' is a

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established in 1988 as the ''NWSA Journal'' (also known as the ''

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Journal''); the name was changed beginning with the Spring 2010 issue. It publishes

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and multicultural feminist scholarship in

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, gender, and sexuality studies linking

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with teaching and

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. In addition to its essays focusing on feminist scholarship and its reviews of books, the journal regularly publishes special issues focused on topics especially important in the field of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies and also features vibrant cover art and poetry and cutting-edge feminist artists and poets. The journal is edited by

Patti Duncan Patti Duncan is an American academic and author, and a Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Oregon State University. Duncan's main focus is "transnational feminisms, women of color feminisms, feminist media studies, feminist mothe ...

, a professor of Women, Gender, and

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, and is published three times per year by the Johns Hopkins University Press.

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