''Representations'' is an interdisciplinary journal in the
humanities
Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture, including Philosophy, certain fundamental questions asked by humans. During the Renaissance, the term "humanities" referred to the study of classical literature a ...
published quarterly by the
University of California Press
The University of California Press, otherwise known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing. It was founded in 1893 to publish scholarly and scientific works by faculty ...
. The journal was established in 1983 and is the founding publication of the
New Historicism movement of the 1980s. It covers topics including literary, historical, and
cultural studies
Cultural studies is an academic field that explores the dynamics of contemporary culture (including the politics of popular culture) and its social and historical foundations. Cultural studies researchers investigate how cultural practices rel ...
. The founding editorial board was chaired by
Stephen Greenblatt and
Svetlana Alpers. ''Representations'' frequently publishes thematic special issues, for example, the 2007 issue on the legacies of American
Orientalism
In art history, literature, and cultural studies, Orientalism is the imitation or depiction of aspects of the Eastern world (or "Orient") by writers, designers, and artists from the Western world. Orientalist painting, particularly of the Middle ...
, the 2006 issue on cross-cultural
mimesis
Mimesis (; , ''mīmēsis'') is a term used in literary criticism and philosophy that carries a wide range of meanings, including '' imitatio'', imitation, similarity, receptivity, representation, mimicry, the act of expression, the act of ...
, and the 2005 issue on political and intellectual redress.
Anthologies
The UC Press ''Representations'' books series has collected and reprinted many essays originally published in the journal, including:
* ''The Making of the Modern Body: Sexuality and Society in the Nineteenth Century'', edited by Catherine Gallagher and Thomas Laqueur
* ''Representing the English Renaissance'', edited by Stephen Greenblatt
* ''Misogyny, Misandry, Misanthropy'', edited by R. Howard Bloch and Frances Ferguson
* ''Law and the Order of Culture'', edited by Robert Post
* ''The New American Studies: Essays from Representations'', edited by Philip Fisher
* ''New World Encounters'', edited by Stephen Greenblatt
* ''Future Libraries'', edited by R. Howard Bloch and Carla Hesse
* ''The Fate of "Culture": Geertz and Beyond'', edited by Sherry B. Ortner
References
Further reading
* Randolph Starn, "Making Representations", ''Chronicle of the University of California'', 6 (Spring 2004): 160–167.
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External links
* {{Official website, http://www.representations.org
University of California Press academic journals
Multidisciplinary humanities journals
Academic journals established in 1983
Quarterly journals
English-language journals