Australian Literary Studies

Australian Literary Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal of literary studies, specialising in historical, critical, and theoretical studies of Australian literature. It was established in 1963 by Laurie Hergenhan[1][2] (University of Queensland), who edited the journal for its first forty years.[3] The current editor is Leigh Dale (University of Wollongong), who took over in 2002; in 2010 the journal increased its publication frequency to quarterly, with two issues (May and October) focussed on Australian authors and texts, along with two "general" issues (June and November). Recent successful special issues have focussed on queer writers and writing, the environment, medievalism, and biopolitics. The journal, described as "the preeminent journal in Australian literary criticism",[4] is abstracted and indexed by the MLA International Bibliography and AustLit.

References

  1. ↑ Arnold, John (1993). "Studying Australian Literature: A Guide to Some Recent Sources". World Literature Today 67 (3): 533–539. doi:10.2307/40149349.
  2. ↑ Gelder, Ken (1998). "The Trouble with Australian Literature". Australian Quarterly 70 (6): 8–12. doi:10.2307/20637774.
  3. ↑ Monahan, Sean (2003). A Long and Winding Road: Xavier Herbert's Literary Journey. UWA. pp. 299 n.3. ISBN 9781876268930. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  4. ↑ Raines, Gay (1996). "Australian Literature: General". In Mark Hawikins-Dady. Reader's Guide to Literature in English. Taylor & Francis. pp. 79–82. ISBN 9780203303290. Retrieved 11 February 2013.

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