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American Studies: Journals

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The University of Manchester Library provides access to a wide range of journals relating to American culture, society and history.

Peer-reviewed journal articles are evaluated and critiqued by researchers and experts in the field before being published. They are high quality academic sources of information.

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Front cover of American Quarterly

American Quarterly

The term “American” is an ever-changing, ever-expanding word, one that defies boundaries and disciplines, and American Quarterly reflects the evolving landscape of American studies. Within the journal’s pages, you will find interdisciplinary scholarship aimed at motivating discussion and embracing fresh ideas in the field. American Quarterly is published by the Johns Hopkins University Press (Provided by Publisher).

Front cover of the Early American Studies Journal

Early American Studies

Early American Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal sponsored by The McNeil Center for Early American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. The journal publishes original research on the histories and cultures of North America and the Atlantic world before 1850. The editors welcome contributions from scholars working in a variety of disciplines concerned with early America, including history, art history, literary studies, religious studies, music, philosophy, and material culture studies, among others. They are especially interested in works that employ interdisciplinary methods or source materials (Provided by Publisher).

Front cover of Journal of American Studies

Journal of American Studies

This key title from Cambridge University Press features critical perspectives written by scholars from across the world on American history, politics, literature, popular culture, geography and much more.

The University of Manchester Library provides full access to this journal from 1967 to the present day.

American Studies e-journals

Search for journal articles using Library Search (you can do keyword searches for either the title of a journal or an article).

 

Relevant journals relating to American Studies

 

 

The list of journal titles above was compiled based on recent publishing data for authors from the Department of American Studies (extracted from Pure - the University of Manchester's institutional repository).

 

You can also browse a selection of the American Studies related journals we subscribe to using Browzine. 

Browzine American Studies

Google Scholar

Google Scholar can be a useful tool to use when searching for journal articles. However, it's important to be aware that Google Scholar will return results for articles, journals and other resources that the Library doesn't necessarily subscribe to and which you might not have free access to as a student at the University of Manchester.

Google Scholar Search

Library Access

In order to make it easier to identify and access content provided by the Library when searching Google (and without having to visit Library Search), we recommend that you download Library AccessThis is a useful browser extension that will pop-up and notify you when you are on a journal or website that the Library has a subscription for. 

Library Access

Order an Article

If you are unable to access an article that you need, fill in the Order an Article form and we will get it for you.

University staff should use the Order an Article (Staff) form.

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