Comparative American Studies is an international journal that extends scholarly debates about American Studies beyond the geographical boundaries of the United States, repositioning discussions about American culture within an international comparative framework.
At this time of increasing globalization there is a growing need for American Studies to be re-articulated in a comparative manner: that is to say, first and foremost taking account of interactions between the USA and other parts of the world, whilst also fully attending to multi-ethnic comparisons within the USA. The special need for developing international comparison is acknowledged in the USA itself as well as throughout Europe and worldwide; indeed, there is increasing academic interest within the American Studies community in the United States in the development of perspectives on this area of study from outside the USA's borders. The events of September 2001 in New York City and Washington DC have brought home even more sharply how the destiny of the USA must now be understood in relation to global networks rather than simply domestic politics.
The main disciplines covered in the journal are: literature, film, popular culture, photography and the visual arts. Attention is also given to history, the social sciences and politics, particularly insofar as these fields impact on cultural texts.
Peer Review Statement
All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
Editors: Rachael McLennan (University of East Anglia, UK)
[email protected] Thomas Ruys Smith (University of East Anglia, UK)
[email protected] North American Editor: Jane Desmond (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
[email protected] Reviews Editors: Edward Clough (University of East Anglia, UK)
[email protected] Kimberley Lockwood (University of Nottingham, UK)
[email protected] Advisory Board Members: Olutayo Charles Adesina (University of Ibadan, Nigeria)
Ien Ang (University of Western Sydney, Nepean, Australia)
Kousar Jabeen Azam (Osmania University, India)
Antonio Barrenechea (University of Mary Washington, USA)
Keith Beattie (Deakin University, Australia)
Alfred Bendixen (Princeton University, USA)
Gert Buelens (University of Ghent, Belgium)
Theo D'haen (Leuven University, Belgium)
Virginia R Dominiquez (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
M Giulia Fabi (University of Ferrara, Italy)
Mick Gidley (University of Leeds, UK)
Paul Giles (University of Sydney, Australia)
Robert Gross (University of Connecticut, USA)
Keiko Ikeda (Doshisha University, Japan)
Djelal Kadir (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
Karen Kilcup (University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA)
Elaine Kim (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
W S Lucas (University of Birmingham, UK)
Gesa Mackenthun (University of Rostock, Germany)
Lucy Maddox (Georgetown University, USA)
JoAnne Mancini (National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland)
Lisa Merrill (Hofstra University, USA)
Maureen Montgomery (University of Canterbury, New Zealand)
David E Nye (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark)
Donald E Pease (Dartmouth College, USA)
Rafael Perez-Torres (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
John Carlos Rowe (University of California, Irvine, USA)
Christopher Saunders (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
Stephen Shapiro (University of Warwick, UK)
Werner Sollors (Harvard University, USA)
Graham Thompson (University of Nottingham, UK)
Sonia Torres (Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil)
Wil Verhoeven (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
Rob Wilson (University of California, Santa Cruz, USA)
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Comparative American Studies An International Journal is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
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