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Studying English: Southern Literature

English, both at Centenary and on an academic global scale, is a multifaced, useful, and widely applicable field of study. This guide aims to highlight the different aspects of English taught here at Centenary while also providing resources and general kn

Journals Available Through Magale

  • The Faulkner Journals
    • https://www.jstor.org/journal/faulknerj
    • The Faulkner Journal, a peer-reviewed forum for the scholarly study of William Faulkner's life and works, is published by the University of Central Florida. The journal publishes general issues twice a year and also publishes special double issues on topics such as Faulkner and Feminisms, Faulkner the Reiver, and Faulkner and Latin America.
  • Flannery O’Connor Review
    • https://www.jstor.org/journal/flanneryoconnor
    • Published annually, the Flannery O'Connor Review is a scholarly journal dedicated to Flannery O'Connor and her works published by and on behalf of the Georgia College and State University.
  • Mark Twain Journal
    • https://www.jstor.org/journal/marktwainj
    • The Mark Twain Journal is devoted to the lives and works of Mark Twain and his circle of family, friends, and acquaintances, drawing especially on contemporary sources. The Journal particularly welcomes well-documented biographical and historical articles of Twain and his contemporaries but will also consider critical essays of general interest. Founded in 1936 by Cyril Clemens (Editor, 1936-82), it is one of the oldest journals devoted to a single author.
  • The Mississippi Quarterly
    • https://www.jstor.org/journal/missquar
    • Founded in 1948, Mississippi Quarterly is published by the College of Arts and Sciences at Mississippi State University and is recognized as one of the premier journals in the field of southern studies. Mississippi Quarterly publishes scholarly essays, interviews, and book reviews on literature, history, film, and other subjects. The journal showcases work by established and emerging scholars comprising a diverse selection of topics and critical perspectives.
  • South: A Scholarly Journal
    • https://www.jstor.org/journal/soutschoj
    • Like its predecessor, SLJ (Southern Literary Journal), conceived out of the turbulence of 1968, south makes its first appearance in the global uncertainty and national unrest that has characterized the new millennium. It is with this in mind that south embraces both the edge and the urgency of scholarly and sometimes creative inquiry into that region called “the south.”
  • Southern Cultures
    • https://www.jstor.org/journal/southerncultures
    • Southern Cultures is an academic quarterly about the history and cultures of the U.S. South, published by UNC Press with the Center for the Study of the American South for readers in the South and beyond.
  • The Tennessee Williams Annual Review
    • https://www.jstor.org/journal/tennwillannurevi
    • The Tennesee Williams Annual Review was founded in 1998 and is published by the Historic New Orleans CollectionThe Tennessee Williams Annual Review  invites academic writing on all aspects of the Williams oeuvre, including his plays, poetry, prose, and correspondence. Studies of the productions of his plays and technical analyses of stagecraft and institutional issues are also welcome. Founded in 1998, the journal routinely publishes brief texts that emerge from the ongoing examination of his literary records (usually draft versions of plays).

Popular Writings

Open Access Links

  • LibriVox recordings - https://librivox.org
    • LibriVox volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain , and then they release the audio files back onto the net for free. All of their audio is in the public domain. Users can find thousands of free audiobooks.
  • Gutenberg eBooks - https://www.gutenberg.org
    • Project Gutenberg is an online library of free eBooks. Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. The website publishes thousands of public domain eBooks.

Podcast Recommendations

What is Southern Literature

This documentary, written and produced by Ross Spears, explores in three part the history and evolution of Southern Literature from 1915 to 1999.