October (journal)
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| Abbreviated title (ISO) | October |
| Discipline | Contemporary art |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Adam Lehner |
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| Publisher | MIT Press (United States) |
| Publication history | 1976-present |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
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| ISSN | 0162-2870 (print) 1536-013X (web) |
| LCCN | 2001-213401 |
| OCLC number | 47273509 |
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October is a peer-reviewed academic journal specializing in contemporary art, criticism, and theory, published by the MIT Press.
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[edit] History
October was established in 1976 in New York by Rosalind Krauss and Annette Michelson, who left Artforum to do so. Its name is a reference to the Eisenstein film[1] that set the tone of intellectual, politically engaged writing that has been the hallmark of the journal. The journal was an important participant in introducing French post-structural theory on the English-speaking academic scene, and the journal became a major voice interpreting postmodern art. Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe, one of the co-founders of the journal, withdrew after only a few issues, and by the spring of 1977, Douglas Crimp joined the editorial team. In 1990, after Crimp left the journal, Krauss and Michelson were joined by Yve-Alain Bois, Hal Foster, Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Denis Hollier, and John Rajchman.[2]
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As well as in-depth articles and reviews of 20th century and contemporary art, the journal features critical interpretations of cinema and popular culture from a progressive viewpoint.
[edit] Collections
The success of the journal has led the publisher, MIT Press, to release two anthologies of articles[3] and a book series. It has also led the editors to academic positions at some of the most prestigious universities in the U.S., including Harvard, Princeton, and Columbia.[citation needed]
[edit] Notable contributors
[edit] References
- ^ Krauss, Rosalind; Michelson, Annette (Spring, 1976), "About October", October (MIT Press) 1: 3–5, ISSN 0162-2870, http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0162-2870%28197621%291%3C3%3AAO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-R
- ^ "Mathias Danbolt, Front Room – Back Room: An Interview with Douglas Crimp". Trikster – Nordic Queer Journal #2, 2008. http://trikster.net/2/crimp/1.html. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
- ^ October, the First Decade and October, the Second Decade, see Primary Sources
[edit] Further reading
- Michelson, Annette; Krauss, Rosalind; Crimp, Douglas et al., eds. (1987), October, the First Decade, The MIT Press, ISBN 0-262-13222-2, http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=5693
- Krauss, Rosalind; Michelson, Annette; Bois, Yve-Alain et al., eds. (1998), October, the Second Decade, The MIT Press, ISBN 0-262-11226-4, http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=7637
[edit] External links
- October Official website, including volumes 99-present, paid subscription archive
- October at JSTOR, Volumes 1-98, 1976-2001
