Women's Studies Quarterly
| Discipline | Women's studies, Feminist Theory, Gender Studies, Queer Studies |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Jillian Báez and Natalie Havlin |
| Publication details | |
Former name(s) | Women's Studies Newsletter |
| History | 1972-present |
| Publisher | The Feminist Press (USA) |
| Frequency | Biannually |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Women's Stud. Q. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0732-1562 |
| LCCN | 86643276 |
| JSTOR | 07321562 |
| OCLC no. | 7387895 |
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Women's Studies Quarterly, often referred to as WSQ, is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal of women's studies that was established in 1972 and published by The Feminist Press.
Along with scholarly articles, the journal publishes fiction and creative nonfiction, poetry, and the visual arts. "Alerts and Provocations" informs readers about immediate political crises affecting women or regarding gender. "Classics Revisited" rereads a major text of women's and feminist studies, with a response by the original author. Book reviews and essays inform readers about recent work in the field.
The editors-in-chief are Jillian Báez (College of Staten Island, CUNY) and Natalie Havlin (LaGuardia Community College, CUNY). The poetry editor is Patricia Smith (College of Staten Island, CUNY). The fiction and prose editor is Rosalie Morales Kearns.
Previous editors-in-chief are Cynthia Chris (College of Staten Island), Matt Brim (College of Staten Island), Amy Herzog (Queens College), Joe Rollins (CUNY Graduate Center), Victoria Pitts-Taylor (Wesleyan University), and Talia Schaffer (Queens College), Cindi Katz (CUNY Graduate Center) and Nancy K. Miller (CUNY Graduate Center).
In 2007, WSQ obtained the 2007 Phoenix Award for Significant Editorial Achievement of The Council of Editors of Learned Journals.[1]
History
The journal was established in 1972 as the Women's Studies Newsletter, obtaining its current name in 1981.[2]
References
- ^ "Winners: Phoenix Award for Significant Editorial Achievement: 2007". The Council of Editors of Learned Journals. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ "The University of Wisconsln System Feminist Periodicals". University of Wisconsin. Retrieved 1 May 2014.