Reading the Radical American Periodical

This special issue probes our definitions and understandings of both the ‘radical’ and the ‘American’ in North American print and periodical culture. As many of the subsequent papers demonstrate, notions of radicalism as expressed in American periodicals often necessitate(d) looking beyond the natio...

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Main Authors: Victoria Bazin, Sue Currell, E. James West
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UCL Press 2018-10-01
Series:Radical Americas
Online Access:https://ucl.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.14324/111.444.ra.2018.v3.1.018
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spelling doaj-be2aa565d3324a78be948e0d62fa6b1d2020-12-15T17:22:35ZengUCL PressRadical Americas2399-46062018-10-0110.14324/111.444.ra.2018.v3.1.018Reading the Radical American PeriodicalVictoria BazinSue CurrellE. James WestThis special issue probes our definitions and understandings of both the ‘radical’ and the ‘American’ in North American print and periodical culture. As many of the subsequent papers demonstrate, notions of radicalism as expressed in American periodicals often necessitate(d) looking beyond the nation state. Similarly, this issue highlights the fluidity of ‘radicalism’ as a temporal and technological concept; relatable not only to literary content, but also to graphic design, editorial control, foreign language use, subscription policies, and other aspects of production, dissemination and reception. Thematically and conceptually diverse, the articles collated here provide a judicious intervention into the developing field of periodical studies.https://ucl.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.14324/111.444.ra.2018.v3.1.018
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description This special issue probes our definitions and understandings of both the ‘radical’ and the ‘American’ in North American print and periodical culture. As many of the subsequent papers demonstrate, notions of radicalism as expressed in American periodicals often necessitate(d) looking beyond the nation state. Similarly, this issue highlights the fluidity of ‘radicalism’ as a temporal and technological concept; relatable not only to literary content, but also to graphic design, editorial control, foreign language use, subscription policies, and other aspects of production, dissemination and reception. Thematically and conceptually diverse, the articles collated here provide a judicious intervention into the developing field of periodical studies.
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