Two Potential Academic Journals for Article Submission
1) The Mark Twain Annual
Mission Statement, according to website:
“Aim and Scope: The Mark Twain Annual publishes critical and pedagogical articles about Mark Twain.” And “The Mark Twain Annual is now part of the highly anticipated American Literature Collection, an online collection of exceptional journals devoted to the study of American authors. Other journals in the collection include The F. Scott Fitzgerald Review, Leviathan, Poe Studies, and Steinbeck Review.”
Author Guidlines:
“Critical articles may be 10-20 pages long; pedagogical articles are generally shorter (in fact, we welcome 'toolbox' teaching items). Book reviews are up to 4 pages and are assigned by the editor. Please send books for review or requests to review a book to the editor.”
Observations on Table of Contents:
The journal contains the editor’s “Re: Marks,” two pedagogical essays, six critical essays, and three book reviews.
The first pedagogical essay is titled: “Blind Apexes and Scholarly Vision: Mark Twain Studies and The Art of High Performance Driving Or The Road Fast Traveled,” which I think is profoundly interesting. It seems like something I would read. And it gives me confidence in my own project, since it makes a connection of Twain studies to something practical and relevant in modern society. Celebrity culture may not always be practical, I realize, but it is beyond pervasive in our culture.
2) Celebrity Studies
Mission Statement or Aims/Scope: “Celebrity Studies is a journal that focuses on the critical exploration of celebrity, stardom and fame. It seeks to make sense of celebrity by drawing upon a range of (inter)disciplinary approaches, media forms, historical periods and national contexts. Celebrity Studies aims to address key issues in the production, circulation and consumption of fame, and its manifestations in both contemporary and historical contexts, while functioning as a key site for academic debate about the enterprise of celebrity studies itself. Alongside the primary articles, the journal will include a ‘blog' section devoted to shorter observations, debates or issues in celebrity culture, in conjunction with book reviews and conference reports.”
Since this Journal is coming in 2010, I could not find the TOC for its first issue. However, I think a paper on my artifact would be suitable material for submission since it would describe a manifestation of celebrity in a historical and international context, and might also shed light on the enterprise of celebrity studies itself.
...but seriously. I need help formulating research questions. This Topic feels like a snipe-hunt. And it is SO broad right now. Yeah, I'm definitely going to office hours.
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What do you think is the most interesting part of Twain's celebrity? Is it the persona presented through his work, or the overall idea of him as a figure in society/culture? In the second journal on Celebrity Studies it mentions historical context, but also the enterprise of celebrity itself... perhaps you can focus on Twain's name.How often was he mentioned in newspapers during his life? that could be interesting to research, and then it could also give you a clue as to how he was accepted in the celebrity culture of the period. I'm not sure how you would even go about searching for his name in publications during his life, but it could be a stepping stone to looking at him in this celebrity light you are focusing on. And perhaps if you find a really interesting article about him or something of his life you could narrow your research down to that particular point...
ReplyDeleteI don't know if that is at all helpful. Why did you pick Twain to start? What fascinated you from the start, think about that and then build on a specific point.
I know this might be "far fetched" but what about if you try to write something about Twain and celebrity for that Celebrity Studies journal? New journals usually have trouble getting submissions when they are first starting. What if you kept that goal "in mind" as you move along? Or what if, at least, you could participate in the blog? Just something to keep in mind as you keep going... perhaps it will get you focused?
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