'Diasporic Italy: Journal of the Italian American Studies Association' Now Available for Open Access

Diasporic Italy: Journal of the Italian American Studies Association is a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal devoted to the Italian American Diaspora, focusing on timely and varied approaches to criticism and analysis of the field by presenting new perspectives and research on transnational issues.

Ryan Calabretta-Sajder, assistant professor of Italian and head of the Italian section, is the founding editor of Diasporic Italy. The issue is available for Open Access now until March 1.

Published by the University of Illinois Press, it is the official publication of the Italian American Studies Association, replacing the annual Conference Proceedings. Interdisciplinary in nature, Diasporic Italy publishes in all aspects of the arts, humanities, social sciences and cultural studies, and is particularly interested in comparative studies, pedagogy and translation. Additionally, the journal encourages submissions on movement to, from and within Italy conceptualizing all aspects of the diaspora including inter-coloniality and post(-)colonialism. The journal does not publish creative works outside of translations, nor book or media reviews.

Contacts

Ryan Calabretta Sajder, assistant professor
World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
479-575-5939, calabret@uark.edu

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