RACE, CLASS AND ETHNICITY STUDIES

 

Three Good Reference Sources for Ethnic Serials:

 

Encyclopedic Directory of Ethnic Newspapers and Periodicals

Ireland, Sandra L. Jones.

 

Ethnic Periodicals in Contemporary America: An Annotated Guide. NY: Greenwood Press, 1990.

 

The Oxbridge Directory of Ethnic Periodicals

Journals

Amerasia Journal, 1971--. 3/yr.

Call number: E 184 .O6 A44

Published by the Asian American Studies Center at UCLA. Described as a "national interdisciplinary journal of scholarship, criticism, and literature on Asian and Pacific Americans." Extremely broad in scope. Extensive book review section but no bibliographies.

 

American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 1974--. 4/yr.

Call number: E 75 .A5124

Scope is "the advancement of knowledge about American Indians" and includes history, sociology, and pedagogy. Publishes an extensive book review section, comprising about 40% of each issue.

 

 

American Indian Quarterly, 1974--.

Call number: E 75 .A547

Publishes interdisciplinary articles in history, anthropology, literature, and the arts. Extensive book review section comprising about 40% of each issue. Also includes an annotated listing of recent publications and reprints.

 

 

American Jewish Archives, 1948--. 2/yr.

Call number: E 184 .J5 A37

"...devoted to the preservation and study of the American Jewish experience." Articles are accompanied by notes but not bibliographies. The April issue of every volume contains a list of selected acquisitions of the American Jewish Archives.

 

 

*American Jewish History, 1893--. 4/yr.

Call number: E 184 .J5 A521

The semiannual report of the status of the field includes a list of recent relevant dissertations. Numbers 2 and 4 of each year contained through 1991 annotated bibliographies of Judaica Americana, under the following categories: General works--bibliographies, historiography, local history, periodicals; Special Studies--biography, cultural life, education, genealogy, relations with non-Jews, relations overseas, sociology, synagogue history, and Zionism. This serial bibliography now appears to be dead.

 

 

Aztlan: A Journal of Chicano Studies, 1970--. 2/yr.

Call number: E 184 .M5 A9

Published by the Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA. Publishes articles and book reviews on the Chicano experience as it relates to both Mexico and the United States.

 

 

Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1978--. 4/yr.

Call number: HT 1501 .E73

Published in London. International in scope. Focuses on international issues of ethnic and racial studies. Some quantitative research. Social sciences orientation. Publishes articles, extensive book review section, occasional review essays, and a small "books received" section in each issue but no other bibliographies.

 

 

*Ethnic Forum: Journal of Ethnic Studies and Ethnic Bibliography, 1980-- 2/yr.

Call number: E 184 .A1 E82

Subject matter is global ethnic studies. Each issue publishes 5-8 research articles, ranging in nature from sociology, ethnic history, ethnic literature, to ethnic librarianship. Also publishes 20 to 25 reviews of current titles of print and nonprint sources on ethnic studies and a bibliography of Information and Reference sources as well as a books received section.

 

 

Ethnohistory, 1954--. 4/yr.

Call number: E 51 .E8

Journal of the American Society for Ethnohistory. Focus is on Native Americans. Each issue contains articles and 8-12 book reviews. No serial bibliography.

 

 

Explorations in Ethnic Studies, 1978--. 2/yr.

Call number: E 184 .A1 E96

Presents itself as a "multidisciplinary study of ethnicity, ethnic groups, intergroup relations, and the cultural life of ethnic minorities." Each article is followed by 2-3 critiques. July issue publishes abstracts from the annual conference on ethnic and minority studies. No serial bibliography.

 

 

Hispanic American Historical Review, 1918--.

Call number: F 1401 .H66

Dedicated to the history of Hispanic Americans. Includes book reviews, review essays and numerous selected bibliographies. Has three comprehensive indexes.

 

 

Immigration History Newsletter.

Publishes review essays and reports on research-in-progress in each issue as well as lists of recent publications of interest. Selected bibliographies on various topics appear on an irregular basis (every few issues). Each article is published with its own bibliography.

 

 

*Journal of American Ethnic History, 1965--. 2/yr.

Call number: E 184 .A1 J67

Focuses on "immigrant and ethnic history of North American people." Publishes articles, review essays, book reviews, and an extensive section of bibliography. Eurocentric bias.

 

 

Journal of Black Studies, 1970--. 4/yr.

Call number: E 185.5 .J8

Published by the Center for the Study of Afro-American History and Culture at UCLA. Each issue has 3-6 articles and a substantial book review section. International in scope with an emphasis on interdisciplinary research. The original emphasis was on African-Americans, but the journal has expanded its scope. No bibliographies.

 

 

Journal of Ethnic Studies, 1973--. 4/yr.

Call number: E 184 .A1 J68

"A publication of interdisciplinary scholarship, opinion, and creative expression." Contains articles, fiction, poetry, commentary, and book reviews. Each non-fiction article contains a bibliography, but there are no theme bibliographies published separately.

 

 

*Journal of Negro History, 1916--. 4/yr.

Call number: E 185 .J86

Founded in 1916 by Carter Woodson, this is probably the most influential journal dedicated to race. There is no political agenda present. Publishes book reviews and review essays. Regular serial bibliography of blacks in periodical literature compiled by Purvis Carter, professor of history at Prairie View A & M, Texas. Bibliographic categories are Intellectual, Cultural, Social, Slavery, Antebellum, Civil War, Reconstruction, Biography, Documents, Historiography, Methodology, Economic, Political, Legal, Women. Also contains a "Notes and Announcements" section which lists papers and conferences, etc. There is also a "books received" section.

 

 

New Scholar: An Americanist Review, 1969--. 2/yr.

Call number: H 1 .N46

Aim is "to provide an multidisciplinary forum for scholars seeking a better understanding of the unique human condition and experience of the Americas." Invites comparative studies in the Americas context, including work on indigenous societies, race relations, political and economic development, power relations, literary and artistic expression, and comparative colonial experience.

 

 

Phylon, 1940--. 4/yr.

Call number: E 185.5 .P5

The Atlanta University review of race and culture. This journal is interdisciplinary in nature and differs from other journals of ethnic subject matter by its emphasis on culture. Coverage is not restricted to the United States. Early issues included a selected bibliography. Currently, the bibliographic apparatus consists of book reviews and review essays.

 

 

Race and Class, 1959--. 4/yr.

Call number: HT 1501

Originally a journal of race and group relations, it now bills itself as a "journal for Black and Third World liberation." Published in London. Deals w/issues of ethnicity, class, and gender. Contains articles, book reviews, and lists of books received, as well as occasional review articles. Occasionally publishes special editions devoted to current issues, e.g. the invasion of Lebanon. No theme bibliographies.

 

 

Western Journal of Black Studies, 1977--. 4/yr.

Call number: E 184.7 .W4

Sociologically-oriented, but covers diverse topics like African-American art and literature. Also contains articles concerning African-American studies. Is dedicated to "research, social analysis and political commentary." Contains book reviews in every issue but it does not publish on ongoing serial bibliography. Scholarly influence of the journal may not be great, but it publishes some valuable articles.

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