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Interdisciplinary Research
Welcome to the research guide for Interdisciplinary Research in American Studies. The resources in this guide are designed to help you make this class a success.
See below for course information and resources for publishing your research.
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Where to Publish
If you write an article for your class project, you need to consider where to publish.
Here, find the information for Civitas, a journal published by NWOSU. Also see the MLA Directory of Periodicals, which indexes a wide range of journals, complete with their publication information and submission details.
- Civitas: The Journal of Citizenship Studies
The peer-reviewed journal Civitas is published here at NWOSU. You can see the full text of past issues by following the link.
Civitas is an annual, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed publishing venue aimed at promoting scholarship concerning the humanities and social sciences as they relate to citizenship matters.
- MLA Directory of Periodicals
- Why search here? This directory indexes journals and book series on various subjects in the humanities. Entries include submission requirements, circulation information, and contact information. This database is especially useful to researchers looking for journals in which to publish.
- What’s included? Every journal and book series in the MLA International Bibliography is included.
Best Bets
The following can help you start your research.
Because of the eclectic nature of this field of research, the resources recommended below are extremely cursory. See the Library Resources tab for more extensive lists of suggested materials.
Databases
- Humanities International Complete
- Why search here? This database contains full-text scholarly literature for all branches of the humanities including English, foreign languages, literature, rhetoric, religion, the fine arts, sociology, and history.
- What’s included? This database includes the full text of over 1,200 peer-reviewed journals and citations and abstracts for over 2,300 journals.
- JSTOR
- Why search here? JSTOR is a large, full-text database covering a wide range of academic subjects, including biology, history, law, mathematics, medicine, philosophy, political science, psychology, social science, and social work.
- What’s included? JSTOR contains the full text of thousands of journals, and its collections are especially strong for older or historic journals.
- Comparative American Studies
Covers literature, film, popular culture, photography, and the visual arts. Attention is also given to history, the social sciences, and politics, particularly insofar as these fields impact on cultural texts.
- Journal of American & Canadian Studies
Goal is to promote better understandings of the North American region; topics can be political, economical, historical, and cultural considerations on the area.
Critical and Comparative Perspectives on American Studies by ISBN: 9781443898034Publication Date:This volume explores the convergences and divergences of American studies today and, more specifically, investigates how this discipline might be approached. Drawing on a wide range of perspectives, the essays brought together here address concerns related to the role and capacity of American studies in the early 21st century, amidst alarming circumstances of environmental, economic, and educational degradation in a world characterized by a transnational flux of people, money, and cultures.
The Myths that Made America: An Introduction to American Studies by ISBN: 9781322079165Publication Date:This essential introduction to American studies examines the core foundational myths upon which the nation is based and which still determine discussions of U.S.-American identities today.
American Studies at Northwestern
These links will take you to official NWOSU university pages.
- School of Arts & Sciences
The departments within the school offer a total of fifteen majors and twenty minors at the undergraduate level and a master of arts in American studies at the graduate level.
- Department of Social Sciences
The Department of Social Sciences is a multi-disciplinary department consisting of degree programs in criminal justice (law enforcement and corrections), global studies, history, political science, public administration, social science education, and sociology.
- Graduate Studies
If you are interested in furthering your higher education at Northwestern, we offer master’s degree programs in education, counseling psychology, general psychology, and American studies—and one doctorate program in Nursing Practice (BSN to DNP online).
- Master of Arts in American Studies
American Studies is an interdisciplinary degree with coursework coming from the fields of agriculture, education, English, history, mass communication, political science, sociology, and theatre.
- NWOSU Institute for Citizenship Studies
An institute, associated with the Department of Social Sciences, to promote research and maintain an archival collection.