American Literary History explores the intersection of literature with history, science, and theory, focusing on themes of race, gender, sexuality, and colonialism. The journal examines how literary texts engage with and shape social and political ideologies, including the construction of gender under slavery, the role of science in literature, the normalization of heterosexuality, and the complexities of Black and Indigenous encounters. It also investigates literary movements like realism and the historical context of reading practices.
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SJR Quartile by Discipline
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HistoryQ1
Literature and Literary TheoryQ1
Cultural StudiesQ2
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
Literature, American
Scopus Categories
HistoryCultural StudiesLiterature and Literary Theory
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Race, History, and American SocietyAmerican History and CultureLatin American and Latino StudiesPoetry Analysis and CriticismAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsAmerican and British Literature AnalysisHuman auditory perception and evaluationLiterature: history, themes, analysisAsian American and Pacific HistoriesLegal Cases and Commentary