In 2003 Austrian Studies was relaunched under the aegis of the Modern Humanities Research Association in London. The editors are assisted by an International Advisory Board of distinguished scholars in a variety of humanities disciplines and Austrian Studies is now published annually as a refereed journal – in both printed and electronic form. Subscription information is available from the publishers, Maney Publishing.
The editors are:
Department of German
University College London
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT
United Kingdom
Telephone: 020 7679 3099
Fax: 020 7813 0168
Email: J.beniston@ucl.ac.uk
Professor Robert Vilain
Department of German
Royal Holloway London
Egham
Surrey TW20 0EX
United Kingdom
Telephone: 01784 443197
Fax: 01784 479057
Email: r.vilain@rhul.ac.uk
As before, Austrian Studies is conceived as an annual journal reflecting sustained interest in the distinctive cultural traditions of the Habsburg Empire and the Austrian Republic. By publishing a wide range of articles in English, together with a selection of book reviews, it aims to make recent research accessible to a broadly based international readership.
The focus is on Austrian culture from 1750 to the present. Literature is considered in relation to psychology, philosophy, political theory, music, theatre, film and the visual arts. ‘Austrian’ includes the German-language culture of former areas of the Habsburg Empire, such as Prague and the Bukovina, as well as the work of people of Austrian origin living abroad. Austrian interactions with other linguistic and ethnic groups – the Jewish communities of Austria-Hungary, for example – are also taken into account.
The new series of Austrian Studies follows the model established in the first by Professor Ritchie Robertson and Professor Edward Timms: each volume has a coherent but broadly conceived theme, and including space for reviews of the most important recent publications in the field of Austrian Studies. Each volume also includes a substantial review article devoted to keeping readers up-to-date with the very latest Austrian literature and with major cultural debates and events.
Subscription details are available online at Maney Publishing (Browse Journals: Austrian Studies).
Volume 11, 'Hitler's First Victim'? Memory and Representation in Post-War Austria was published in October 2003.
Volume 12, The Austrian Lyric appeared in January 2005.
Volume 13, Austria and France, appeared in October 2005.
Volume 14, Politics and Culture in 'Red Vienna' appeared in October 2006.
Volume 15, Austrian Satire and Other Essays appeared in 2007 as a 'Festschrift' for Professor Edward Timms.
Volume 16, From Ausgleich to Jahrhundertwende: Literature and Culture 1867-1890, edited by Judith Beniston and Deborah Holmes, appeared early in 2009.
Volume 17, Words and Music, edited by Judith Beniston, Robert Vilain and Geoffrey Chew will appear in May 2010.
Papers for Volume 18, Austria and the Alps: Landscape, Culture and National Identity, edited by Jon Hughes have been commissioned and the volume is due to appear in October 2010.
A call for papers for Volume 19, The Austrian ‘Noughties’: Texts, Films and Debates, 2000-2009 (2011) is available here.
The Notes for Contributors are also available online.
Articles will be published in English, but proposals may be submitted in English, German or French. It will usually be possible to arrange translation for those articles formally accepted for publication.
Please note that although Austrian Studies has not hitherto accepted unsolicited articles outside the framework of the themed volumes, this policy may change from 2010 onwards. Please contact either of the editors for further information.