FAMILY & COMMUNITY HISTORY
Scope & Guideline
Illuminating Histories: The Stories Behind Families and Communities
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Historical Analysis of Family Units:
The journal focuses on the evolution of family structures across different periods and regions, examining how socio-economic and cultural factors influence familial relationships. - Community Histories and Social Networks:
It explores the dynamics of communities, including networks of support, dissent, and cooperation, particularly in the context of historical events like migration, industrialization, and wars. - Cultural Representations and Memory:
The journal investigates how cultural narratives and collective memories are formed within families and communities, analyzing artifacts, literature, and oral histories. - Social Issues and Historical Contexts:
There is a consistent focus on social issues such as poverty, crime, and health, contextualized within historical frameworks to understand their impact on families and communities. - Interdisciplinary Approaches:
The journal encourages methodologies from various disciplines, including sociology, anthropology, and cultural studies, to enrich the understanding of family and community histories.
Trending and Emerging
- Migration and Transnational Families:
There is an increasing focus on migration patterns and the experiences of transnational families, reflecting current global movements and their historical contexts. - Intersectionality in Family and Community Studies:
Emerging themes emphasize the intersection of race, class, gender, and sexuality within family and community histories, providing a more nuanced understanding of social dynamics. - Historical Perspectives on Mental Health and Disability:
Recent papers explore the historical treatment and representation of mental health issues and disabilities within families and communities, marking a growing interest in these often marginalized narratives. - Environmental Histories and Community Responses:
The journal is beginning to publish more on how communities have responded to environmental changes and crises, linking historical community dynamics with contemporary ecological concerns. - Digital Humanities and Family History:
The integration of digital tools and methodologies in family history research is a rising trend, enabling new ways of analyzing and presenting family narratives.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional Family Structures:
There seems to be a waning focus on traditional nuclear family structures in favor of more complex family dynamics, such as single-parent households and blended families. - Rural Community Histories:
Although rural histories remain significant, there is a noticeable decline in papers specifically dedicated to rural community studies, possibly overshadowed by urban narratives. - Victorian Social Norms and Values:
The exploration of Victorian-era family values and social norms has diminished, likely due to a shift towards more contemporary issues and broader historical contexts. - Colonial Family Histories:
Research specifically focused on colonial family experiences and structures appears to be less frequent, as attention pivots towards post-colonial studies and global histories. - Quantitative Historical Methods:
There is a reduced emphasis on quantitative analyses of family and community data, with a growing preference for qualitative narratives and case studies.
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