JOURNAL OF SOUTHERN HISTORY
Scope & Guideline
Pioneering Research in Southern Historical Scholarship
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Southern Identity and Culture:
Explores the complexities of Southern identity, including race, class, gender, and regional cultures, and how these factors shape historical narratives. - Civil Rights and Social Justice:
Focuses on the struggles and achievements of civil rights movements in the South, examining the intersection of race, politics, and social justice. - Reconstruction and Its Legacies:
Analyzes the Reconstruction era's impact on Southern society, politics, and economic structures, and how these legacies resonate in contemporary issues. - Environmental History:
Investigates the relationship between the South's natural environment and its historical development, including agriculture, urbanization, and environmental justice. - Slavery and Its Aftermath:
Addresses the history of slavery in the South and its repercussions, including the narratives of enslaved people, abolitionism, and ongoing racial inequalities. - Historical Memory and Commemoration:
Examines how historical events are remembered and commemorated in the South, including the role of monuments, public history, and collective memory.
Trending and Emerging
- Intersectionality in Historical Narratives:
There is a growing emphasis on intersectional analyses that consider how race, gender, class, and sexuality intersect in historical contexts, enriching the understanding of Southern history. - Environmental Justice and History:
Recent publications increasingly address environmental issues, exploring how historical injustices are intertwined with environmental degradation and advocacy for justice. - Queer History and LGBTQ+ Perspectives:
Emerging themes include the exploration of LGBTQ+ histories and identities in the South, reflecting a broader societal recognition of diverse narratives. - Migration and Mobility:
Studies on migration patterns, including the Great Migration and contemporary migrations, are gaining prominence, emphasizing the dynamic nature of Southern identity and demographic changes. - Public History and Memory Studies:
There is a heightened focus on public history initiatives and how communities engage with their pasts, particularly regarding monuments, memorialization, and historical interpretation.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional Military History:
There has been a reduced emphasis on traditional military history, particularly narratives solely centered around battles and military leaders, as the journal increasingly prioritizes social history and cultural studies. - Economic History of the Antebellum South:
Studies focusing exclusively on the economic systems of the antebellum South have diminished, possibly due to a growing interest in social and cultural factors over purely economic analyses. - Conventional Biographical Studies:
The journal has seen fewer traditional biographical studies of historical figures, as scholarship shifts towards thematic explorations that incorporate broader societal implications. - Regionalism in Isolation:
Papers that treat Southern history in isolation from national or global contexts are less prevalent, reflecting a trend towards more interconnected historical narratives. - Nineteenth-Century Political History:
There is a waning focus on political history strictly limited to the nineteenth century, as more researchers explore the interplay between historical events and modern implications.
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