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Germanic Languages & Literatures: Electronic Journals and Reviews
Scholarly Journals
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Digitized Periodical Collections
Scholarly Journals
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A selected list of online peer-reviewed journals on German language and literature. Check the library catalog for print versions of these titles.
Amsterdamer Beiträge zur neuren Germanistik (0304-6257)
Chloe: Beihefte zum Daphnis (0168-9878)
Daphnis: Zeitschrift für Mittlere Deutsche Literatur (0300-693X)
German Life and Letters (0016-8777)
Multidisciplinary coverage of literary and non-literary concerns in the German-speaking world.
German Quarterly (0016-8831)
Research in German literary and cultural studies. Includes book reviews, special reports, and forums.
German Studies Review (0149-7952)
Research in all areas of German Studies (history, literature, politics, etc.), articles in English or German.
Germanic Review (0016-8890)
Research in all areas of German literature from the medieval period to the present, articles in English or German.
Glossen (1093-6025)
"A peer reviewed international bilingual scholarly journal on literature, film, and art in the German speaking countries after 1945." Electronic journal published by Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA.
Monatshefte (0026-9271)
The oldest continuing journal of German studies in the U.S. It offers scholarly articles dealing with the language and literature of German-speaking countries and with cultural matter which has literary or linguistic significance. Includes extensive book reviews of current scholarship.
New German Critique (0094-033X)
Covers twentieth-century political and social theory, philosophy, literature, film, media, and art, reading cultural texts in light of current theoretical debates.
Women in German Yearbook (1058-7446)
Feminist approaches to all aspects of German literary, cultural and language studies, including pedagogy.
Literary Journals and Book Reviews
H-Net Reviews
An online searchable database of scholarly reviews for works in
the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Litrix.de
English-language reviews of recently published German fiction and non-fiction.
New Books in German
English-language reviews of recently published German books. Includes a list of
recent translations of German works.
Perlentaucher.de
An online culture and literary magazine for German-speaking Europe. Contains articles,
abbreviated book reviews, and synopses from feature sections ("Feuilletons") in the German-language press.
Rezensionsforum Literaturkritik.de
Book reviews and literary criticism.
Signandsight
English version of the German online culture magazine Perlentaucher (see above).
Volltext : Zeitung für Literatur
Austrian literary magazine, includes reviews of current literature.
Additional resources at German Studies Web : Literature Resources. Scroll down to "Book Reviews" and "Literary Journals".
Digitized Periodical Collections (Full-text)
ANNO : AustriaN Newspaper Online
From the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Austrian newspapers and magazines from mainly the 19th and early 20th century.
Compact Memory : Deutsch-jüdische Literaturgeschichte im Web
A major digitization project of German-Jewish periodicals (mainly 19th and early 20th century).
Exilpresse digital : Deutsche Exilzeitschriften
From the Deutsche Bibliothek, a selection of German exile magazines (1933-1945).
The Gerritsen Collection-Women's History Online, 1543-1945
Focusing on Women's History and feminist movements, provides access to more than 4,700 publications from continental Europe, the U.S., the United Kingdom, Canada, and New Zealand, dating from 1543-1945.
The broad scope of Gerritsen Online allows scholars to trace the evolution of feminism within a single country, as well as the impact on others.
Includes periodicals and monographs in 15 languages. More
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JSTOR
Contains the back runs of about 500 journals, excluding the most recent issues (3-5 years).
Kladderadatsch
Berlin satirical magazine, 1848-1944.
Project MUSE
Access to over 300 journals in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.
Ulk : illustriertes Wochenblatt für Humor und Satire
Digitization covers 1914-1930.
Zeitschriften der Aufklärung
Selection of 18th and 19th century journals, ranging from Berlinische Monatsschrift to Thalia. Search and browse full-text.
Additional resources at German Studies Web: Major Digital Projects. Scroll down to "Periodicals and Newspapers".