Name/Title
National Women's Studies Association JournalEntry/Object ID
2024.4.50Secondary Title
NWSAJDescription
The National Women's Studies Association Journal (NWSA Journal, or NWSAJ for short) published interdisciplinary and multicultural feminist scholarship focused on understanding women's lives. The NWSAJ accepted articles that were both theoretical and practical, thereby foregrounding the ways in which critical analysis can inform action both in and outside of academic settings. In addition to its essays focusing on feminist scholarship and its reviews of books, the NWSAJ published special issues focused on topics especially important in the field of Women's Studies. In this capacity, the NWSAJ served as a leader in the field of Women's Studies from 1988 to 2009. ***
HOLDINGS: Vol. 1 Issue 3, Spring 1989 (articles of interest: "Butches, Femmes & Feminists: The Politics of Lesbian Sexuality" by E.A. Smith; "The Impact of Gender & Race on Growing Up Lesbian & Gay in the South" by James T. Sears); Vol. 5 Issue 2, Summer 1993 (articles of interest: "Ignored, Overlooked or Subsumed: Research on Lesbian Health & Health Care" by Sue V. Rosser; couple of book reviews of Lesbian titles); Vol. 7 Issue 1, Spring 1995 (Issue Theme: Sexual Orientation); Vol. 8 Issue 1, Spring 1996 (Issue Theme: Global Perspectives; article of interest: "Toward an Understanding of Cross-National Differences in the Naming of Same-Sex Sexual/Intimate Relationships" by Saori Kamano & Diana Kohr; Vol.13 Issue 1, Spring 2001 (articles of interest: "Speaking of Cheryl Miller: Interrogating the Lesbian Taboo on a Women's Basketball Newsgroup" by Darcy C. Plymire & Pamela J. Forman; "Old Magic & New Fury: The Theaphany of Afrekete in Audre Lorde's 'Tar Beach'" by M.C. Ball); Vol. 18 Issue 1, Spring 2006 (Issue Theme: Aging: A Feminist Issue; article of interest: "We Need a Theoretical Base: Cynthia Rich, Women's Studies & Ageism" by V.B. Lipscomb); Vol. 19 Issue 1, Spring 2007 (Issue Theme: Feminism Art Activism; article of interest: "An Interview with the Guerilla Girls, Dyke Action Machine ((DAM!)) & the Toxic Titties" by Kristen Raizada); Vol. 19 Issue 2, Summer 2007 (article of interest: "Liberating Practice: A Critique of the Expressivist Turn in Lesbian-Feminist & Queer Practice" by Kathy Miriam.)Context
Known as the National Women's Studies Association Journal from 1988 to 2009, from 2010 onward to 2018 it was called Feminist Formations. It was published by JHU Press.Publication Details
Publication Type
JournalPeriodical
Periodicals/NewslettersVolume/Number/Issue
HOLDINGS - see attahced pdf for detailsDate Published
1988 - 2009ISSN
1040-0656Create Date
June 14, 2024Update Date
February 16, 2026
