Core Journals
Here is a sample of the core journals in Brazilian Studies, both in English and Portuguese. The list is organized by relevance and not by alphabetical order.
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Luso-Brazilian Review
Publishes interdisciplinary scholarship on Portuguese, Brazilian, and Lusophone African cultures, with special emphasis on scholarly works in literature, history, and the social sciences.
Coverage: 1964- -
Estudos de Literatura Brasileira Contemporânea
Scholarly articles about Brazilian literature and culture. Electronic serial. Online.
Coverage: 1999- -
Portuguese Studies
Published by the Department of Portuguese at King's College, U.K. Devoted to multidisciplinary research on the cultures, societies, and history of the Lusophone world.
Coverage: 1985- -
Colóquio Letras
Published by the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian in Portugal. Includes literary criticism, poetry, and short works of fiction from Portuguese-speaking countries.
Coverage: n. 1-61; 1959-1970. -
Journal of Lusophone Studies
Formerly called Ellipsis. Journal of the American Portuguese Studies Association (APSA). Articles on the languages, peoples and cultures of Portuguese-speaking countries and diasporas. -
Remate de males
Published by the Departamento de Teoria Literária do Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem at UNICAMP. Includes articles, reviews, interviews and other relevant material to literary studies.
Coverage: 1990-2006 (Hatcher)
Coverage: 1980- (Online) -
Chasqui
Focuses on significant theoretical issues in the analysis of Latin American cultural production, with particular emphasis on literature.
Coverage: 1972- -
Hispania
Journal of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. Publishes on language, linguistics, literature, film, literary criticism, cultural studies, applied linguistics, and pedagogy.
Coverage: 1918- -
Revista USP
Multidisciplinary journal from the Universidade de Sao Paulo. Publishes articles in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
Coverage: 1990- -
Romance Notes
Publishes articles on any literary, cultural, or linguistic topic dealing with Romance studies.
Coverage: 1959- -
Revista de Estudios Brasileños
Editada por la Universidad de Salamanca, en colaboración con la Universidade de São Paulo, se ofrece como un cauce de expresión académico dinámico y abierto a cuantas personas se interesen por todo lo que configura la identidad de Brasil, en los ámbitos de las Humanidades, Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas.
Other journals
Other journals. Some titles are out of print but digitized versions can be accessed online.
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Cadernos negrosPublication of Quilombhoje, publishes poetry and short-stories of the Afro-Brazilian community. Library has: 8, 11-13, 16-23, 25-27, 30, 32, 34- : 1985-
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CallalooPremier African Diaspora literary journal, publishes original works by, and critical studies of, black writers worldwide. The journal offers a rich mixture of fiction, poetry, plays, critical essays, cultural studies, interviews, and visual art. Frequent annotated bibliographies, special thematic issues, and original art and photography.
Coverage: 1978- -
CulturaBrazilian journal published by the Ministerio da Educação e Cultura, Serviço de Documentac̜ão. Out of Print. Available through Buhr Shelving Facility.
Coverage: 1948-1951 -
Latin American Research ReviewPremier interdisciplinary journal that publishes original research and surveys of current research on Latin America and the Caribbean. Interdisciplinary offerings reflect ahead-of-the-curve research, as well as new directions of knowledge creation in areas such as cultural studies, Latino issues and transnationalism. Coverage: 1965-
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Revista Civilização BrasileiraPublished by the publishing house Civilização Brasileira, this journal was an important publication against the Brazilian military dictatorship. Out of print. Available through Buhr Shelving Facility.
Coverage: 1964-1964 -
Revista da Academia Brasileira de LetrasJournal published by the Brazilian Academy of Letters.
Holdings at Michigan: 1910-1955. Some complete issues available through HathiTrust. -
Revista do Instituto de Estudos Avançados da Universidade de São PauloPublishes articles on humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Available online.
Coverage: 1987- -
Revista do patrimônio histórico e artístico nacionalJournal of the Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional. Published articles on national patrimony, history and art.
Holdings at Hatcher: 3, 11-17, 24
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