About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Affirmations: of the modern is the journal of the Australasian Modernist Studies Network. Affirmations aims to stir up modernist studies by drawing attention to that which has been, and remains, peripheral, overlooked, or unseen. Embracing our Antipodean position, the journal seeks to build upon recent developments in the field that have troubled modernism’s too-settled histories and its centre-periphery relations. Whether through focusing on previously overlooked works or forms of modernist literature, art, and culture; examining the less-discussed sites, iterations, and experiences of modernity; or taking innovative approaches to modernism’s better-known figures, texts, and themes, Affirmations seeks scholarship that challenges us to look at the field from new theoretical, critical, disciplinary, and interdisciplinary perspectives. While international in scope and contribution, Affirmations has a particular commitment to fostering modernist scholarship related to the Asia-Pacific region, and to promoting work by both established and emerging scholars in the region.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Authors of published articles remain the copyright holders and grant third parties the right to use, reproduce, and share the article according to the Creative Commons license agreement.

Journal Archiving

The journal’s publisher, Open Humanities Press, focuses on making content discoverable and accessible through indexing services. Content is also archived around the world to ensure long-term availability.

For Librarians

We encourage research librarians to list this journal among their library's electronic journal holdings. Librarians might also consider this journal's open-source publishing system for the journals with which their faculty are involved. See Open Journal Systems for more information.

History

Affirmations: of the modern was established in 2013 under the auspices of the Centre for Modernism Studies in Australia. In 2020, Affirmations became the offical journal of the Australasian Modernist Studies Network.