About this Journal
- Western American Literature
- Journal
Published by the Western Literature Association (https://www.westernlit.org) in partnership with the University of Nebraska Press.
Since 1965, Western American Literature has been the leading peer-reviewed journal in the literary and cultural study of the North American West, defined broadly to include western Canada and northern Mexico. The journal constantly looks for new theoretical approaches to canonical figures as well as studies of emerging authors, filmmakers, and others who are expanding the canon of western literary and cultural production. While remaining grounded in the geography of the North American West, it continues to explore new approaches to literary and cultural studies more broadly, such as groundbreaking work in ecocriticism and scholarly support for the Hispanic Literary Heritage Recovery Project.
In a desire to further this tradition of integrating western studies into global scholarly conversations, there is special interest in publishing theoretical and critical articles in areas such as critical regionalism, global indigeneity, settler-colonialism, digital humanities, cinema and new media, global wests, and other cutting edge approaches.
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University of Nebraska PressAvailable Issues
Vol. 1 (1966) through current issue (with a gap in volume 16)Table of Contents
Volume 58, 2023-2024
Volume 57, 2022-2023
- Volume 57, Number 4, Winter 2023
- Volume 57, Number 3, Fall 2022
- Volume 57, Number 2, Summer 2022
- Volume 57, Number 1, Spring 2022
Volume 56, 2021
- Volume 56, Number 3-4, Fall-Winter 2021
- Volume 56, Number 2, Summer 2021
- Volume 56, Number 1, Spring 2021
Volume 55, 2020-2021
- Volume 55, Number 4, Winter 2021
- Volume 55, Number 3, Fall 2020
- Volume 55, Number 2, Summer 2020
- Volume 55, Number 1, Spring 2020
Volume 54, 2019-2020
- Volume 54, Number 4, Winter 2020
- Volume 54, Number 3, Fall 2019
- Volume 54, Number 2, Summer 2019
- Volume 54, Number 1, Spring 2019
Volume 53, 2018-2019
- Volume 53, Number 4, Winter 2019
- Volume 53, Number 3, Fall 2018
- Volume 53, Number 2, Summer 2018
- Volume 53, Number 1, Spring 2018
Volume 52, 2017-2018
- Volume 52, Number 4, Winter 2018
- Volume 52, Number 3, Fall 2017
- Volume 52, Number 2, Summer 2017
- Volume 52, Number 1, Spring 2017
Volume 51, 2016-2017
- Volume 51, Number 4, Winter 2017
- Volume 51, Number 3, Fall 2016
- Volume 51, Number 2, Summer 2016
- Volume 51, Number 1, Spring 2016
Volume 50, 2015-2016
- Volume 50, Number 4, Winter 2016
- Volume 50, Number 3, Fall 2015
- Volume 50, Number 2, Summer 2015
- Volume 50, Number 1, Spring 2015
Volume 49, 2014-2015
- Volume 49, Number 4, Winter 2015
- Volume 49, Number 3, Fall 2014
- Volume 49, Number 2, Summer 2014
- Volume 49, Number 1, Spring 2014
Volume 48, 2013-2014
- Volume 48, Number 4, Winter 2014
- Volume 48, Number 3, Fall 2013
- Volume 48, Numbers 1 & 2, Spring/Summer 2013
Volume 47, 2012-2013
- Volume 47, Number 4, Winter 2013
- Volume 47, Number 3, Fall 2012
- Volume 47, Number 2, Summer 2012
- Volume 47, Number 1, Spring 2012
Volume 46, 2011-2012
- Volume 46, Number 4, Winter 2012
- Volume 46, Number 3, Fall 2011
- Volume 46, Number 2, Summer 2011
- Volume 46, Number 1, Spring 2011
Volume 45, 2010-2011
- Volume 45, Number 4, Winter 2011
- Volume 45, Number 3, Fall 2010
- Volume 45, Number 2, Summer 2010
- Volume 45, Number 1, Spring 2010
Volume 44, 2009-2010
- Volume 44, Number 4, Winter 2010
- Volume 44, Number 3, Fall 2009
- Volume 44, Number 2, Summer 2009
- Volume 44, Number 1, Spring 2009
Volume 43, 2008-2009
- Volume 43, Number 4, Winter 2009
- Volume 43, Number 3, Fall 2008
- Volume 43, Number 2, Summer 2008
- Volume 43, Number 1, Spring 2008
Volume 42, 2007-2008
- Volume 42, Number 4, Winter 2008
- Volume 42, Number 3, Fall 2007
- Volume 42, Number 2, Summer 2007
- Volume 42, Number 1, Spring 2007
Volume 41, 2006-2007
- Volume 41, Number 4, Winter 2007
- Volume 41, Number 3, Fall 2006
- Volume 41, Number 2, Summer 2006
- Volume 41, Number 1, Spring 2006
Volume 40, 2005-2006
- Volume 40, Number 4, Winter 2006
- Volume 40, Number 3, Fall 2005
- Volume 40, Number 2, Summer 2005
- Volume 40, Number 1, Spring 2005
Volume 39, 2004-2005
- Volume 39, Number 4, Winter 2005
- Volume 39, Number 3, Fall 2004
- Volume 39, Number 2, Summer 2004
- Volume 39, Number 1, Spring 2004
Volume 38, 2003-2004
- Volume 38, Number 4, Winter 2004
- Volume 38, Number 3, Fall 2003
- Volume 38, Number 2, Summer 2003
- Volume 38, Number 1, Spring 2003
Volume 37, 2002-2003
- Volume 37, Number 4, Winter 2003
- Volume 37, Number 3, Fall 2002
- Volume 37, Number 2, Summer 2002
- Volume 37, Number 1, Spring 2002
Volume 36, 2001-2002
- Volume 36, Number 4, Winter 2002
- Volume 36, Number 3, Fall 2001
- Volume 36, Number 2, Summer 2001
- Volume 36, Number 1, Spring 2001
Volume 35, 2000-2001
- Volume 35, Number 4, Winter 2001
- Volume 35, Number 3, Fall 2000
- Volume 35, Number 2, Summer 2000
- Volume 35, Number 1, Spring 2000
Volume 34, 1999-2000
- Volume 34, Number 4, Winter 2000
- Volume 34, Number 3, Fall 1999
- Volume 34, Number 2, Summer 1999
- Volume 34, Number 1, Spring 1999
Volume 33, 1998-1999
- Volume 33, Number 4, Winter 1999
- Volume 33, Number 3, Fall 1998
- Volume 33, Number 2, Summer 1998
- Volume 33, Number 1, Spring 1998
Volume 32, 1997-1998
- Volume 32, Number 4, Winter 1998
- Volume 32, Number 3, Fall 1997
- Volume 32, Number 2, Summer 1997
- Volume 32, Number 1, Spring 1997
Volume 31, 1996-1997
- Volume 31, Number 4, Winter 1997
- Volume 31, Number 3, Fall 1996
- Volume 31, Number 2, Summer 1996
- Volume 31, Number 1, Spring 1996
Volume 30, 1995-1996
- Volume 30, Number 4, Winter 1996
- Volume 30, Number 3, Fall 1995
- Volume 30, Number 2, Summer 1995
- Volume 30, Number 1, Spring 1995
Volume 29, 1994-1995
- Volume 29, Number 4, Winter 1995
- Volume 29, Number 3, Fall 1994
- Volume 29, Number 2, Summer 1994
- Volume 29, Number 1, Spring 1994
Volume 28, 1993-1994
- Volume 28, Number 4, Winter 1994
- Volume 28, Number 3, Fall 1993
- Volume 28, Number 2, Summer 1993
- Volume 28, Number 1, Spring 1993
Volume 27, 1992-1993
- Volume 27, Number 4, Winter 1993
- Volume 27, Number 3, Fall 1992
- Volume 27, Number 2, Summer 1992
- Volume 27, Number 1, Spring 1992
Volume 26, 1991-1992
- Volume 26, Number 4, Winter 1992
- Volume 26, Number 3, Fall 1991
- Volume 26, Number 2, Summer 1991
- Volume 26, Number 1, Spring 1991
Volume 25, 1990-1991
- Volume 25, Number 4, Winter 1991
- Volume 25, Number 3, Fall 1990
- Volume 25, Number 2, Summer 1990
- Volume 25, Number 1, Spring 1990
Volume 24, 1989-1990
- Volume 24, Number 4, Winter 1990
- Volume 24, Number 3, Fall 1989
- Volume 24, Number 2, Summer 1989
- Volume 24, Number 1, Spring 1989
Volume 23, 1988-1989
- Volume 23, Number 4, Winter 1989
- Volume 23, Number 3, Fall 1988
- Volume 23, Number 2, Summer 1988
- Volume 23, Number 1, Spring 1988
Volume 22, 1987-1988
- Volume 22, Number 4, Winter 1988
- Volume 22, Number 3, Fall 1987
- Volume 22, Number 2, Summer 1987
- Volume 22, Number 1, Spring 1987
Volume 21, 1986-1987
- Volume 21, Number 4, Winter 1987
- Volume 21, Number 3, Fall 1986
- Volume 21, Number 2, Summer 1986
- Volume 21, Number 1, Spring 1986
Volume 20, 1985-1986
- Volume 20, Number 4, Winter 1986
- Volume 20, Number 3, Fall 1985
- Volume 20, Number 2, Summer 1985
- Volume 20, Number 1, Spring 1985
Volume 19, 1984-1985
- Volume 19, Number 4, Winter 1985
- Volume 19, Number 3, Fall 1984
- Volume 19, Number 2, Summer 1984
- Volume 19, Number 1, Spring 1984
Volume 18, 1983-1984
- Volume 18, Number 4, Winter 1984
- Volume 18, Number 1, Winter 1984
- Volume 18, Number 3, Fall 1983
- Volume 18, Number 2, Summer 1983
Volume 17, 1982-1983
- Volume 17, Number 4, Winter 1983
- Volume 17, Number 3, November 1982
- Volume 17, Number 2, Summer 1982
- Volume 17, Number 1, Spring 1982
Volume 16, 1981-1982
Volume 15, 1980-1981
- Volume 15, Number 4, Winter 1981
- Volume 15, Number 3, Fall 1980
- Volume 15, Number 2, Summer 1980
- Volume 15, Number 1, Spring 1980
Volume 14, 1979-1980
- Volume 14, Number 4, Winter 1980
- Volume 14, Number 3, Fall 1979
- Volume 14, Number 2, Summer 1979
- Volume 14, Number 1, Spring 1979
Volume 13, 1978
- Volume 13, Number 4, Winter 1979
- Volume 13, Number 3, Fall 1978
- Volume 13, Number 2, Summer 1978
- Volume 13, Number 1, Spring 1978
Volume 12, 1977-1978
- Volume 12, Number 4, Winter 1978
- Volume 12, Number 3, Fall 1977
- Volume 12, Number 2, Summer 1977
- Volume 12, Number 1, Spring 1977
Volume 11, 1976-1977
- Volume 11, Number 4, Winter 1977
- Volume 11, Number 3, Fall 1976
- Volume 11, Number 2, Summer 1976
- Volume 11, Number 1, Spring 1976
Volume 10, 1975-1976
- Volume 10, Number 4, Winter 1976
- Volume 10, Number 3, Fall 1975
- Volume 10, Number 2, Summer 1975
- Volume 10, Number 1, Spring 1975
Volume 9, 1974-1975
- Volume 9, Number 4, Winter 1975
- Volume 9, Number 3, Fall 1974
- Volume 9, Number 2, Summer 1974
- Volume 9, Number 1, Spring 1974
Volume 8, 1973-1974
- Volume 8, Number 4, Winter 1974
- Volume 8, Number 3, Fall 1973
- Volume 8, Number 1&2, Spring and Summer 1973
Volume 7, 1972-1973
- Volume 7, Number 4, Winter 1973
- Volume 7, Number 3, Fall 1972
- Volume 7, Number 2, Summer 1972
- Volume 7, Number 1, Spring 1972
Volume 6, 1971-1972
- Volume 6, Number 4, Winter 1972
- Volume 6, Number 3, Fall 1971
- Volume 6, Number 2, Summer 1971
- Volume 6, Number 1, Spring 1971
Volume 5, 1970-1971
- Volume 5, Number 4, Winter 1971
- Volume 5, Number 3, Fall 1970
- Volume 5, Number 2, Summer 1970
- Volume 5, Number 1, Spring 1970
Volume 4, 1969-1970
- Volume 4, Number 4, Winter 1970
- Volume 4, Number 3, Fall 1969
- Volume 4, Number 2, Summer 1969
- Volume 4, Number 1, Spring 1969
Volume 3, 1968-1969
- Volume 3, Number 4, Winter 1969
- Volume 3, Number 3, Fall 1968
- Volume 3, Number 2, Summer 1968
- Volume 3, Number 1, Spring 1968
Volume 2, 1967-1968
- Volume 2, Number 4, Winter 1968
- Volume 2, Number 3, Fall 1967
- Volume 2, Number 2, Summer 1967
- Volume 2, Number 1, Spring 1967
Volume 1, 1966-1967
Additional Information
Additional Materials
Additional Issue Materials
- Editorial Board -- Volume 58, Number 3, Fall 2023
- Editorial Board -- Volume 58, Number 2, Summer 2023
- Editorial Board -- Volume 58, Number 1, Spring 2023
- Editorial Board -- Volume 57, Number 4, Winter 2023
- Editorial Board -- Volume 57, Number 3, Fall 2022
- Editorial Board -- Volume 57, Number 2, Summer 2022
- Editorial Board -- Volume 57, Number 1, Spring 2022
- Editorial Board -- Volume 56, Number 3-4, Fall-Winter 2021
- Editorial Board -- Volume 56, Number 2, Summer 2021
- Editorial Board -- Volume 56, Number 1, Spring 2021
- Editorial Board -- Volume 55, Number 4, Winter 2021
- Editorial Board -- Volume 55, Number 3, Fall 2020
- Editorial Board -- Volume 55, Number 2, Summer 2020
- Editorial Board -- Volume 55, Number 1, Spring 2020
- Editorial Board -- Volume 54, Number 4, Winter 2020
- Editorial Board -- Volume 54, Number 3, Fall 2019
- Editorial Board -- Volume 54, Number 2, Summer 2019
- Editorial Board -- Volume 54, Number 1, Spring 2019
- Editorial Board -- Volume 53, Number 4, Winter 2019
- Editorial Board -- Volume 53, Number 3, Fall 2018
- Editorial Board -- Volume 53, Number 2, Summer 2018
- Editorial Board -- Volume 53, Number 1, Spring 2018
- Editorial Board -- Volume 52, Number 4, Winter 2018
- Editorial Board -- Volume 52, Number 3, Fall 2017
- Editorial Board -- Volume 52, Number 2, Summer 2017
- Editorial Board -- Volume 52, Number 1, Spring 2017
- Editorial Board -- Volume 51, Number 4, Winter 2017
- Editorial Board -- Volume 51, Number 3, Fall 2016
- Editorial Board -- Volume 51, Number 2, Summer 2016
- Editorial Board -- Volume 51, Number 1, Spring 2016
- Editorial Board -- Volume 50, Number 4, Winter 2016
- Editorial Board -- Volume 50, Number 3, Fall 2015
- Editorial Board -- Volume 50, Number 2, Summer 2015
- Editorial Board -- Volume 50, Number 1, Spring 2015
- Editorial Board -- Volume 49, Number 4, Winter 2015
- Editorial Board -- Volume 49, Number 3, Fall 2014
- Editorial Board -- Volume 49, Number 2, Summer 2014
- Editorial Board -- Volume 49, Number 1, Spring 2014
- Editorial Board -- Volume 48, Number 4, Winter 2014
- Editorial Board -- Volume 48, Number 3, Fall 2013
- Editorial Board -- Volume 48, Numbers 1 & 2, Spring/Summer 2013
- Editorial Board -- Volume 47, Number 4, Winter 2013
- Editorial Board -- Volume 47, Number 3, Fall 2012
- Editorial Board -- Volume 47, Number 2, Summer 2012
- Editorial Board -- Volume 47, Number 1, Spring 2012
- Editorial Board -- Volume 46, Number 4, Winter 2012
- Editorial Board -- Volume 46, Number 3, Fall 2011
- Editorial Board -- Volume 46, Number 2, Summer 2011
- Editorial Board -- Volume 46, Number 1, Spring 2011
- Editorial Board -- Volume 45, Number 4, Winter 2011
- Editorial Board -- Volume 45, Number 3, Fall 2010
- Editorial Board -- Volume 45, Number 2, Summer 2010
- Editorial Board -- Volume 45, Number 1, Spring 2010
- Editorial Board -- Volume 44, Number 4, Winter 2010
- Editorial Board -- Volume 44, Number 3, Fall 2009
- Editorial Board -- Volume 44, Number 2, Summer 2009
- Editorial Board -- Volume 44, Number 1, Spring 2009
- Editorial Board -- Volume 43, Number 4, Winter 2009