Revista de Estudos Literários [Journal of Literary Studies]

Revista de Estudos Literários [Journal of Literary Studies]

The Revista de Estudos Literários is published annually by the Centre for Portuguese Literature at the University of Coimbra, a research centre funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). This journal focuses mainly on literary criticism and literary theory. Each guest-edited volume will be organized around a specific topic. The review section will give particular attention to new literary criticism in Portuguese.

Revista de Estudos Literários [Journal of Literary Studies], Volume 2 (2011)

Editors: Manuel Portela (University of Coimbra) and Fernando Matos Oliveira (University of Coimbra)

Topic: Literature in the 21st Century
In the 19th and 20th centuries, the development of media competed with regimes of representation based upon writing. In recent decades, digital literacy has further accelerated the contamination between letter-based and digit-based representations. As an unstable and changing corpus of material and discursive practices, the institution of literature is now being modified by electronic textuality. Under the topic 'Literature in the 21st Century', this issue of the journal examines literary production and literary materiality in the new technological context, including its critical and aesthetic implications, and the changes in the conditions of production, distribution and reception. The editors welcome articles that look at ongoing processes through analysis of works and practices that may offer a glimpse into the future of the literary field.

Article proposals: a detailed proposal (c. 500-1000 words), including a bibliography, should be sent by e-mail to Manuel Portela mportela@fl.uc.pt or Fernando Matos Oliveira fmatosoliveira@sapo.pt All proposals will be reviewed in order to ensure that they conform to editorial policy. The deadline for proposals is 30 November 2009.

Articles: the deadline for delivery of completed articles (c. 6,000-7,000 words) is 30 April 2010. All research articles are subject to peer review. This issue is scheduled for publication in January 2011