Southern Cultures (SC)

UNC Press joins with the UNC Center for the Study of the American South in publishing Southern Cultures. Founded by John Shelton Reed, this award-winning journal explores the history, politics, folklore, literature, and art of the South. Each issue includes articles and essays; reviews of books, museum exhibitions, films, and sound recordings; and regular features, such as “South Polls,” which present public opinion polls on topics of regional interest. For more information, visit the Southern Cultures website. Southern Cultures is a peer-reviewed quarterly of the history and cultures of the U.S. South, published by UNC Press for the Center for the Study of the American South, with readers in the region and beyond. Southern Cultures is an award-winning, peer-reviewed quarterly of the history, arts, and cultures of the US South, published by UNC Press for the Center for the Study of the American South, where it is housed. Interdisciplinary and art-forward, it is unusual among scholarly journals for also reaching a popular audience. The plural “cultures” in our name recognizes a region of many peoples, histories, memories, and interpretations. Contributors include Bancroft, National Book Award, Pulitzer, Peabody, PEN America, James Beard, and Best American Comics winners, as well as leading artists, photographers, and political figures. Southern Cultures has readers around the world in more than 90 countries (and counting). Upcoming issues include The Queer South (Spring 2025), Hip-Hop (Summer 2025), Katrina’s America (Fall 2026), and Country Music Mythology (Winter 2025).

Southern Cultures (SC) is :-

• International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, Southern Studies, American Studies, History, Cultural Studies, Folklore, Literature, Political Science, Art History, Regional Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Media Studies, Race and Ethnic Studies, Public Opinion, Humanities , Online or Print , Quarterly Journal

• UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN P-ISSN: 1068-8218, E-ISSN: 1543-1488, Established: 1993,
• Provides Crossref DOI

• Not indexed in Scopus, WoS, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC CARE