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differences A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies

A project of Duke University Press (see other related projects).

About

In 1989, differences was born of the collision between continental theories of difference on the one hand and US politics of diversity on the other. Today, this collision remains crucial to the struggle against the effects of pervasive capitalist logics on critical thinking. In exploring the relationship between difference, as the structural fracturing of the modern subject, and differences, as a multiplicity of socio-political identities, the journal aims in all critical registers—from the aesthetic to the overtly political—to test the limits of legibility, whether that thinking is inside or outside the academy.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States
Established in 1989

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Published 3 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication
Published 3 x per year

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Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Scholars.

Lengths:

Article: No specific word count limits known.
Essay: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Academic.

Topics:

Sexuality/Gender: Gender studies, Women/Female issues.
Society/Culture: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 26 Jul 2026

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