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“New German Critique has been a prime mover in shaping the discipline of German studies. For thirty years it has sought to define the meanings of 'cultural studies' and to draw on the rich tradition of German theory as intrinsic to the shaping of those meanings.”
—James Rolleston, Duke University

Widely considered the top journal in its field, New German Critique is an interdisciplinary journal that focuses on twentieth- and twenty-first-century German studies and publishes on a wide array of subjects, including literature, film, and media; literary theory and cultural studies; Holocaust studies; art and architecture; political and social theory; and philosophy. Established in the early 1970s, the journal has played a significant role in introducing U.S. readers to Frankfurt School thinkers and remains an important forum for debate in the humanities.


Special issues include

"Political Theology" (#105)
—Nitzan Lebovic, special issue editor

"Adorno’s Aesthetics" (#104)

"Dark Powers: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theory in History and Literature" (#103)
—Eva Horn, special issue editor

"Der Untergang? Nazis, Culture, and Cinema" (#102)

"Arendt, Adorno, New York, and Los Angeles" (#100)

"Modernism after Postmodernity" (#99)

"Heiner Müller" (#98)
—Michael D. Richardson, special issue editor

"Adorno and Ethics" (#97)
—Christina Gerhardt, special issue editor

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New German Critique Web site

Frequency: Three issues annually