Posted by Dr Caroline Edwards on 2024-01-18

The twenty-first century is nearly a quarter done. The contemporary – that category which has so often been theorised, following Barthes and Agamben, as fundamentally out of step with its own time – is starting to synchronise its watch with the temporal bounds of the current century.

Despite a flurry …

Two C21 opportunities: 1) Deputy Editor 2) Reviews Editor

Posted by Siân Adiseshiah on 2022-09-16

We are pleased to announce that C21 is advertising for two positions: 1) a Deputy Editor and 2) a Reviews Editor. Both these roles require some prior experience of editorial work, peer review, or academic writing and communications. C21 already has two Deputy Editors but is creating an opening …

Posted by Dr Caroline Edwards on 2022-07-07

We're delighted to announce the re-launch of C21!

After ten years of managing the journal, Professor Katy Shaw is standing down as Editor-in-Chief. The British Association of Contemporary Literary Studies has appointed two new Editors-in-Chief: Dr Siân Adiseshiah (Loughborough University) and Dr Caroline Edwards (Birkbeck, University of London). They join …

Posted by Katy Shaw on 2021-02-02

C21 Literature is seeking NEW article submissions for 2021.

Please read the journal submission guidelines and the scope of the journal pages on this site, or take a look at our database of previous publications before submitting. 

If you have any questions relating to a future submission, please email our …

Posted by Katy Shaw on 2020-12-10

Essential? Different? Exceptional? The Book Trade and Covid-19

by Professor Claire Squires, University of Stirling, UK

For many - probably all readers on this platform - a book is an essential Christmas gift to give or receive. Those rectangular objects, so bibliographically obvious nestled in their …

Posted by OLH Janeway on 2019-11-06

C21 Literature: journal of 21st-century writings is seeking new deputy editors to help direct and shape the production and future of the journal. 

C21 Literature is an international peer-reviewed open access BACLS-affiliated journal dedicated to the study of new writings. More information on the journal can be found on our …

Posted by OLH Janeway on 2018-05-16

C21 Literature aims to create a critical, discursive space for the promotion and exploration of 21st century writings in English. It addresses a range of narratives in contemporary culture, from the novel, poem and play to hypertext, digital gaming and contemporary creative writing. The journal features engaged theoretical pieces alongside …

C21 Migrates to Janeway

Posted by OLH Janeway on 2018-05-16

C21 is now on the Janeway platform. Janeway is developed by the Birkbeck Centre for Technology and Publishing and is hosted by the Open Library of Humanities.

UPDATE: C21 LITERATURE SPECIAL ISSUE: THE CENTURY AT 25

Posted by Siân Adiseshiah on 2024-07-05

The twenty-first century is nearly a quarter done. The contemporary – that category which has so often been theorised, following Barthes and Agamben, as fundamentally out of step with its own time – is starting to synchronise its watch with the temporal bounds of the current century.  

Despite a flurry …