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A biannual publication of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society, The Dial<\/em> publishes essays, reviews, review essays, and creative works on Emerson, Transcendentalism, and the cultures of nineteenth-century America and beyond that shaped and were shaped by both. As Henry David Thoreau remarked of the original publication (1840-44), The Dial<\/em> serves as a \u201ccircular\u201d connecting leading and newer scholars while engaging the various, often competing exchanges and explorations that energize the wider fields of American literary, philosophical, and cultural studies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The journal features pieces on theoretical and historical problems relating to Emerson and also showcases review essays, book reviews, and critical exchanges. It encourages interdisciplinary work and writing on Emerson and transcendentalism from fields other than literary studies that engage and intersect a variety of fields, forms, and geographical locations. In addition to traditional academic essays, the editors are interested in roundtable fora focused on discrete aspects of what Emerson called \u201cThe Times\u201d\u2014cultural, professional, national, or global. As a means of responding to emergent and topical lines of inquiry, The Dial <\/em>also welcomes submissions in nonacademic genres, poetry, experimental nonfiction, and audio-visual works that are inspired by the work of Emerson or other transcendentalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Editorial Board<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christopher Hanlon, Arizona State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Editors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thomas Constantinesco, Sorbonne Universit\u00e9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Michael Corrigan, National Chengchi University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advisory Board<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leslie Eckel, Suffolk University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeffrey Insko, Oakland University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Jonik, University of Sussex<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christina Katopodis, City University of New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sandra Petrolionis, Pennsylvania State University at Altoona<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roger Sederat, Queens College, City University of New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Randall Fuller, University of Kansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caleb Smith, Yale University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prentiss Clark, University of South Dakota (ex officio former RWES President)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Ralph Waldo Emerson Society<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Dial<\/em> is a publication of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society. Founded in 1989, the RWES is dedicated to fostering scholarship on and appreciation of the life and writings of one of America\u2019s greatest authors. The Society, which has about 200 members in eleven countries, publishes the biannual Emerson Society Papers<\/em> (ESP<\/em>)<\/a>, featuring original scholarly articles, current book reviews, notes and queries, an annual Emerson bibliography, abstracts of conference papers, reflections on \u201cMy Emerson,\u201d and announcements of interest to Emersonians. Since 1990, the Emerson Society has presented annual panels in May at the American Literature Association conference and in July at the Thoreau Society\u2019s Annual Gathering in Concord, Massachusetts. The Society also maintains an informative web site with a rich and growing archive of Emersonia and conduct annual award competitions for subventions, research support, community programs, and graduate student presentations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dial<\/em> is an open-access journal that depends on the Emerson Society for its fiscal support. To support the publication, please join the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society. Readers may join here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A biannual publication of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society, The Dial publishes essays, reviews, review essays, and creative works on Emerson, Transcendentalism, and the cultures of nineteenth-century America and beyond that shaped and were shaped by both. As Henry David Thoreau remarked of the original publication (1840-44), The Dial serves as a \u201ccircular\u201d connecting leading … <\/p>\n

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