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Posted 03/12/02
A boom in undergraduate-initiated scholarly publications is occurring on campus. With original content, photography, and art, these publications showcase students' academic and artistic work. Headed by student-editors and staffed by student-volunteers, they offer a vibrant snapshot of undergraduate intellectual life on campus.
One journal that has been drawing favorable reviews, including acclaim from the highly regarded academic journal Nature, is the Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science (DUJS). Established in 1998, DUJS chronicles the unique opportunities Dartmouth students have to participate in research studies. It presents the results of students' accomplishments to the wide academic community in a publication wholly reserved for students of all scientific persuasions. DUJS is also a valuable introduction to the world of academic publishing for budding scientists.
The Dartmouth History and Classics Journal (DHCJ) works to provide a forum for the quality research and writing of undergraduate students in history, the social sciences, and the classics. The editorial board looks for a balance between academic rigor and accessibility when selecting manuscripts, according to editor Allen Fromherz '02. "We work to achieve a golden mean between being accurate and scholarly without being arcane," he says. Pieces for the winter issue include articles that explore how the Battle of Gettysburg helped shape British foreign policy toward the Union during the Civil War, a piece on Venetian courtesans, and an anthropological study of tribal women in the Amazon.
Like other scholarly publishing, submitting to DHCJ is a competitive process. The editorial board received 40 submissions for the four slots available in the journal's second issue.
Among the more senior student publications is Stonefence Review, a Dartmouth literary and art magazine that has been in publication since 1980. The Review publishes art and creative writing, embracing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Works by both undergraduates and Dartmouth faculty were included in the most recent issue.
Rounding out the wide selection of student-initiated publications are Main Street, an Asian-American quarterly; The Dartmouth Contemporary, a book review, essay, and interview magazine; Write magazine, which publishes student creative writing and criticism; Aporia, the student philosophy journal; Cahiers du Dartma, which covers film and the cinema; and Policy Perspectives Quarterly, "a non-partisan forum for opinion and discussion on today's major issues."
- James Donnelly
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