Diacritics (journal)
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox journal Diacritics is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal established in 1971 at Cornell University and published by the Johns Hopkins University Press. Articles serve to review recent literature in the field of literary criticism, and have covered topics in gender studies, political theory, psychoanalysis, queer theory, and other areas. The editor-in-chief is Andrea Bachner (Cornell University).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
History
The journal was founded by David Grossvogel, who served as the Romance Studies chair at Cornell.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> Its first issue was published in the Fall of 1971, and Grossvogel served as editor until 1976.<ref name=":0" />
The name “Diacritics” was suggested by Romance Studies professor Emeritus Philip Lewis, who served from 1971 to 1987 as managing and general editor.<ref name=":0" />