Connotations (journal)

Article summary

Connotations: A Journal for Critical Debate is a peer-reviewed open-access academic journal that was established in 1991 covering the field of English literature (from the Middle English period to the present), as well as American and other anglophone literature. It is published by the Connotations Society for Critical Debate in collaboration with Waxmann Verlag (Münster/New York). The society was founded in 1998 and is formed by the private subscribers to the journal and organizes biennial symposia. As of 2024, the editors-in-chief are Inge Leimberg (University of Münster), Matthias Bauer (Tübingen University), Burkhard Niederhoff (Ruhr University Bochum), and Angelika Zirker (Tübingen University). The journal is abstracted and indexed in the MLA Bibliography, the World Shakespeare Bibliography and the International Bibliography of Periodical Literature.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1998 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1998". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373064157