The Southern Quarterly, an independent journal of the arts in the South published by The University of Southern Mississippi since 1962, is one of the first journals devoted to the interdisciplinary study of Southern culture.

The Arts in the South

For SoQ "the arts" is defined broadly, and we include in our pages the traditional arts, painting, sculpture, music, and dance, as well as popular culture. We also publish studies of Southern culture from such disciplines as folklore, anthropology, and history. For SoQ, "The South" is defined as the region from the Mason Dixon Line to Central America.

The Fall 2011 issue of the Southern Quarterly, to be published in late January/early February, will be devoted to "African American Identities" and contain essays on Zora Neale Hurston, Robert Weldon Johnson, and Shirley Williams as well as a discussion by Ifa Bayeza of her new musical Charleston Olio. It will also feature the work of celebrated artist Loïs Mailou Jones along with an interview with Dr. Chris Chapman, her long-time friend and now trustee of her estate. The issue will also offer readers new poetry by Natasha Trethewey, Claude Wilkinson, Sterling Plumpp, and Druiel Harris.

We are currently soliciting manuscripts for our Golden Jubilee 50th anniversary issue: Deadline for submission is 1 March 2012.

Announcing our Southern Quarterly Editorial Board:

SoQ issues and features devoted to individual southern artists include: Eudora Welty, Kate Chopin, Harry Crews, Erskine Caldwell, Elvis Presley, Lee Smith, Tennessee Williams, Conrad Aiken, and Walker Percy.

Regular Features

Regular features include reviews of books and films, periodic reviews of exhibitions and performances, as well as interviews with writers and artists.

Bibliography

Since 1989 SoQ has published in each fall issue a "Bibliography of the Visual Arts and Architecture in the South."