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Curated case studies illuminate how twentieth-century magazines created, cultivated, and served specific communities, laying the groundwork for contemporary media forms to continue that role today. Chapters examine how cultural niches were cultivated, how they changed over time, and how they influenced broader cultural conversations.
List of contents
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Section 1: Ideas and Ideologies
Chapter 1. Ideas in America and Ideas of America: Thought Leader Magazines and the Life of the Mind in the 20th Century
by Kevin M. Lerner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Communication/Journalism, Marist College, and editor of the Journal of Magazine Media
Chapter 2. Speaking Out: Leftist Magazines and Political Advocacy
by Erika J. Pribanic-Smith, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Communication, University of Texas, Arlington
Chapter 3. "Things You Want to Keep": McSweeney's and the Periodical as a Perennial Object
By Pablo Calvi, Ph.D., Associate Professorof Multimedia Journalism and Associate Director for Latin America for the Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting, SUNY Stonybrook
Chapter 4. 1960s American Folk Music Magazines: Counter-hegemonic Voices of Social Transformation
By Krystyna Henke, MA, journalist and author of audio CD "Nobel Voices for Disarmament, 1901-2000" (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings)
Section 2: The Practical and the Personal
Chapter 5. Reaffirming the Pastoral Life: Reiman Publications 1970-2007
By Sheila Webb, Ph.D., Professor, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Western Washington University
Chapter 6. Tilling Fertile Ground: The Trailblazing Role of Farming Magazines
By Catherine M. Staub, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Journalism, Drake University, and Chair of Magazine Journalism
Chapter 7. Magazine as Gay Lifeline: AIDS and the Emergence of POZ
Gary R. Hicks, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Mass Communications, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Chapter 8. From Marginal to Mainstream: Vegetarian Magazines vs. the Standard American Diet
By Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin, MA, Associate Professor of Journalism, Columbia College Chicago
Chapter 9. Read Them for the Articles: Masculinity, U.S. Men's Magazines and the Tension Between Niche and Mainstream Audiences
By Kevin M. Lerner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Communication/Journalism, Marist College, and editor of the Journal of Magazine Media
Section 3: The Familiar and the Future
Chapter 10. Getting the Last Laugh: Domestic Chaos Writers Outlasted Their Critics
By Betsy Edgerton, MA, Associate Professor of Journalism, Columbia College Chicago
Chapter 11. Craving to Connect: Zines and the Celebration of Creativity and Control
By Peggy Dillon, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Media and Communication and Salem State University
Chapter 12. Branding the Local Lifestyle: City, State and Regional Magazines
By Norma Green, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, Columbia College Chicago; and Charles Whitaker, MA, dean and professor at Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications.
Chapter 13. A Style Guide for the Digital World
By Aileen Gallagher, Associate Professor of Magazine, News & Digital Journalism, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University
About the author
Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin is associate professor of journalism at Columbia College Chicago, where she is coordinator of the program’s magazine concentration. She is the former head of the Magazine Media Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Bloyd-Peshkin spent 13 years as a consumer magazine editor, including as senior editor of Vegetarian Times magazine and editor of Chicago Parent magazine.Charles Whitaker is dean and professor at Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. He previously served as the Helen Gurley Brown Professor and associate dean of journalism for the school. He currently serves on the board of directors for both the American Society of Magazine Editors and the Center for Public Integrity.
Summary
Curated case studies illuminate how twentieth-century magazines created, cultivated, and served specific communities, laying the groundwork for contemporary media forms to continue that role today. Chapters examine how cultural niches were cultivated, how they changed over time, and how they influenced broader cultural conversations.
