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Safundi: The Journal of South African and American Studies is a peer-reviewed, quarterly, academic journal founded in 1999 and now published in print and online by Routledge, a division of Taylor & Francis (UK). The journal is accredited by the South African Department of Education, and its editors participate in the American Studies Association's International Initiative.
The Editorial Board believes that analyzing the two countries in an international, transnational, and/or comparative context enhances our perspective on each, individually. While new comparative research has formed the core of the journal, Safundi also publishes articles specifically addressing one country, provided the articles are of interest to an international or comparative audience. Furthermore, the journal's subject matter is as permeable as any country's border: the Editorial Board will consider research relating to other geographical regions in southern Africa and North America.
Articles that Safundi publishes are academic in nature. Intelligent, exploratory essays are also welcomed. Any topic may be addressed.
Originally named "usa-sa.com" at its founding, the journal was later renamed to Safundi: The Journal of South African and American Comparative Studies. The invented word "Safundi" derives from "S" for "South Africa," "a" for "America," and "fundi," which comes from the Xhosa verb, "-funda," which translates as "to read," or "to learn."
In April 2006, the word "comparative" was removed from the journal's title. This was not the result of a change in editorial scope or content; it was a semantic adjustment to clarify the Board's intentions to publish articles with a transnational or international focus in addition to comparative investigations.
The views expressed in the articles are those of the authors and not of the editors or of Safundi itself.
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Safundi
c/o Andrew Offenburger
Department of History
Yale University
P.O. Box 208324
New Haven, CT 06520-8324
Safundi Book Reviews
c/o Shane Graham
shane.graham@usu.edu
(435) 797-2719
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