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Phylon

Phylon is a semi-annual peer-reviewed academic journal covering culture in the United States from an African-American perspective. It was established in 1940 by W. E. B. Du Bois, at what was then known as Atlanta University, as a magazine dedicated to race and culture. In 1957, the magazine was renamed The Phylon Quarterly, and in 1960 it was renamed again, this time to its original title.

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Phylon
DisciplineSocial science
LanguageEnglish
Edited byObie Clayton
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Former name
The Phylon Quarterly
History1940–present
Publisher
FrequencySemiannual
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ISSN0031-8906
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Phylon (subtitle: the Clark Atlanta University Review of Race and Culture) is a semi-annual peer-reviewed academic journal covering culture in the United States from an African-American perspective. It was established in 1940 by W. E. B. Du Bois,1 at what was then known as Atlanta University, as a magazine dedicated to race and culture.2 In 1957, the magazine was renamed The Phylon Quarterly, and in 1960 it was renamed again, this time to its original title.1

It resumed publication in 2015 as an online-only journal,3 as a result of a collaboration between Atlanta University Center and Clark Atlanta University (formerly Atlanta University).4 The editor-in-chief is Obie Clayton (Clark Atlanta University).

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References

References

  1. "Phylon". JSTOR. Clark Atlanta University. ISSN 0031-8906. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  2. "Du Bois, W(illiam) E(dward) B(urghardt)". University of Virginia. Summer 2001. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  3. "Phylon Launches as an Online Journal". Atlanta University Center, Robert W. woodruff Library. March 9, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  4. "W. E. B. Du Bois in Georgia". Georgia Encyclopedia. May 14, 2003. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
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