Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature (STTCL) is committed to publishing high quality, anonymously peer reviewed articles written in English on post-1900 literature, film, and media in French, German, and Spanish. The journal is devoted to theory and criticism in the modern languages, and encourages interdisciplinary and collaborative submissions. Each annual issue starts with a guest edited special focus section, with newly accepted general submissions and book reviews published incrementally throughout the year.
Announcement of Upcoming Issue:
Special Focus Section: Volume 51.1 Special focus on early career scholars .
Current Issue: Volume 50, Issue 1 (2026) Special Focus: Teaching 20th and 21st Century Literature
Introductory Materials
Special Focus
Special Focus: Teaching 20th and 21st Century Literature
Kathleen Antonioli
Hooking Intermediate-level Students on Literature: Reading La Maison de Claudine with La Maison de Colette
Tama L. Engelking
“Vous en avez d’autres comme celui-ci?” (“Do you have any more like this one?”): Teaching Françoise Sagan’s 1954 Novel Bonjour tristesse to 21st-century Students
Mariah E. Devereux Herbeck
Teaching Humor in French Literature in the 21st-Century Classroom
Jennifer J. Willging
