

How to Write a Journal Article in the Humanities
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this comprehensive and engaging course, you will be able to:
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- Systematically choose a topic for your humanities journal article
- Discuss the 5 key tasks to complete before you begin writing your humanities journal article
- Explain the 6 core structural components of a successful humanities journal article
- Step-by-step write each section of your humanities journal article (with exemplars)
- Become a more effective writer in the humanities by overcoming “Writer’s Block”, “Imposter Syndrome”, and unexpected delays
- Avoid the 7 most common article writing and acknowledgement mistakes in the humanities
Instructor

Miroslava Chávez-García, PhD is Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), and holds appointments in the Departments of Chicana/o Studies and Feminist Studies as well as Iberian and Latin American Studies. She received her PhD in History from the University of California, Los Angeles, since which time she has served as UCSB’s Faculty Director of the McNair Scholars Program, Faculty Director of Graduate Diversity Initiatives, and Vice Chair of the Department of Chicana/o Studies. She is the author or editor of books published by Taylor & Francis, University of California Press, University of North Carolina Press, and University of Arizona Press. Dr. Chávez-García has also published over 30 book chapters and peer-reviewed articles in leading journals such as Pacific Historical Review, Journal of American Ethnic History, and Journal of Scholarly Publishing. Further, she has served as an Editorial Board Member of journals including Journal of American History, Western Historical Quarterly, and Latinx Talk (among others). A popular keynote speaker at both domestic as well as international conferences, she is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships from bodies including the Western Association of Women’s Historians, the Western History Association, the Ford Foundation for Diversity, and the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity at Stanford University.