The Madison Journal of Literary Criticism (MJLC) is a contemporary journal and study group at the University of Wisconsin—Madison.
The Madison Journal of Literary Criticism is a coalition comprised of both a journal and study group that engages with the political, social, and cultural realities of the world around us, specifically examining them as they relate to perpetuated systems of harm and the road to abolishing them.
The MJLC was founded in 2010 as a UW—Madison English Department journal that focused on literary criticism—specifically, student-written essays. After 10 volumes, the MJLC began holding study groups in 2022 to discuss various topics with an social justice and abolitionist framework. These topics intertwine with each semester’s theme, which the journal also bases its content on.
We are so grateful to every single past MJLC member and contributor that participated in making our past editions, and we are incredibly excited to continue growing as an organization and furthering these conversations.