Flash Flood: A Drowning in the Bottoms

On this 10th anniversary of the journal’s launch, I want to make a call and a commitment: a call for more engagement with the local; a call for more of the deep, thoughtful analysis of the city’s past and present that Atlanta Studies has become known for; a call for more involvement in the journal, the annual symposium, the quarterly meetup events at Manuel’s Tavern, and any number of other events and initiatives that are still being dreamt up by the next generation of Atlanta scholars. At the same time, I want to make a commitment to ensuring that Atlanta Studies remains the institutional home for scholars, students and members of the public interested in the study of Atlanta; a commitment to publishing high-quality, original work that broadens and deepens our knowledge; a commitment to consistency, communication and timely publication; a commitment to lifting up the best of Atlanta-focused scholarship, but also to providing an outlet for the work of the city’s many organic intellectuals who may not have academic careers or even formal academic credentials, but still produce some of the most incisive analysis and commentary out there.