How to get an overview of a discipline

Use Google to find the major associations for your field. Try searching for:

• association "name of field"

Often the major associations in your field will have its' own journal, which will give you a starting point for compiling a list of journals to follow.

Use Google Books to find overviews of your field. Try searching for the following:

• "name of field" history
• "name of field"reader
• "name of field"overview
• "name of field" "critical introduction"

Related: How to find a Journal that covers [insert specific topic in field of literature studies here]
If you are looking for journals in an interdisciplinary field, try this search in the major Interdisciplinary databases.