An Academic Journal by the Liberal Arts Gateway Program at Austin Community College
Curiositas Academic Journal
A student-run journal dedicated to showcasing student work from Austin Community College that demonstrates the curiositas,
an intense, almost meddlesome curiosity at the heart of courses dedicated to studying the liberal arts.
Supported by the Liberal Arts Gateway,
Curiositas accepts the types of work below from ACC students.
Academic Essays
(Rhetorical, Referential, & Research)
Artwork
(Paintings, Drawings, Sculptures, & Photography)
*Accompanied by reflection essay
Digital Artifacts
(Podcasts, Videos, & Websites)
Class Projects
(Presentations, Performances, & Multimodal Speeches)
Musical Compositions
(Originals & Classical Productions)
*Accompanied by reflection essay
Submission Guidelines
- Submit a clean, ungraded, high-resolution copy.
- Essays: PDF or DOCX
- Poems and short fiction will be considered only if accompanied by an academic essay.
- Submit art & music with reflective essay
- Artwork: JPG or PNG
- ACC assignments only
- Maximum file size: 256 MB
- Presentations: PDF or PPTX
- Submit using our form.
- Maximum number of files: 2
- Audio: MP3; Video: MP4
- Professors may submit student work.
Journal Information
Curiositas is an academic journal published by the Liberal Arts Gateway program at Austin Community College
Our Mission
We publish academic work produced by students that demonstrates a unifying vision of the creative and intellectual worlds. These might include critical essays, podcasts, or videos that are academic in scope.
Curiositas accepts from ACC students:
- Academic essays
- Artwork & music related to course materials
- Digital artifacts, such as podcasts, videos, or websites
- Class projects or presentations
The premiere issue of Curiositas is slated for publication in April 2023. While our focus is on the liberal arts, we will consider submissions from other disciplines if they meet our Liberal Arts Gateway Principles. You can see an example of the type of work we are looking for below.
Publishing in Curiositas
Info, Guidelines, & Links
Submit to Curiositas
Before you submit, please check out our Submission Guidelines.
Submissions will be accepted through January 14, 2024.
What to Expect after Submitting
Submissions will be reviewed from January through February.
If your submission is accepted for publication, an editor will be in touch to discuss any changes, edits, or revisions.
Submission Examples
The following assignments are examples of work that may qualify for publication in Curiositas.
Example #1
Artwork and Accompanying Reflective Essay
"Pitted" by Rose Shell
La Llorona Through the Centuries
A Podcast by Lesley Puga
Example #2
A Podcast