“I think that Jim Welsh and Tom Erskine were visionaries,” said Dr. Elsie Walker
A decorative infinity symbol given away to attendees may have been the most fitting gift during the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the internationally recognized journal Literature/Film Quarterly (LFQ) at Salisbury University.
There are infinite ways adaptation – the base of the journal – can be interpreted, and there are seemingly infinite ways that LFQ has needed to adapt over its 50 years to keep up with the film industry and its academic following.
A half-century ago, when co-founders Drs. Jim Welsh and Tom Erskine began the journal, they could have had no idea how much of a worldwide success it would become with readership in more than 30 countries. “I think that Jim Welsh and Tom Erskine were visionaries,” said Dr. Elsie Walker, the publication’s current editor and SU professor of English. “They built this from absolutely nothing. And they built it out of love, and I think, ultimately, that’s where the best work comes from.”
Walker took the role of editor in 2003 and has guided the publication for the past 20 years into its current iteration as a fully online journal, which has only expanded its reach.
To learn more about LFQ, visit lfq.salisbury.edu.