LitNet
Since 1994 we have seen the arrival of two immensely impressive internet-linked arts initiatives of importance to theatre researchers, both initiated through the offices of charismatic figures in the arts world – arts administrator, activist and playwright Mike van Graan’s Artslink network and Afrikaans novelist, mentor and theoretician Etienne van Heerden’s LitNet, founded in 1999 (now also in English). Both these initiatives have grown way beyond the original intention, bursting with categories, covering most literary and art forms and most theoretical perspectives.
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LitNet
Etienne van Heerden was the founder-editor of LitNet, which went online on 11 January 1999 and moved to a new platform in September 2006.
Besides its current online version, LitNet's material is available in two archives: Archive 1 (1999–2006) en Archive 2 (2006–2011) through its website at http://www.litnet.co.za/
Beasides many subsections, including Theatre, the jounral also has a specific academic publication section, called LitNet Akademies (LitNet Academic).
LitNet Akademies
LitNet Akademies ("LitNet Academic") (ISSN 1995-5928) is a subsection of LitNet and an accredited online academic journal which publishes Afrikaans research articles in all academic fields. The key aim is to encourage publication in Afrikaans.
It was launched in 2008?*, initially edited by Etienne van Heerden and **, later (2009) by Francis Galloway. Specifically aimed at promoting publication of academic work in Afrikaans by creating an web-based e-journal for the purpose. This has already been accredited by the Department of National Education for subsidy purposes and Van Heerden has secured substantial funding via the Stigting vir Bemagtiging deur Afrikaans, which means that, on top of the subsidy, the writer of a peer-reviewed article on LitNet Akademies will receive R8 000 to further their research. LitNet Akademies will not be charging any page fees. The online journal will publish Afrikaans research in the humanities, such as history, psychology and literature. The advisory board consists of academics from South Africa, the UK and the Netherlands. The journal is published as a subsection of the larger website, and for the first four years in fact there was not even a separate section. However, from 2007 onwards such articles are placed under the rubric LitNet Aakademies, with one or two articles appearing at a time.
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