The Minnesota Review is a literary and cultural studies journal currently based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at Carnegie Mellon University. The journal places a special emphasis on politically engaged criticism, fiction and poetry. Issues are often "themed," recent issues examining the nature of academic publishing, of academic celebrity and of "smart" working class kids' experiences as adults or children within the educational system.
The Minnesota Review began in 1960 in Minnesota. Some of the early editors were from Macalester College, but early issues have a disclaimer against affiliation with any university. The journal was oriented toward publishing avant garde fiction, poetry, and graphic work. It moved to New York City in 1970 under the editorship of the poet Alvin Greenberg.