The Postcolonialist is alternative and interactive avenue by which scholars, journalists, artists, and activists from around the world can collaborate and engage in dialogues of culture, power, and civil society in Postcolonial regions (encompassing the Americas, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Diasporic communities, and indeed the ex-métropoles). With a focus on multi-lingual and cross-regional work, The Postcolonialist endeavors to view the global South and its diaspora in concert. We seek to displace notions of “center” and “periphery,” instead showcasing the artistry, innovation, and critical production of postcolonial regions and peoples as constitutive of and central to a globally interconnected future.

The Postcolonialist welcomes contributions across disciplines and genres. While most contributions will be in English, submissions are welcome in French, Spanish, and Portuguese. Artwork, relevant interviews, and photography may also be welcome, though an initial proposal is typically submitted. Please include biographical information separately for peer reviewed academic submissions. Shorter pieces may be up to 1,500 words, while feature or scholarly articles may be up to 6,000 words. A short bio should be included with the submission. Areas of interest include but are not limited to: 1. Arts and society (includes literature and film); 2. Gender and political participation; 3. Education; 4. Immigration and diaspora; 5. Civil society and the international stage; 6. Media and the global South; 7. Citizenship and identity; 8. Language, multi-lingualism, and language hierarchies; 9. emerging markets.

Deadline: March 31, 2016. Please send all inquiries and submissions to: Lara N. Dotson-Renta, PhD Founder & Editor-in-Chief: editorinchief@postcolonialist.com  www.postcolonialist.com.

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Para Peer Review: Textos podem ser escritos em inglês, espanhol, português e francês, e ter entre 5.000 e 7.500 palavras. Textos em italiano também serão considerados. Textos na categoria de “academic dispatch” (relato acadêmico) podem ter entre 1.500 e 3.500 palavras. Os artigos devem incluir um resumo e uma lista de palavras-chaves. Quaisquer evidências (citações) do/a autor/a devem ser apagadas para que o processo de revisão dos pareceristas seja anônimo. Nós não aderimos a um padrão de citações, portanto pedimos que os autores sejam consistentes e utilizem um dos padrões aceitos na disciplina mais relevante a seu artigo. Por favor, não enviem textos em pdf, que não permitam comentários eletrônicos.

Textos artísticos ou editoriaiss com relação a esse tema também serão bem-vindos. Quaisquer dúvidas e textos devem ser enviados ao seguinte endereço eletrônico: Editorinchief@postcolonialist.com até 13 abril, 2015.

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Pour la section « Revue scientifique », soumise à un arbitrage par les pairs, les contributions peuvent être écrites en français, en anglais, en espagnol ou en portugais ; celles en italien seront aussi considérées, et évaluées au cas par cas. Les articles doivent comporter de 5000 à 7000 mots, être accompagnés d’un résumé et d’une liste de mots-clés, ainsi que respecter un système de références bibliographiques conforme aux normes scientifiques d’usage. Des contributions à la section « Brèves scientifiques », comportant entre 1500 et 3500 mots (soit la longueur d’un texte de communication), sont aussi sollicitées et soumises à l’arbitrage par les pairs. Les textes doivent être envoyés dans un fichier anonyme ; prière de ne pas envoyer de document pdf. Des éditoriaux et des projets artistiques sur le thème proposé peuvent également être soumis, pour publication dans les sections « Magazine » et « Création ».

Date limite : 13 avril 2015.

Pour information ou pour soumettre une contribution : Editorinchief@postcolonialist.com

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Las propuestas de carácter interdisciplinario serán especialmente tenidas en cuenta, sobre todo aquellas pertenecientes a estudios poscoloniales, literarias, lingüísticas, sobre discurso social, sociológico y mediático; teorías sobre etnia y raza, y estudios de género.

Para la sección científica de la revista (artículos evaluados bajo la modalidad Peer Review ), The Postcolonialist acoge artículos innovadores escritos en inglés, español, portugués y francés, de 5000 a 7.500 palabras, junto con un resumen y las palabras-clave. Los autores enviarán sus textos en un fichero anónimo, en cualquier formato, excepto en pdf.  También se admiten algunas propuestas en italiano siendo igualmente evaluadas por pares.

Para su sección: “Creación”, se aceptan igualmente obras artísticas de creación (originales) en relación con el tema propuesto para este 2015.

Los textos deberán seguir las normas editoriales de la revista para cada una de sus secciones . Otros textos de menor extensión, derivados de comunicaciones u otro tipo de eventos científicos, podrán abarcar entre 1.500 y 3.500 palabras.

Fecha límite : 13 abril, 2015.

Para el envío de propuestas o información adicional : Editorinchief@postcolonialist.com

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For Peer Review: We welcome innovative pieces in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French between 5,000-7,500 words in length for the standard peer review process. Submissions in Italian will be considered on an individual basis. Academic Dispatch pieces may be between 1,500 and 3,500 words (“conference-length” papers). Full length articles should have an abstract and key words, and be anonymized for peer review. While we have no standard citation format, we ask that each paper adhere to the accepted citation model in the relevant field. Please do not send pdf document submissions that cannot be edited or commented on.

Editorial or Artistic pieces relating to the Spring/Summer 2015 theme are also welcome.

Inquiries and Submissions may be sent to: Editorinchief@postcolonialist.com by April 13, 2015.

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The past decade has seen a wave of socio-political and economic changes across the globe. We are witnessing geopolitical conflict on a local as well as international scale, intensified by rising wealth disparities, mass migrations, crippling austerity measures, repression of dissent, and increasingly controlled borders. These events make evident the centrality of class to any discussion on the sweeping changes taking place in the global political landscape. Class, however, does not operate in isolation from other social structures, a fact that underscores the need for interdisciplinary research and intersectional discourse.

The year 2014 marks twenty-five years since Kimberlé Crenshaw coined the term “intersectionality” to describe how terms such as “class” or “race” may not be analyzed in isolation, but must be combined in order to understand the complexity of a particular praxis: “Because the intersectional experience is greater than the sum of racism and sexism, any analysis that does not take intersectionality into account cannot sufficiently address the particular manner in which Black women are subordinated.” While Crenshaw may have been speaking particularly of the lived experience of Black women and ‘mainstream’ feminism in the United States, the intersectional approach proposed by Crenshaw has been adopted by many disciplines and groups in order to analyze the junctures at which complex identities are contested and staged.

Twenty-five years on, we believe it is important to pay tribute to the ways in which intersectionality has become part of a range of disciplines, as well as to ask how it can be examined, critiqued, and pushed further. Therefore, in its Fall 2014 request for papers, “Intersectionality, Class and (De)Colonial Praxis,” The Postcolonialist would like to invite papers across disciplines, topics, and areas of study that delve into the state of intersectionality today, and the new ways and means in which it is being deployed and interrogated as an analytical tool and a theoretical framework.

For Peer Review: We welcome innovative pieces in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French between 5,000-7,500 words in length for the standard peer review process. Submissions in Italian will be considered on an individual basis. Academic Dispatch pieces may be between 1,500 and 3,500 words (“conference-length” papers). Full length articles should have an abstract and key words, and be anonymized for peer review. While we have no standard citation format, we ask that each paper adhere to the accepted citation model in the relevant field.

Editorial or Artistic pieces relating to the Fall 2014 theme are also welcome.

Inquiries and Submissions may be sent to: Editorinchief@postcolonialist.com by September 19, 2014.

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