Whatever. A Transdisciplinary Journal of Queer Theories and Studies (Web), Issue 4

Proposals by: 13.09.2020

Introducing Whatever: Scholars working in queer studies, both in and out of academia, are still often marginalized; one of the aspects of this marginalization is the lack of publishing venues, which discourages potentially original and creative researchers from pursuing their interest in queer studies, and from contributing to the development of the field. This has a negative impact on both the queer studies community and on scholarly, social and political discourse in general.

Whatever exists to facilitate a dialogue among researchers who work in any field related to queer studies. The editors are excited that scholars the world over are spinning queer outwards in a range of new and promising directions, such as neuroqueer, animal queer, queer economies, queer pedadogies, the queer politics of migration, and many more. Their daring and original work is a powerful testimonial to the productivity and vitality of a cluster of theories which deserve to be more widely known and applied, both in scholarship, teaching, and research, and in activism, advocacy, and policy-making.

The purpose of Whatever is to offer scholars working in queer studies, in and out of academia, a place to share their work, to reach like-minded readers, to initiate collaborations, to make things happen. The editors aim to foster a diverse and mutually respectful community among scholars of different backgrounds, research interests, methodological allegiances and disciplinary affiliations.

Each upcoming issue of Whatever will include a general section, which will host papers dealing with any and all aspects of queer theories and studies, and themed sections, each curated by an independent editorial team.

General section: The general section will welcome papers dealing with any and all aspects of queer theories and studies, and of any of their possible intersections with other disciplines and theories: if you believe that the theoretical productivity, intellectual relevance, and political thrust of queer can be extended and expanded, if you are working at the crossroads between queer and other methods and issues, the editors want to hear from you.

Contributions are accepted in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Papers should be between 30.000 and 80.000 characters in length; authors wishing to submit longer works are invited to contact us first explaining their reasons; please write to the managing editor, Giovanni Campolo: giovanni@battitoriliberi.it .

Authors are welcome to include a variety of media, such as images, sound files, and audiovisuals.

Papers should be submitted anonymously through the journal website following a guided five-step submission process. Submission checklist and guidelines are available at the website.

The deadline for all submissions for issue 4 is September 13, 2020. Whatever is peer-reviewed, online, open-access.

Submissions will be ruled on October 30th or December 30th. Revised versions will have to be submitted within February 28th 2021. Issue 4 publication is expected for late june 2021.

Source: qstudy-l@mailman.rice.edu