Journal of Women’s History (Web)
Articels by: 01.06.2021
Guest editors Jacqueline Couti and Jennifer Boittin seek articles for a special issue, devoted to „Black Feminisms in a French (Post)Imperial Context,“ inspired by the eponymous conference held outside of Paris in March 2020 (Link).
Contributions will address the utility and challenges of situating Black feminisms in transnational spaces. The editors anticipate that these accounts will not lead to a smooth and well-organized history, but will instead open conversations, revealing tensions, debates, and resistance. They invite authors to contribute original research adopting a historical framework to respond to questions central to Black Francophone feminisms, including but not limited to:
- How do racism and sexism intertwine in a (post)colonial context?
- What are the specific conditions in which women forged and continue to forge the tools to combat complex forms of social domination?
- How does a conversation around global Black feminisms shift if we consider the contours of women’s movements generated within French-speaking (post)colonial spaces?
- How have the lived experiences of Black woman nourished dialogues about emancipatory strategies? What are the implications of these movements for concepts of health, sexuality, disability, children, or family?
- How do we assess the impact of the autonomous epistemologies and practical knowledge produced by Black women’s movements from territories formerly colonized by France (Americas, Indian Ocean and Africa)?
- How have multiform and multifaceted women’s movements initiated locally-inflected emancipatory projects that upset gender hierarchies and norms, often without explicitly invoking feminism?
- How have some women’s movements challenged heteronormative sexuality, including through LGBT and Queer movements and activism?
Submission: The articles should be no more than 8000 words in length, including notes. They should be submitted in English, for those who are comfortable enough writing in the language, or in French, in which case, if accepted, the article will be translated into English (for other languages, please contact the editors). The articles must be submitted by 1 June 2021, using the „Scholar One manuscript submission system“ (Link) . Please note you will need to create an account to submit a manuscript. JWH Style Guide (Link).
The award-winning Journal of Women’s History is a quarterly, peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by Johns Hopkins University Press that showcases the dynamic international field of women’s history. The JWH features cutting-edge scholarship from around the globe in all historical periods. For more information, see the website.
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