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Call for Contributions for Anthology of Experiences of Women of Color Graduate Students in the West
We Are Deliberate
DEADLINE:
JUNE 15, 2015
Deliberate: The Experiences of
Women of Colo(u)r Graduate Students is an anthology that collects academic and
creative texts to document the experiences of WOC graduate students. The
anthology takes its title from a quote attributed to Audre Lorde that
constantly surfaces in spaces of black and feminist thought and is used as a
rallying cry in response to challenges to personhood: “I am deliberate and
afraid of nothing.” Deliberate will collect together testimonies of what occurs in
spaces that have traditionally and continually marginalised and problematized
the presence of women of colour scholars.
The intention for Deliberate is to produce a
document of witness, to speak deliberately, collectively, and loudly about the
singular experiences of WOC graduate students in the academy, and the
possibilities that exist due to and through our presence in these institutions.
Contributions by women of colour
current, former, and prospective graduate
students in all research fields are invited in the form of:
1. academic research (scholarly articles,
research notes, responses, literature surveys, etc.)
2. non-fiction (first-person narratives,
journalistic works, personal essays, etc.)
3. creative texts (poetry, plays,
non-traditional prose, etc.).
The topics below are meant to serve as
suggestions for some of the possible themes and topics that are
of interest within the context of women of
colour undertaking graduate studies.
Presences and absences
Re-defining and re-creating community/ies
On survival
Possibilities for radical action
Intersections of, with, and beyond
sexuality/class/culture/spirituality/ability/etc.
Definitions and presentations of truth
WOC bodies, academic spaces
Researching WOC/researching as WOC
Decision-making in completing or not
completing a graduate degree
Social and familial relationships
Resiliency
Celebration
Ceremony
Information for Contributors
• Please email manuscripts in docx or .rtf
format to contact@nehalelhadi.com
• All manuscripts should be double-spaced
and include a cover page with the title of the piece,
author’s name, contact information, and a
short bio (max. 150 words)
• Simultaneous submissions accepted, but
please notify us immediately if your work will be
published elsewhere
• Contributions should be a maximum of
15,000 words, and formatted according to MLA
guidelines; there is no minimum word count
• Queries are welcome – please include an
abstract or proposal that takes into account deadlines
• Completed submissions are due June 15,
2015
• Publication date: TBD
Artwork contributions will be considered
for the cover - please email a lo-res file or link (preferred)
For more information and to keep updated
on the progress of the anthology, please visit
http://wearedeliberate.wordpress.com/