Call for Papers - Response: Reflection and Action
Call for Papers
Response: Reflection and Action
A response is both an engagement and a reflection, followed by an action that confronts a question, situation, challenge or opportunity The concept of response, and the act of responding, takes on new significance in our own contemporary moment, as the ‘self’ is subjected to unprecedented connectivity and an overload of information. The shape of a response may be automatic or unconscious, a simple reaction to stimulus, or it can be more contemplative. Responses can agree and reinforce, challenge and deconstruct, as well as modify, remould, and extend that which they reflect on. Spanning from the personal to the universal, they entwine with politics, ecology, culture, aesthetics, and beyond.
For the upcoming issue of Aigne we encourage critical and scholarly explorations on this theme of Response: Reflection and Action. We invite submissions from across the arts, humanities, and social sciences which engage in imaginative ways with the theme, welcoming diverse and inventive interpretations of this multifaceted concept.
Suggested papers could include, but are not limited to, responses and reflections on the following:
- Conflict
- Confrontation
- Violence
- Trauma
- Healing
- Resilience
- Resistance
- Postcolonialism
- Imperialism
- Censorship
- Control
- Empowerment and Gaze
- Gender
- Contemplation
- Self-reflection
- Representation
- The ‘Other’ and Othering
- Stereotypes
- Education
- Interpretation
- Memory
- Epistemology
- Art
- Belief Systems
- Ecocriticism
- Nature and the Natural Environment
- The Built Environment
- Sustainability
- Social Unrest
- Migration
- Ethical Dilemmas
- Social Responsibility
- Globalisation
- Artificial Intelligence
- Transhumanism / Posthumanism
- Dystopia / Utopia
To be considered for publication, submit the following by February 21st 2025:
- 250–500 word abstract of your proposed article
- Contact information - name, email address, and any institutional affiliation
- Resume/CV for each author/co-author (in any format)
Email to: aigne@ucc.ie. Please title your email “Abstract: Surname, Forename”
Selected authors will be notified by March 4th 2025, and will be required to submit a 5,000 to 7,000 word paper by May 4th.
To be considered for publication, all papers must adhere to Aigne’s Author Guidelines and be thoroughly proofread prior to submission.
Aigne (“Mind”) is a peer-reviewed online postgraduate journal that falls under the auspices of the Graduate School of the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences at University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. The journal uses a double-blind peer-review process to ensure anonymity and quality of submissions. As an interdisciplinary journal, Aigne encourages submissions across the fields of literature, film, history, languages, politics, religion, philosophy, social sciences and beyond.
