Call for Papers – Journal of Florida Studies, Vol 1, Issue #10, 2021
The Journal of Florida Studies announces a submissions call for our 10th issue in Volume 1. The theme of this issue is Death. We want to look at the topic of Death in Florida in broad and inventive ways.
Contributions are due October 30, 2021 for an April 2022 publication. This special issue of JFS, co-edited by Casey Blanton and Thomas Hallock, welcomes academic and creative work that addresses all aspects of death (and life) in Florida.
Queries welcome. For more information, please see the JFS Manuscript/Art Guidelines. Email manuscripts/art work to Casey Blanton, Editor in Chief: editor@journaloffloridastudies.org by October 30, 2021. For past approaches to an issue’s theme, please visit: www.journaloffloridastudies.org.
Possible topics for this issue include, but are not limited to:
- Memory and genocide
- Graveyards and cemeteries
- Social justice
- Food
- Spiritual death
- Rebirth
- Ecological health
- Aging and decay
- Regeneration
- Cultures of memorialization
- Medical (mal)practices
- Funereal practices
- Dead zones
- Habitat loss
- Extinction
- Global warming/sea level rise/climate change
- Violence and murder
- Gun laws
- Crime and punishment
- War
We welcome academic articles and art from a wide range of disciplines on all topics relating to Florida:
- earth science
- space science
- animal studies
- biology
- chemistry
- physics
- food studies
- environmental studies
- architecture and design
- political science
- economics
- geography
- mathematics
- applied science
- cultural and ethnic studies
- anthropology
- archeology
- languages and literatures
- philosophy
- psychology
- creative writing – fiction, poetry, non-fiction
- religion
- ethics
- rhetoric & composition
- history
- fine arts—video, photography, music
- gender and sexuality studies
- the theory, criticism, and history of the arts
- social and economic theory
- sociology
- journalism, media studies
- transportation
- library and museum studies
- military sciences
- social work
- engineering
Journal of Florida Studies (JFS) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to the study and appreciation of Florida. JFS features research articles, but also includes poetry, fiction, photography, and other digital arts. JFS does not charge authors a publishing fee nor any other fees.
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Journal of Florida Studies is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the study and appreciation of Florida. The journal features research articles, but also includes poetry, fiction, photography, and other digital arts. JFS is an outgrowth of the Center for Interdisciplinary Writing and Research (CIWR) at Daytona State College and the Florida Studies Program at the St. Petersburg Campus of the University of South Florida.
Journal of Florida Studies is not an official publication of Daytona State College or the University of South Florida. The views expressed herein are the views of the writers and not necessarily the views of DSC or USF.
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