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Call for Publications Theme: Ideological Conflict Publication: Forum: University of Edinburgh Postgraduate Journal of Culture & the Arts Date: Issue No. 22 (Sprin 2016) Deadline: 29.2.2016 __________________________________________________ Armed conflict has ravaged Syria for over four years. The initial protest against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime has escalated to a civil war that has drawn intercession from major world powers, arguably exacerbating the situation, and maintaining the issue of ideological conflict at the forefront of popular culture and media. After the recent attacks in Beirut, Paris, and Bagdad, discussion has centred particularly on Islamophobia and the increasingly perceived dichotomy between Islamic and Western political systems. After Francis Fukuyama famously declared the end of the great ideological battles, Issue 22 of FORUM looks to explore instead Jasmine Gani’s suggestion that we should be “bringing back ideas,” when analysing this new era of entrenched conflict. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to: - Hegemonic versus subaltern population groups - Utopian and dystopian visions - Wars of religion - Terror and state-sanctioned violence - Internal and external conflict - Nation-specific versus globally-minded ideological conflict - Private and public ideology - Violent and non-violent conflict - The breakdown of ideological pluralisms - The rhetoric of political discourse - Ideology in the digital age - Spaces and zones of conflict - Segregation, persecution, and migration - Forms of ideological warfare - Feminism and opposition Papers must be between 3,000 - 5,000 words in length, formatted according to MLA guidelines. FORUM is also considering academic book reviews (1,000 words) and multimedia and alternative presentations for publication. Please e-mail your article, a short abstract and your academic CV in separate, clearly labelled DOC(X). files to edit...@forumjournal.org by 29th February 2016. All eligible articles will be peer reviewed prior to publication. Only one submission per author per issue is permitted. Contact: Forum: University of Edinburgh Postgraduate Journal of Culture & the Arts Email: edit...@forumjournal.org Web: http://www.forumjournal.org __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
