Dear colleagues,
IPSE, the Italian postgraduate societyof Edinburgh, is proud to announce the first call for papers of itsonline peer-reviewed journal, Iris.
Iriswill be composed of a peer-reviewed selection of papers, a reviewssection and a revolutionary, regularly updated section featuringfragments, fiction, journalism, suspicions and other engaging shortforms.
Forour first issue we would like to draw your attention to the thefollowing:
“Authority andAuthorship: Averting the difficulties of dialogue in the Humanities.”
Irisis looking to start a discussion on the possible lack of spaces fordialogue and collaboration in the Humanities and its consequences forAuthority and Authorship.
It appears to us, that thespaces that traditionally generated dialogue – conferences,journals, our own departments – have lost their fundamentalfunction under the pressure of an increasingly competitive field. Whydo the Humanities generate exclusively solitary and soliloquentresearch when the sciences seem to work off collaboration and sharedresults? Given that most of our studies are based on the output ofhuman communities, should we not attempt to build a community of ourown, based on dialogue?
We invite contributors tothink about this impairing weakness and to engage with its originsand possibilities of resolution. Can we not find a common languagedespite the disparities created by the burgeoning of research areasof study? Why, but most importantly how did we stop listening to andcommunicating our ideas? Is group research desirable even if it ispossible?
Papers on comparativeliterature, history, philosophy, cultural studies, medieval studies,history of art and translation studies are welcomed and we encouragethe authors to submit papers written with the collaboration andexchange of ideas with friends and colleagues.
Iris seeksto provide, in addition, an open space in which possiblecollaborations can be fostered, formed and brought to fruition. Ifthis prospect of research interests you, send a proposal to Irisand we will try to start a dialogue.
We arenot interested in becoming one of the sciences, nor merely makingourselves the interpretative wing of our physics departments, but inusing the tools and expertise created by our colleagues in theHumanities to further our research and the research of others.
Weinvite contributors to submit papers between 5000 and 7000 words inlength by June, 20th.All papers should include a 200 word abstract.
Wewould also like to encourage you to read our “Suspicions” sectionand send your own short engaging texts. Suspicions should be between300 and 500 words.
Forsubmission guidelines, more information about the journal and otherqueries, you can visit our website: www.irisjournal.org,or send an e-mail to: editor@irisjournal.org