Volume 8, Issue 1: On Identity

CALL FOR PAPERS

Deadline for Submissions: December 16, 2023

Process: Journal of Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Scholarship invites submissions for Issue 8.1, On Identity. For this issue, we seek thought-provoking, critical work from a range of disciplines and perspectives. Approaches to the topic might consider but are not limited to:

  • Authenticity: What does it mean to be oneself in the age of social media?

  • Individual vs. society: How can one be oneself amidst social and peer pressure? 

  • Feminism: How have different threads of feminist and trans discourse intersected, disconnected, and/or come into conflict? And how do those encounters factor into critiques of patriarchal structures in society and everyday life?

  • Trans/ition: How does one’s identity change over time? How have trans and queer identities developed and been treated in public discourse? 

  • Race: How does race matter (to paraphrase Dr. Cornel West) in discussions about identity?

  • Nationalism: Are there other ways of forming identity in the twenty-first century that move beyond the limits of the nation-state?

  • Religion: How does religious identity operate in a secular age?

  • Intersectionality: How do the various elements of identity (including but not limited to those mentioned above) come together to form hybrid and complex notions of identity?

  • Deception: How do people manipulate the discourse on identity, and to what ends?

  • Self-deception: Can engaging with the discourse on identity provide a false sense of certainty when it comes to self-knowledge?

We accept two general types of submissions: critical essays and non-traditional (or multimodal) compositions, such as poems, short stories, or digital artifacts. All traditional essay submissions should be 2500–5000 words and follow appropriate disciplinary guidelines with respect to style and citations. 

Please include a 250-word abstract outlining project goals and how the contribution meaningfully engages with ongoing scholarly conversations.

Please submit pieces for review by following the instructions on the Submissions page of the Process website and include your full name and email address on the submitted document.

Questions may be directed to the editorial board at processjmus@gmail.com. This issue of Process will focus on identity. General submissions not related to this theme, if accepted, will be saved for a suitable future issue at the discretion of the editorial board.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: December 16, 2023