CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
POIETICS OF ALTERITY: Opening to the Other in the Arts, Media and the Arts Therapies
Deadline: February 25th, 2010
How can we represent the Other? How can the Other represent us? In this issue of
the journal, we will be looking at ways in which we may open to the Other in the arts,
media and the arts therapies. Is art a vehicle for the expression of the self or does it
necessarily imply transcendence toward otherness? What, if anything, is a self and how
does it reach out to the Other, both the other person and the otherness of itself? Can
poiesis be a basis for ethical practice or is there, as Kierkegaard thought, an insuperable
gap between the aesthetic and the ethical?
We encourage contributors to open to otherness in their writing as well, to bring in “All
things counter, original, spare, strange…” (Hopkins), going beyond the boundaries of
the proper, of their own intellectual property, and venturing onto foreign ground.
Without pretending to identify with the Other, we may yet find ways to recognize
him or her, in Baudelaire’s words, as the Hypocrite lecteur, -mon semblable, -mon frère,
together with whom we can better combat that “delicate monster” of Ennui.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: POIETICS OF ALTERITY
Article submissions: Steve Levine, Editor-In-Chief
If your article is already written, we’d like to see an excerpt. If it currently exists only in your mind, send us a proposal.
Excerpts should be between 300 and 500 words. They should be accompanied by an approximately 200-word overview of the themes and content explored in the article. They should also be accompanied by a 50-word author’s bio, so we know who you are.
Proposals should be between 300 and 500 words. Please propose themes, content, discourse: the how and why of the article, as well as length. Also included should be a 50-word author’s bio.
We prefer material that has not been previously published elsewhere; however, exceptions are occasionally made.
We are also open to publishing book reviews.
Please send excerpts and proposals editor@egspress.com
Poetry submissions: Shara Claire, Assistant Poetry Editor
Please send no less than three and no more than five poems via email (.doc, .rtf or .pdf formatting) to shara@egspress.com Please put the words “POIESIS Poetry Submission” in your subject heading. ALSO send identical hard copy submissions via snail mail, attn: Shara Claire to the address on the Contact page. Please include a 50-word bio with your submission.
Artwork submissions: Lauren Schaffer, Art Submissions Co-ordinator
Artists! Please send low-resolution samples of your artwork (less than 2 MB) in .jpg or .tif format. Description of the works should include the medium, dimensions and date. Please indicate if you have a website and also include a 50-word artist’s bio. All these things can be sent by email to lschaffer@sympatico.ca.
Thank you for submitting! There is no fee to submit your work. Please note, however, that all submissions are accepted on a volunteer basis: unfortunately, POIESIS is not in a position to financially compensate its contributors at this time.
