[ecrea] CFP: Excursions Vol. 5 No. 1 "Boundaries"

Call for Papers: Excursions Vol. 5 No. 1 "Boundaries"

'To be inside and outside a position at the same time – to occupy a 
territory while loitering sceptically on the boundary – is often where 
the most intensely creative ideas stem from. It is a resourceful place 
to be, if not always a painless one.' - Terry Eagleton



Boundaries appear everywhere - both physically and psychologically. Some 
seem definitive and fixed while others move or dissolve over time. Some 
we endorse and enjoy, while others are a joy to transgress. As an 
interdisciplinary journal, Excursions is primarily interested in ways in 
which boundaries can be overcome, but even this is conditional on 
certain limits. We invite submissions which engage with a variety of 
interpretations of the concept of boundaries. These could include, but 
are not limited to...



Territories : Political and geographical boundaries are constant sites 
of debate and contestation. This area might involve topics such as:



* Contention, division and non-recognition, e.g. Tibet, Korea, Kosovo
* The feeling of belonging: migrations, diasporas, asylum seekers, 
globalisation, multiculturalism
* International organisations eg. EU, UN, NGOs
* Pioneers, travellers and the idea of frontiers



Crossing the Line: Some boundaries are less visible than others; some 
have only recently been invented. What lines do we cross without even 
being aware? What other lines do we deliberately cross, feeling that we 
have no choice? Topics might involve:



* Hacking and its increasing ‘legitimacy’
* NSA scandal and state-sanctioned hacking
* Wikileaks
* Julien Assange, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden as line-crossers
* Sabotage, terrorism, espionage, surveillance
* Subversion and disobedience, e.g. political protests, activism, the 
Occupy movement, riots etc.

Boundaries of the Self: Theories of the self have gone through many 
permutations over time. Should the self always be perceived as stable 
and separate from other selves, or is the self more permeable? Topics 
might involve:



* Gender and Sexuality
* Political and philosophical conceptions of identity and subjectivity
* Mental Health, e.g. bipolar depression, multiple personality disorders
* The Body, e.g. transformation, morphology, body modification, cloning
* Affect theory and embodied emotion
* Life writing



Boundaries in Science: Science and mathematics are popularly conceived 
as being governed and defined by rules and boundaries that are stable 
and unchanging. But how much is this borne out by reality? Topics might 
involve:



* Sound and Light Barriers
* Earth sciences, e.g. tectonic plates
* No Boundaries: the universe, the infinite
* Cells, mutation and replication
* Ethics in experimentation – what boundaries must/must not be crossed?
* Space exploration, e.g. Voyager 1 crossing out of our solar system



Imaginative Boundaries: The arts have always explored boundaries in a 
generative way. That which does not fit comfortably within limits has 
provided inspiration for countless painters, writers, musicians, 
film-makers and theorists. Topics might involve:



* Boundaries of form and style
* Canonical and non-canonical art
* Boundaries of fiction/ reality
* Censorship/production/consumption
* Genre, sub-genre and ‘the literary’



Scholarly papers should be between 3,000 and 5,000 words and must follow 
Harvard style guidelines. We also encourage creative submissions in 
media such as film, photography, or audio. For creative submissions, 
please include an abstract and a brief biography (no more than 150 
words) along with your submission. All enquiries should be directed to 
(enquiries /at/ excursions-journal.org.uk). Submissions should be made via our 
website, www.excursions-journal.org.uk no later than 3 March 2014.



EXCURSIONS is a peer reviewed, on-line, inter-disciplinary journal, 
showcasing innovative and high-quality postgraduate research, run by 
doctoral researchers at the University of Sussex. Boundaries will be 
Vol. 5 No. 1 http://www.excursions-journal.org.uk/

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