[Commlist] RLEC: Call for papers on “Climate Change: Social and Cultural Challenges”

RLEC: CALL FOR PAPERS ON "CLIMATE CHANGE: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHALLENGES"

Between June 15 and October 31, 2023, it is open the call for papers for 
the Lusophone Journal of Cultural Studies on “Climate Change: Social and 
Cultural Challenges”.

Editors: Alice Dutra Balbé, Edson Capoano (CECS, Universidade do Minho, 
Portugal) e Alejandro Barranquero (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain)

The climate emergency challenges are manifold and affect our daily 
lives. We can feel the consequences of the climate change effects on the 
economy, politics and health, in changes in food production and safety, 
forced migrations, the spread of diseases and global vulnerability to a 
health crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, which has also brought 
social inequalities to the fore, while prompting a fresh perspective on 
cultural activities and mental health. As such, this phenomenon has 
become increasingly relevant in people’s lives and public debate.

In the academic debate on how to tackle climate challenges, there is a 
growing emphasis on the importance of considering cultural and social 
practices such as environmental activism (Haugestad et al., 2021), 
climate anxiety (Clayton, 2020), consumption and how new generations 
relate to media messages about the topic (Ojala & Lakew, 2018). 
Furthermore, several studies highlight the importance of emotions in 
fostering engagement in the environmental debate (Costa, Capoano & 
Balbé, 2022) and consider more resilient lifestyles from the Global 
South, like the concept of buen vivir in communication studies 
(Barranquero, 2012). On the other hand, some authors suggest combating 
climate change through “border epistemologies” (Grosfoguel, 2008) by 
incorporating knowledge that was previously disregarded by the dominant 
“enlightened” thinking (Rincón, 2019). Developing strategies and 
narratives beyond the traditional “logo-media-centric” (Cabrera, 2022) 
approach is crucial to combat climate change, which can be achieved by 
incorporating oral communication and dialogical and participatory processes.

This call for papers proposes a reflection on the social and cultural 
challenges of climate change, adding the perspective of cultural studies 
to the debate. This issue welcomes proposals that explore the 
intersection of climate change and the following themes: consumer 
cultures; cultural and artistic movements; postcolonial and decolonial 
critique; identities and cultural diversity; power, ideology and class 
relations; creative and cultural industries; science communication and 
citizenship; migrations and intercultural relations; art and activisms; 
communication and resilience; social justice, among others.


IMPORTANT DATES

Submission of full manuscripts: June 15 to October 31, 2023

Editor’s decision on full articles: January 8, 2024

Deadline for submitting the final original and translated versions: 
February 22, 2024

Issue publication date: June 2024


LANGUAGE

Papers can be submitted in English or Portuguese. The articles selected 
for publication will be translated into Portuguese or English, 
respectively, being published in both languages.


EDITING AND SUBMISSION

Lusophone Journal of Cultural Studies is an open-access academic journal 
that adheres to the stringent standards of peer-reviewing and blind peer 
reviewing. After submission, each paper will be distributed to two 
reviewers previously invited to evaluate it according to its academic 
quality, originality and relevance to the objectives and scope of the 
theme of this issue of the journal.

Original articles are submitted on the journal’s website 
(https://www.rlec.pt/). When submitting for the first time to the 
Lusophone Journal of Cultural Studies, please register here 
(https://rlec.pt/user/register).

Publication guidelines are available here 
(https://rlec.pt/about/submissions).

For further information please refer to (rlec /at/ ics.uminho.pt)

No payment from the authors will be required.
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