Archive for the ‘Announcements’ Category

IJŽS Vol 4.0 – Žižek on Wagner

By • Oct 15th, 2010

Paul A. Taylor, IJŽS General Editor; This special issue of IJŽS is centred upon a lecture that Slavoj Žižek gave on 10 March 2009 at the Howard Assembly Room, in Leeds, United Kingdom. The title of the lecture was “Brunhilde’s Act, or, why was it so difficult for Wagner to find a proper ending for [...]



The Night Shift, New Blog

By • Feb 19th, 2010

The Night Shift is a guide for those of you who are lost: for the thinkers amongst you who are frustrated by a lack of progress in creating a just society and for the practical amongst you who are at a loss as to what you should actually be doing.



Intellectuals, critique and power (in French)

By • Oct 20th, 2009

In the journal Agone (issues 41 and 42) a whole collection of articles and papers examine the role of intellectuals in regards of liberation struggles. The co-coordinators of these issues, Thierry Discepolo, Charles Jacquier eta Philippe Olivera, present the debate as follows: “The “intellectual” would necessarily be “from the left”, he would only work “naturally” [...]



Citizen journalism project in India

By • Oct 19th, 2009

Women Aloud: Videoblogging for Empowerment (WAVE). The project involves training young women around India (one per state) to become citizen journalists telling video stories about positive change in their communities to an international audience online.



Critical Stew Basque

By • Sep 24th, 2009

Critical Stew is proud to announce the launch of Lapiko Kritikoa, its Basque language edition. Lapiko Kritikoa embodies Subaltern Media’s philosophy of widening access of knowledge and ideas beyond the structures of the English language. Lapiko Kritikoa will publish original articles aimed at furthering critical theory and philosophy as well as translations of select articles [...]



(CDA) Edição especial de estudos Ibero/Latino-Americanos do International Journal of Žižek Studies (IJZS)

By • Aug 28th, 2009

O International Journal of Žižek Studies (IJZS) pretende lançar uma nova edição especial da revista destinada aos estudos Ibero/Latino-Americanos. Serão bem-vindos artigos que desenvolvam ou critiquem as ideias de Slavoj Žižek, bem como aqueles que analizem ou teorizem questões ibero/latino-americanas



(LPA) Edición especial de estudios ibero/latinoamericanos del International Journal of Žižek Studies (IJZS)

By • Aug 28th, 2009

El International Journal of Žižek Studies (IJZS) desea poner en circulación una edición especial de la revista destinada para escritos de estudios ibero / latinoamericanos. Damos la bienvenida a los artículos que elaboren o critiquen las ideas de Slavoj Žižek así como aquéllos que analicen o teoricen cuestiones ibero/latinoamericanas



(CFP) Special Iberian/Latin American issue of the International Journal of Žižek Studies (IJZS)

By • Aug 28th, 2009

The International Journal of Žižek Studies intends to bring out a special issue of the journal for writings on Iberian/Latin American Studies. We welcome papers on a wide range of topics that either elaborate or critique the ideas of Slavoj Žižek as well as analysing and theorising Iberian/Latin American questions.



Wide Screen: Peer-reviewed Open Access journal

By • Apr 23rd, 2009

Wide Screen (link) the online, peer-reviewed, open access journal on screen studies is now launched. The inaugural issue was published last week. The editors are thankful to the academics and practitioners on our editorial and advisory board from over nine countries whose wholehearted support was without cavil. Each is an academic or a practitioner of [...]



Media Research Fellowships, India

By • Jan 31st, 2009

JAMES BEVERIDGE MEDIA RESOURCE CENTRE AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia CALL FOR PROPOSALS The JB MRC, AJK MCRC announces its second round of independent fellowships for the period March 1, 2009 – August 31, 2009. Applications are invited for the Junior Research Fellowships.