CaribbeanCall for Papers
ISSUE 3: ART FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
“The arts is a form of action,” wrote Caribbean intellectual and choreographer Rex Nettleford. As action, the arts can be an effort inclined toward a pursuit of social change. The arts can be political acts. The arts can liberate ways of being and refashion ways of thinking in our world. The arts can be used to transform communities and transfigure societies.
This issue understands art in its broadest sense. It aims to put a spotlight on the teleology of art – specifically art with a purpose of critiquing assumptions, challenging the status quo, revamping hearts and minds and ameliorating social systems. We invite critical dialogues about the work art accomplishes in the interest of public good; dialogues about art functioning at the intersection of creativity and justice, imagination and metamorphosis. Submissions are welcome but not limited to the following themes:
Art and human rights
Art as activism
Art as liberation
Art and community
Art and resistance
The artist as agent of social change
Art in times of crisis
Art and spiritual transformation
Art and utopian imaginings
Art in education
We welcome 4000-5000 word essays in English. Artwork, music, dance, poetry, mas or junkanoo designs or any other artistic expression with blurbs in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, dialect or creole are welcome as well as films in any language with subtitles in English. Fiction or non-fiction writings in English or dialects will be accepted. Writings in dialect should be accompanied by a translation of terms. Research papers on visual or vocal modes of expression as well as interviews of contemporary artists in English are also welcome. Please send submissions to submissions@caribbeanintransit.com. Questions may be sent to info@caribbeanintransit.com Deadline for submissions is November 30th 2011.
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