Call for papers for a special issue of MP: A Feminist Online Journal
http://www.academinist.org/mp/
Back Talk: The Language of Defiance, Denial, Distortion, and Development
Scheduled Publication Date: January 15, 2007
Imus's use of the power of the language to reduce successful young women to objects of racial epithet got him fired. In a South Philadelphia neighborhood, a cheesesteak restaurant owner becomes the subject of a national debate about whether the language of immigrants is valid and whether it should retain power in the United States, even the simple power to order a sandwich. Meanwhile, America as a whole asks the question on the world stage of whether the power of words is permitted to "enemy combatants", and even to Congress as they attempt to end the war in Iraq. President Bush uses the power of words in the form of signing statements, accompanying each veto of congressional legislation that he sends out. Internationally, the people of war-torn lands such as Darfur struggle to find a voice to ask for aid and the women of many countries cry out for protection against institutionalized rape. Speaking out has been an important concept in feminism from the beginning. Who owns language? Who can use its power? And how is that power used in a modern, technological, global world? How can it be harnessed for good? In this issue of MP Journal, we seek papers that explore language and its power and how that relates to national and international issues.
Submissions
We accept submissions from all types of writers. In order to be considered, all submissions should:
be scholarly/academic in nature;
use MLA format;
be sent as an attachment (*.doc, *.txt, *.rtf -- no *.pdf, please!);
include a CV or writing resume and a 50 word bio;
abide by the copyright and image use information listed on our website.
Send submission to: lynda_hinkle@yahoo.com by November 4, 2007.
