CFP Critical Philosophy of Race

Call for Papers- Critical Philosophy of Race: Race, Immigration, and Refugees

Guest Editor: Dr. Natalie Cisneros, Seattle University

In the second half of 2014 President Obama’s plan to take executive action and the growing German anti-immigrant movement both drew international attention and renewed debates about immigration in the twenty-first century. As these and other, similar conversations about immigration have gained increasing urgency, global migration has emerged as a central concern of communities, nations, and citizens in the contemporary world. At both the national and international level, questions of the relationship among race, ethnicity, and national identity have been a central feature of debates about the treatment of immigrants and refugees. As such, recent national and international debate and political action have underscored how inextricably linked concerns about race are to concerns about global migration; conversations about immigration and refugees are also conversations about race, racism, and racialization.

To further investigate the political and philosophical questions raised by global migration and responses to it, Critical Philosophy of Race seeks contributions for a special issue on “Race, Immigration, and Refugees.” This special issue will feature critical philosophical work that seeks to understand how race, racism, and racialization function with respect to global migration, the experiences of migrants, and their treatment by communities, states, and transnational bodies. We welcome essays addressed to critical philosophers of race as well as work across the disciplines. We particularly encourage contributions that are working in postcolonial, transnational, disability, queer, and trans studies.

For consideration, essays of no more than 6,000 words are due by January 20, 2016. Please submit online at http://www.psupress.org/Journals/jnls_cpr.html. Please direct any questions to ethics@psu.edu.