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Call for Publications Theme: Critical Theory Today Subtitle: An Old Paradigm for new Challenges? Publication: Azimuth. Philosophical Coordinates in Modern and Contemporary Age Date: Vol. 8, No. 16 (2020) Deadline: 15.5.2020 __________________________________________________ In the last two decades critical theory, in its various declinations, has shown great vitality. In the tradition inspired by the Frankfurt School concepts and approaches proper to the first generation (Horckheimer, Adorno, Marcuse) have been recovered and re-actualized. On the basis of theoretical reflections on the method and scope of a critical theory of society, concepts and categories which had been marginalized from international philosophical debates (such as reification, alienation, and ideology) have gained new critical potential. On the other hand, the very concept of critical theory has been reformulated and enlarged, as a result of the intersection between different traditions of thought (pragmatism, post-structuralism, post-colonial studies, feminist thought, gender and race studies, environmental humanities, etc.). This has also facilitated the acknowledgement of flaws and ideological biases affecting some theoretical presuppositions of Frankfurt Critical Theory. Not always, however, this theoretical work has been accompanied by multidisciplinary social research, in conformity with the original program of the Frankfurt School. In light of these considerations, Azimuth intends to offer a platform to explore the possibilities that recent theoretical and methodological reflections can offer for the diagnosis of present social pathologies. How can we develop on this basis a renewed critique of present capitalism, growing authoritarianism, cultural industry, or personality structures? How can we approach within this tradition questions that had been only marginally addressed, such as gender and race oppression, and “new” problems, such as digitalization, artificial intelligence, or the destruction of the natural environment? For the next volume of Azimuth we will welcome papers dealing with the contribution of Critical Theory to a better understanding of our present, with special regard to: - the crisis of democracy, populism and authoritarianism; - cultural industry and new media; - neoliberal capitalism; - digitalization and artificial intelligence; - anthropocene and environmental catastrophe; - gender, race and colonial oppression; - new social movements and forms of protest; - critique of political theology. We invite contributions in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. Please send your papers to (subject of the e-mail: Azimuth proposal issue VIII (2020) 16): [email protected] Deadline (for the complete article): 15/05/2020 Min-Max contribution length: Contributions are expected to be between 25.000 characters and 34.000 characters. Authors of accepted manuscripts will be asked to edit their contributions according to Azimuth editorial guidelines. Editors: Giorgio Fazio (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) Gianluca Cavallo (Goete-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Germany) Azimuth. Philosophical Coordinates in Modern and Contemporary Age is a highly-scientific review headed for an international public. Journal website: http://www.azimuthjournal.com __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ __________________________________________________
