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Call for Publications Theme: The Race-Religion Constellation Subtitle: Entanglements in African Political Communities Publication: South African Journal of Philosophy Date: Special Issue (July 2020) Deadline: 15.11.2019 __________________________________________________ If, as Mudimbe claimed, the missionary was “the best symbol of the colonial enterprise”, this symbol has been overshadowed by that of racism conceived of in terms of the colour line. Based on recent research on the race-religion constellation in Europe (Topolski 2018), it is equally essential to explore the co-constitution of race and religion in the processes of racialization and political exclusion at the centre of the European colonial project (Ramose 1998). In Africa today where religion plays a central role in identity discourses and practices (Sanni 2015), the need to understand the role of the race-religion intersection as conscripts of colonialism and modes of political exclusion becomes imperative. With this goal, the Race-Religion Constellation Research Project (https://racereligionresearch.org) invites scholars to submit contributions for a special issue. We are open to a diversity of disciplines and methodologies (e.g. history, genealogical, theology, anthropology, sociological etc., with a philosophical inflection) and are looking for critical contributions that may consider answering some of the following questions: What notions and conceptions of ‘religion’ are politically instituted in different African nation states and how do they relate to racialization? How does ‘religion’ today as a heritage and conscript of racial modernity function to include and exclude people in African political communities? As colonial heritage, how does ‘religion’ function to define who is human and who is not human or racialize people in contemporary African political practices? How is political belonging defined in postcolonial African political communities where Christianity and Islam are the main forms of religion? What space is left for alternative forms of religious practice? Including those indigenous to many African communities. While our preference is for English submissions, if language is a barrier, we will consider contributions in French, Arabic or Swahilli (and will find appropriate reviewers and if the articles are selected pay translation costs). We are also honoured that the distinguished scholar Mogobe Ramose, Professor of Philosophy at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, has agreed to write a response to all selected essays. The articles should be between 6000 and 8000 words and are due on November 15th, 2019. Questions, ideas for abstracts and articles should be sent to the guest editors with subject line: The Race-Religion Constellation: Entanglements in African Political Communities and must follow the guidelines for South African Journal of Philosophy. Guest Editors: Josias Tembo Email: [email protected] Anya Topolski Email: [email protected] Journal website: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rsph20 __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ __________________________________________________
