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Call for Publications Theme: African Philosophy Publication: Journal of Contemporary African Philosophy Date: Inaugural Issue (2020) Deadline: Ongoing __________________________________________________ The Journal of Contemporary African Philosophy is a new peer-reviewed journal that aims to provide a venue for the formulation and presentation of African philosophy in a contemporary form that directs the field into the future. The journal is interested in contributions that specifically link philosophy to the contemporary needs of Africa (from philosophy) as well as contributions that are imaginative in their attempt at shaping African philosophical discourse beyond affirmations of its existence. With its myriad branches and competencies, African philosophy can contribute to the well-being of this continent through a rigorous reflection of our current state, how we got here, and most importantly how we can map a new direction from here. While it is not possible to prescribe how a discipline or field has to unfold, this journal seeks to further reflections on the purpose and use of philosophy in the daily grind that ordinarily we go through. While philosophy is mostly understood as an abstract concern, the journal believes that to be just but one form of understanding. There is an alternative understanding of philosophy, and the philosopher, as also involved in the affairs of everyday men and women. Such an awareness and involvement is not synonymous with abandoning the core concern of philosophy but is a mode of reflection that is useful for the here and now. Thus the journal encourages scholarship that shows the intersectionality of theorization and concern for the practical effect of philosophical speculation. African philosophy has always been comfortable with these two dichotomies. What the journal seeks to achieve, is to bring these dichotomies together for a contemporary expansion of African philosophy that will aid our understanding of present-day Africa both as an idea and as a lived-out experience. Editorial Editor: Prof Bernard Matolino, associate professor, University of KwaZulu-Natal Assistant Editor: Isaac Mutelo, PhD candidate, University of KwaZulu-Natal Editorial Board Members: Joseph C.A Agbakoba, Professor, University of Nigeria Kwame Anthony Appiah, Professor, New York University Simon Beck, Professor, University of the Western Cape Philippe Denis, Senior Professor, University of KwaZulu-Natal Barry Hallen, Director of Southern Crossroads Academic Bruce Janz, Professor, University of Central Florida D.A. Masolo, Professor, University of Louisville Stan Muyebe, current Provincial of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) in Southern Africa J. Obi Oguejiofor, Professor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria Mogobe Ramose, Professor, Sefako Makgatho University, South Africa Submissions We require that all submissions be made by sending an email to [email protected] with the manuscript file attached in Word format. Please include your name, contact information, and the title of your paper in your message. All submissions will be acknowledged by email, and all subsequent correspondence regarding the manuscript will be sent via email. For more information about the journal please see here: https://philevents.org/event/show/71754 Contact: Journal of Contemporary African Philosophy 5 Leinster Road, Scottsville Pietermaritzburg, 3201 South Africa Tel: +27 33 3452241 Fax: +27 33 3452246 Email: [email protected] __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ __________________________________________________
