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Call for Publications Theme: Honorary Whiteness Subtitle: Delusions of Racial Hierarchy Publication: Filosofia Theoretica: Journal of African Philosophy, Culture and Religions Date: Vol. 11, No. 2 (2022) Deadline: 30.4.2021 __________________________________________________ The presumption of racial differences among human species is socially constructed to meet the aspirations of race realists. Under this category of social construction is a variety of nuances, which makes race relations/conflicts more complex. A sub-class of this variety is honorary whiteness, which is a blend of interracial and intraracial issues. Honorary whiteness is the pursuit of European identities through mastery of foreign languages, religions, cultures, etc., based on the false premise of European superiority; it dissects the urge of high-melanated individuals’ desire to identify with low-melanated peoples, while belonging to high melanated group/communities. It promotes class structure through the emphasis on racial disparities. The identification with low-melanated groups spans through different aspects of human interactions and comes to us in both subtle and brutal forms that may sometimes be hard to detect. It is expected that scholars who desire to write on this broad, but specialised theme consider honorary whiteness in scholarship, entertainment industry, politics, religion, economics, and so on. The overriding objective is to know how honorific whiteness operates, the implications for victims/perpetrators and bring people to an appreciation of various identities by proffering innovative solutions to the crises of racial identities while unpacking the hoax of one superior colour over another. To this end, this special issue interrogates affiliations of people and the benefits/conflicts such affiliations bring to oppressed groups. Sub-themes to be considered include but not limited to: - The concept of race/racialism - The colours of difference - Colour politics - Colour branding - Identity formation in racial classification - Does skin colour confer essence on an individual? - Differences in melanin formation - Illusions (cognitive, physical, physiological) in racial discourse - How race perpetuates class - Honorary whiteness in economics - Honorary whiteness in the entertainment industry - Issues in language and race - Bridging racial divide Important Information Interested authors are invited to submit a short abstract (200 words max), by April 30, 2021. Full manuscripts (6000 words max) should be submitted in two files: one should be complete with the author’s details, while the other should be anonymised for double-blind review. All articles to be considered for review must be submitted not later than October 31, 2021. Manuscripts should also conform to the journal’s house style, that is, The CSP Style Guide downloadable here: https://cspafrica.org/information/ Authors should indicate that their submissions are for the August 2022 Special Issue. All submissions for this issue are to be mailed as word attachments to: filosofiatheoret...@unical.edu.ng Mode of Delivery: Filosofia Theoretica strictly encourages innovative problem-solving ideas delivered in a conversational style. Authors should aim to introduce new ideas and concepts that speak to African situations. Guest Editor: Dr Isaiah Negedu University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and the Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria Email: nege...@ukzn.ac.za Journal website: https://cspafrica.org/issues/ __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________