We are pleased to share the following Call for Papers for a special issue of The Arrow, an interdisciplinary journal that explores the relationship among contemplative practice, politics, and activism.

Guest Editor: LaDawn Haglund
Submission Deadline: September 15, 2020

 

The social and environmental crises we face today are unprecedented: climate change, biodiversity loss, species extinction, deforestation, and air, water, and soil contamination. These material crises threaten the very basis of life and are indicative of what many believe to be a deeper spiritual crisis, rooted in misperceptions of our fundamental interconnectedness.

The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the immense cleavages in our socio-political systems, where low-wage workers, communities of color, indigenous peoples, immigrants, people in poverty, and other frontline communities are most severely impacted. It has also exposed the fragility of our relationship with nature, as global food systems fail to produce food security and wildlife tentatively reappears in our absence.

At this challenging time, The Arrow is seeking contributions for an issue that explores the disconnection between nature and humanity, and among human beings themselves. The provocation is that ecological crisis and societal polarization emerge from a shared foundation: a dualistic logic of domination and exploitation. The objective of this special issue is to penetrate obstacles to our collective self-understanding in ways that could allow us to act with greater care toward one another and the planet.

We invite contributions from practitioners, scholars, and activists from diverse traditions, and we welcome a variety of formats, including scholarly articles, essays, and poetry. Scholarly articles will be peer reviewed.

Please view the full Call for Submissions here, and don’t hesitate to reach out with questions.