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Call for Papers (Submissions by June 30th, 2009): "Beyond the Human" 

Kaleidoscope is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal (ISSN 1756-8137) edited by postgraduates at Durham University. Working under the auspices of the Institute of Advanced Study, Kaleidoscope is designed to foster communication between postgraduates in different disciplines, to promote excellence in interdisciplinary research, and to raise awareness of the IAS as a public forum for interdisciplinary scholarship. 

The Institute of Advanced Study publishes a new theme for study each year, and submissions are particularly encouraged relating to the theme. The theme for the academic year 2008-2009 is "Being Human."  The second issue of this academic year will take an oblique approach to the theme, looking “Beyond the Human”. 

What does it mean to be human? How are science and technology changing the nature of the human? How might the human be understood through art and literature? This theme is of broad scope, and crosses the Arts, Humanities, Social and Natural Sciences. Suggestions include, but are not limited to: 

•    The pre- and post-human

•    The concept of the home in society and politics •    Mind and consciousness •    Crossing boundaries between the human and the inhuman •    Humanising practice in medicine and biology •    Notions of personhood •    Dehumanisation More information on possible approaches can be found at IAS Subthemes.

Submissions interpreting this theme are encouraged from postgraduate students and post-doctoral scholars from all disciplines. Recognising that different disciplines apply different styles and standards of writing, we welcome material in a variety of formats, including (but not restricted to): 

•    Full length articles (7000-10000 words) of original scholarship in your discipline. Articles should be comprehensible to those from outside your field. 

•    Shorter articles reflecting on how the current theme relates to your discipline, or reflections on how your work is informed by working across disciplines. 

•    Short book reviews (1000 words). Please contact the reviews editor Marc Botha ([log in to unmask]). 

•    Review essays (4000 words).

Deadline for submissions will be June 30th, 2009. 

Brief Guidelines for Contributors to Kaleidoscope Brief details of the submission process are provided below, but more detailed guidance can be found on our Submission Guidelines pages. 

Manuscripts should be sent as email attachments in MS Word (2003 or 2007) format to [log in to unmask] All direct and indirect references to the author in the manuscript should be removed. Submissions must be accompanied by a short abstract, and a brief biography outlining your institutional affiliation and research interests (100 words maximum), and a signed Author's Copyright Agreement. 

Please consult the latest issue of Kaleidoscope and The Chicago Manual of Style (15th Edition) for citation format. 

By submitting a manuscript to Kaleidoscope, you acknowledge that the work is original, has not appeared in print and is not under consideration elsewhere.