[Peace-discuss] Radical History Review - call for papers

[Ra Ravishankar]

(This announcement is available on the Net at 
http://chnm.gmu.edu/rhr/calls.htm)

Radical History Review
Special Issue on HOMELAND SECURITY

Radical History Review invites submissions for a forthcoming thematic 
issue devoted to "Homeland Security."

The shift in U.S. domestic and international agendas in the wake of 9/11 
-- with the accompanying rhetorics of national defense, the war on 
terrorism, and "homeland security" -- establishes a complex challenge 
for radical scholars and activists. While the agencies and policies 
grouped under the rubric of "homeland security" ostensibly address 
issues of the safety of this nation and its citizens, its implications 
reach far beyond the borders of the U.S. They raise both new and 
familiar questions about transnational mobility, imperialism, nation, 
and citizenship. Increasingly, governments around the world are adopting 
the discourse of "national security" to beef up their militaries, quash 
dissent, and crack down on those considered alien to particular 
conceptions of national identity.

What is the role of radical historians and engaged intellectuals under 
this "new normalcy"?

RHR invites submissions that address topics such as the following:

**The genealogies of "homeland security" - both its geopolitical 
contexts and its intellectual underpinnings

**The creation of the national security state and its implications for 
the nation-state

**The new imperialism at home and abroad and its various guises: 
“democracy”, free markets, global anti-terrorism alliances, the war on 
drugs

**The internationalization of Plan Colombia and the restructuring of 
clientelism, especially in Latin America;

**The War on Terror, the war in Afghanistan, the occupation of Iraq the 
coalition and allies, and international critique and resistance to the 
coalition

** The new domestic normalcy in the U.S. and the militarization of 
everyday life, and their implications for citizenship, immigration 
policy, surveillance, and urban policy; new domestic agendas in non-U.S. 
contexts (e.g. Israel, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan)

** The resurgence of nativism in various national contexts

**Right wing popular culture in the U.S. and the legacies of 
McCarthyism, Vietnam, and the '60s

** Resistance and popular culture; art in/as activism; the internet and 
activism

**The academy and the national security state (including issues such as 
the contribution of the University to "homeland security," the state and 
scholarship, the role of the intellectual under the new normalcy, the 
student body and travel restrictions)

**The role of the "other" in the constitution of nation/homeland: race, 
gender, citizenship, and transnational flows

** Reproduction, bodies, and medicine in the new global order

We are also interested in short essays that can trace the histories of 
several key concepts through the laws, institutions and policies of 
various national regimes. These concepts may include but are not limited 
to: Homeland Security, National Security State, Intelligence, and 
Citizenship.

We are eager to broaden the discussion beyond the domestic policies of 
the Bush administration and welcome submissions that treat any of the 
above issues in terms of non-U.S. national contexts.

Submissions are not restricted to traditional research articles; we 
welcome short reports and reflections, including ones that describe 
specific cases or document the impact of these policies; and artwork on 
related themes (along with an artists' statement or brief
commentary). We also welcome interviews with activists or intellectuals, 
teaching resources including syllabi and original documents, and film, 
exhibit and book reviews.

The deadline for submissions is February 1 2004. Essay submissions 
should be no longer than 25-30 double-spaced pages, and should follow 
the guidelines for RHR submissions, available at 
http://chnm.gmu.edu/rhr/guidelin.htm

Submissions should be sent to the Radical History Review.
Email: rhr at igc.org
Address: Tamiment Library, NYU
70 Washington Square South, 10th Floor
NY, NY 10012

Essays should be submitted electronically, as an attachment, with “Issue 
92 submission” in the subject line. For artwork, please submit 3 copies 
by mail. For preliminary e-mail inquiries, please include “Issue 92” in 
the subject line.