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Call for papers Polimorfo vol. 6
Submission deadline: May 25, 2019
Theme: Against
To know the world means arranging it artificially, from the viewpoint of anthropology. We position and define its components based on a taxonomic system that depends, for example, on our culture. When classifying, we assign similarities and differences, while at the same time assigning values and hierarchies to what is being arranged, usually by way of what is known as a scheme of binary oppositions. In order to know them, we place the world and the others against us, rather than simply in front of us. This restricted system is put into crisis when the subjects or classified objects do not seem to respond to the pre-established order, rebelling and positioning themselves against it.
To be "against" means to assume the position, direction, or state opposed to the models or ways of doing that have been established or are expected by the prevailing system —whether voluntarily or involuntarily, premeditatedly or spontaneously. From the viewpoint of architecture, design and art, certain creators and users, as well as spaces and objects, have opposed the orthodoxies, norms, or canons that somehow threaten them —or they have been interpreted as being against these perceived threats. Being "against" something, therefore supposes a certain degree of courage, although time, in its thirst for transformation, tends to dilute or caricaturize these oppositions as part of a complex game, while at the same time strengthening them and even normalizing them.
In the upcoming issue of Polimorfo, we are interested in exploring how rebellious, dissenting, divergent, or heterodox positions arise and manifest themselves. We also want to explore what new positions are "against", what hopes they draw upon, what tensions they conceal, and what new alternative worlds they invite us to foresee.
Guidelines for authors
Texts:
1. The texts may consist of research papers, essays, photo-essays, project descriptions, and reviews, and must be unpublished material, although its content may have been presented at conferences, forums, and professional or academic presentations.
2. The editorial board will be responsible for accepting or rejecting the proposed articles and materials.
3. The editorial board reserves the right to make stylistic and spelling corrections in the texts.
4. The submitted material should be sent only by email to: [email protected]. We will neither accept nor return printed documents or manuscripts.
5. Articles should be between approximately 2000-4000 words in length. Reviews (on books, exhibitions or events) will be between 700 and 1000 words in length.
6. Articles must include between 5 and 7 separate images, properly identified with the author's last name and the image number (i.e.: PérezRivera-Image4.jpeg).
7. Citations or references must follow the MLA style format.
8. The document must include endnotes rather than footnotes.
9. Articles must be written in Spanish or English.
10. Articles must include an abstract in Spanish and English of no more than 250 words.
11. The titles of the texts should also be included in Spanish and English.
12. The photographic essays should include a description of about 250 words and a title in both Spanish and English and need not include an abstract.
13. Project descriptions should be approximately 350 words in length and have a title in both languages and need not include an abstract.
14. The texts of the articles must be submitted in Word or RTF formats.
15. The article must include a brief biography of the author (with full name) not exceeding 100 words and including the institutional affiliation of the author.
Images:
1. Images should be sent separately as TIFF and RGB files, with no less than 300dpi resolution and a pixel size 4032 x 2268. Images in JPG or PDF formats are not accepted.
2. Each image must be clearly identified in the text (i.e.: Figure 1), and include caption and author credits.
3. The editorial board reserves the right to exclude poor-quality or low-resolution images.
4. The journal acknowledges copyright and reproduction rights of the material: it is the sole responsibility of the author to obtain permission to reproduce images and pay any reproduction fee prior to submission.
