Puncta - Journal of Critical Phenomenology

12/02/2025

27/11/2024

We at Puncta are delighted to share not just one, but two new issues! We have just published our latest general issue, as well as a symposium special issue on Joel Michael Reynolds' important recent book The Life Worth Living: Disability, Pain, and Morality.

In our latest general issue, we present new articles by Brandyn Adeo Heppard and Justin Wooley, as well as Iaan Reynolds' review of Christian Ferencz-Flatz's recent book, Critical Theory and Phenomenology: Polemics, Appropriations, Perspectives. Read the full, open access issue here: https://puncta.journals.villanova.edu/index.php/puncta/issue/view/228

In our symposium on Joel Michael Reynolds' The Life Worth Living, find incisive reflections on the text from Licia Carlson, Jane Dryden, Kim Q. Hall, and Eva Feder Kittay, alongside a response essay from Reynolds. Read the full, open access issue here: https://puncta.journals.villanova.edu/index.php/puncta/issue/view/227

01/12/2023

NEW SPECIAL ISSUE CFP: "Critical Phenomenology of the We"

We in Puncta are thrilled to announce an upcoming Special Issue, “Critical Phenomenology of the We", guest edited by Tris Hedges (Center for Subjectivity Research, University of Copenhagen) and Julia Zaenker (Center for Subjectivity Research, University of Copenhagen).

The deadline to submit is 30 April 2024. The full announcement can be found here: https://puncta.journals.villanova.edu/index.php/puncta/announcement/view/2

The Puncta Editorial Team

NB! Remember that in the Puncta Archives you can access all the journal's published issues since 2018. You can access the Archives here: https://puncta.journals.villanova.edu/index.php/puncta/issue/archive

09/01/2023

Happy new year!

We at Puncta are delighted to announce the publication of our latest themed issue, "Critical Phenomenology, Racial Justice, and Radical Imagination.” The issue features contributions from Mariana Ortega, Eyo Ewara, Stephanie Rivera Berruz, Shilpi Sinha, Uzma Jamil, Andrea Warmack, Céline Leboeuf, Tyler Loveless, and William Paris, as well as an introduction to the issue by Puncta co-editor Martina Ferrari.

As always, all our articles are freely available online for reading and download. You can access the full new issue here: http://journals.oregondigital.org/index.php/pjcp/issue/view/599

We also invite you to take a look at two other recent Puncta publications by Rachel Elliott and Puncta co-editor Devin Fitzpatrick. They can both be accessed here: https://journals.oregondigital.org/index.php/pjcp/issue/view/601

NB! In the Puncta Archives you can access all the journal's published issues since 2018. To get to the Archives: http://journals.oregondigital.org/index.php/pjcp/issue/archive

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Puncta is an open-access, peer-reviewed philosophical journal dedicated to the belief that phenomenology is not a mere descriptive practice, but an enactment of critique, that is, an ongoing process of revealing and interrogating the concrete conditions, institutions, and assumptions that structure....

13/07/2022

NEW ISSUE RELEASED: The Critical Phenomenology of Borders and Migration

We at Puncta are delighted to announce the publication of our latest themed issue, "The Critical Phenomenology of Borders and Migration.” It features contributions from Ayten Gündoğdu, Sierra Billingslea, Carlos Alberto Sánchez, and José Jorge Mendoza, as well as a general introduction to the issue by Puncta co-editor Kaja Jenssen Rathe.

From the introduction: "With the themed issue "The Critical Phenomenology of Borders and Migration," we at Puncta wish to highlight the need for a continued systematic reflection on the lived experiences of migrants in relation to the political and social structures that inform these experiences. By claiming that critical phenomenology can be a fruitful approach to this work, we insist that the complex lived experience of migrants should not only be acknowledged and included in the form of examples and anecdotes, but systematically integrated and interrogated in philosophical conversations on migration-related matters."

As always, all our articles are freely available online for reading and download. You can access the full issue here: https://journals.oregondigital.org/index.php/pjcp/issue/view/597.

NB! Did you know that in the Puncta Archives you can access all the journal's published issues since 2018? This includes our recent special issues "Dwelling in the Contemporary Condition" and “Pandemic Politics and Phenomenology” (2022). To get to the Archives: http://journals.oregondigital.org/index.php/pjcp/issue/archive
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11/04/2022

NEW ISSUE RELEASED: Dwelling in the Contemporary Condition

We at Puncta are delighted to announce the publication of our latest special issue, "Dwelling in the Contemporary Condition,” edited by C. Jason Throop and Jarrett Zigon, and with contributions from Judith Butler, Lisa Guenther, Cheryl Mattingly, Anne O’Byrne, C. Jason Throop and Jarrett Zigon.

As the editors write in their introduction: “This special issue of Puncta brings together anthropologists and philosophers who take up a critical phenomenological or hermeneutic approach for thinking the contemporary condition. From the possibility of inhabiting a world conditioned by a global pandemic, to the impossibility of dwelling in conditions of systemic racism, from the question of how to face a future that presents itself as looming, to a present that denies the very possibility of truth: this collection responds to these and more in the hope of showing not only the contemporary conditions of existence, but that other conditions always remain as an ever-present potentiality.”

As always, all our articles are freely available online for reading and download. You can access the full issue here: http://journals.oregondigital.org/index.php/pjcp/issue/view/596

NB! Did you know that in the Puncta Archives you can access the journal's published issues since 2018? This includes our two other very recent special issues: “Pandemic Politics and Phenomenology” (2022) and “Critical Phenomenology at The Collegium Phaenomenologicum” (2021). You can find all our issues on our website: http://journals.oregondigital.org/index.php/pjcp/issue/archive

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10/02/2022

Happy Thursday! We in Puncta are delighted to announce the publication of our latest special issue, "Pandemic Politics and Phenomenology," edited by guest editors Jessica Stanier, Nicole Miglio, and Luna Dolezal.

In this issue, phenomenologists have been invited to critically engage with lived experiences of pandemic life and the much anticipated "return to normal." As the editors write in their introduction: "From a critical-phenomenological perspective, this preoccupation with returning to the “normal,” along with contested definitions of a 'new normal,' highlights a number of problematic assumptions about our shared lived reality. These assumptions largely fail to acknowledge the remarkable disparities in social privilege and power within and between societies across the globe, occluding the inextricable intercorporeality and interdependency relating individuals within communities and societies."

The issue features contributes by Qrescent Mali Mason, Noorie Chowdhury, and Sofia Esner; Hans-Georg Eilenberger, Annemie Halsema, and Lotte Schuitmaker; Danielle Petherbridge, Ragna Winniewski; Luna Dolezal and Gemma Lucas; Dylan Trigg; and Sara Cohen Shabot. As always, all Puncta articles are openly available online for everyone to read. You can access the full issue here: http://journals.oregondigital.org/index.php/pjcp/issue/view/593

Puncta is an open-access, peer-reviewed philosophical journal dedicated to the belief that phenomenology is not a mere descriptive practice, but an enactment of critique, that is, an ongoing process of revealing and interrogating the concrete conditions, institutions, and assumptions that structure....

05/01/2022

Happy new year! We are delighted to announce that Puncta just published two issues which plenty of new and interesting articles:

Adam Blair and Erik Bormanis have edited a special issue, "Critical Phenomenology at the Collegium Phenomenologicum," with articles by Rachel Bath, Mattias Fritsch, Lisa Guenther, Mérédith Laferté-Coutu, Christopher R. Myers, Dylan Shaul and Ted Toadvine, as well as an introduction by Adam Blair and Anne O'Byrne. Check out the full issue here: https://journals.oregondigital.org/index.php/pjcp/issue/view/592

We have also just published Perry Zurn’s article “A Critical Phenomenology of Walking: Footpaths and Flightways” and E. Anthony Muhammad’s article “Countering the ‘Phenomenology of Whiteness’: The Nation of Islam's Phenomenology of Blackness.” You can find them both here: https://journals.oregondigital.org/index.php/pjcp/issue/view/591

As always, our material is openly accessible online for everyone to read. Enjoy!

Puncta is an open-access, peer-reviewed philosophical journal dedicated to the belief that phenomenology is not a mere descriptive practice, but an enactment of critique, that is, an ongoing process of revealing and interrogating the concrete conditions, institutions, and assumptions that structure....

03/11/2020

We are excited to announce that the special issue "Critically sick: New phenomenologies of illness, madness, and disability" of Puncta: Journal of Critical Phenomenology is now available! The open-access special issue is edited by guest-editors Corinne Lajoie and Emily Douglas. It can be found on our website under "Current Issue": https://journals.oregondigital.org/index.php/pjcp. Under "Back issue" you can also find an additional article by Laura McMahon and a book review of 50 Concepts by Anne O-Byrne, also published this year: https://journals.oregondigital.org/index.php/pjcp/issue/view/576

Puncta is an open-access, peer-reviewed philosophical journal dedicated to the belief that phenomenology is not a mere descriptive practice, but an enactment of critique, that is, an ongoing process of revealing and interrogating the concrete conditions, institutions, and assumptions that structure....

10/09/2020

NB: Upcoming deadline for contributions to our next themed issue! Puncta is seeking contributions for a themed issue on the critical phenomenology of borders and migration. Deadline September 14. Read more: http://journals.oregondigital.org/index.php/pjcp/announcement/view/152

Puncta is an open-access, peer-reviewed philosophical journal dedicated to the belief that phenomenology is not a mere descriptive practice, but an enactment of critique, that is, an ongoing process of revealing and interrogating the concrete conditions, institutions, and assumptions that structure....

25/08/2020

Call for Special Issue Proposals and Guest Editors
RACIAL JUSTICE. The editors of Puncta: Journal of Critical Phenomenology are soliciting proposals for special issues on racial justice. The deadline for completed proposals is October 31, 2020. Read more:
http://journals.oregondigital.org/index.php/pjcp/announcement/view/154

Puncta is an open-access, peer-reviewed philosophical journal dedicated to the belief that phenomenology is not a mere descriptive practice, but an enactment of critique, that is, an ongoing process of revealing and interrogating the concrete conditions, institutions, and assumptions that structure....

25/08/2020

NB: Upcoming deadline! Pandemic Politics and Phenomenology. Puncta is seeking contributions to a special issue on politics and phenomenology in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Deadline August 31. Read more: http://journals.oregondigital.org/index.php/pjcp/announcement/view/151

Puncta is an open-access, peer-reviewed philosophical journal dedicated to the belief that phenomenology is not a mere descriptive practice, but an enactment of critique, that is, an ongoing process of revealing and interrogating the concrete conditions, institutions, and assumptions that structure....

14/07/2020

NB: Upcoming deadline for our next themed issue: Puncta is seeking contributions for a themed issue on the critical phenomenology of borders and migration! Deadline September 14. Read more: http://journals.oregondigital.org/index.php/pjcp/announcement/view/152

Puncta is an open-access, peer-reviewed philosophical journal dedicated to the belief that phenomenology is not a mere descriptive practice, but an enactment of critique, that is, an ongoing process of revealing and interrogating the concrete conditions, institutions, and assumptions that structure....

14/07/2020

Upcoming issue on Pandemic Politics and Phenomenology: Puncta is seeking contributions to a special issue on politics and phenomenology in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Deadline August 31. Read more: http://journals.oregondigital.org/index.php/pjcp/announcement/view/151

Puncta is an open-access, peer-reviewed philosophical journal dedicated to the belief that phenomenology is not a mere descriptive practice, but an enactment of critique, that is, an ongoing process of revealing and interrogating the concrete conditions, institutions, and assumptions that structure....

14/07/2020

Puncta is accepting submissions on a rolling basis. For information on how to submit, please follow the link: http://journals.oregondigital.org/index.php/pjcp/about/submissions

Puncta is an open-access, peer-reviewed philosophical journal dedicated to the belief that phenomenology is not a mere descriptive practice, but an enactment of critique, that is, an ongoing process of revealing and interrogating the concrete conditions, institutions, and assumptions that structure....

14/07/2020

Puncta is fully open-access. Download our most recent issue here: http://journals.oregondigital.org/index.php/pjcp/issue/view/571

Puncta is an open-access, peer-reviewed philosophical journal dedicated to the belief that phenomenology is not a mere descriptive practice, but an enactment of critique, that is, an ongoing process of revealing and interrogating the concrete conditions, institutions, and assumptions that structure....