Chrysalis McGill

06/01/2023

07/11/2022

Submissions for the 2023 edition of Chrysalis are now being accepted!

Wrote something that you're proud of? Get it published in the IDSSA's premier academic journal, Chrysalis McGill! Submissions are due November 21st at 11:59PM EST. The submission form can be found here: https://forms.gle/J5Mt8naxN1CVYmiE6

02/10/2022

Chrysalis is hiring editors! Chrysalis is the International Development Studies Students’ Associations oldest academic print journal. Being an editor is an exceptional opportunity to learn about editorial processes, to get involved with student publishing, and to be a part of creating a journal that represents the very best of student research in International Development Studies.

Application deadline is October 14th, 11:59pm. (est. application time ~ 15 minutes)

Apply here: https://forms.gle/1YTE3oMRouf39TbP8

23/08/2022

Interested in becoming Chrysalis’s next editor-in-chief? Apply by September 2nd through the link in this post!

13/01/2022

Chrysalis is hiring Peer Reviewers and Layout/Design Editors!

Looking to get more involved with publications at McGill? Look no further than Chrysalis, McGill's only International Development-focused undergraduate academic journal. We are recruiting 3-5 peer reviewers and 1-2 Layout Design Editors.

Peer Reviewers will liaise with professors and provide feedback on 1-2 articles accepted for publication in Chrysalis. Work should begin in late January and should last no more than one month.

Layout Design Editors will be responsible for the design of the visual elements of the journal. Layout Design Editors will be compensated with a small stipend.

Find more info here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfUaVjdMnn0fukJBgTPplpQV0paCXDSVkMWJ6TOIProzyxokQ/viewform

Applications close on Wednesday January 19th.

06/01/2022

Write something for a class last semester that you were proud of? Publish it with Chrysalis, McGill's only International Development-focused undergraduate academic journal! We are happy to consider long form written work from any discipline that works within or touches upon topics related to International Development. Our second round of submissions is open until Wednesday January 19th. Submit your piece or learn more via the google form below.

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10/04/2021

The Spring 2021 edition of Chrysalis is OUT!

Read 9 fascinating undergraduate research papers, with topics ranging from feminism in the Indigenous self-determination movement in Canada to growing ethno-nationalism in West Papua, as well as an award-winning policy brief on solar initiatives in the slums of Mumbai!

Congratulations to all our published authors, as well as the staff (editors, peer-reviewers, mentor professors, translators, graphic designers, layout editors) who worked hard to make this latest edition possible.

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08/04/2021

The ninth thesis video in our series of author interviews is out today in the lead up to our journal launch TOMORROW!

The Catalyst team met with Barbara Clark to discuss his paper “Water Sanitation Security: The Implementation of Autonomous Desalination in the Gaza Strip” in the upcoming Spring 2021 edition of Chrysalis. Barbara’s article proposes a plan to provide sustainable water supply resources to the Gaza Strip, currently deprived of such resource due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Israeli blockade.

The Catalyst team met with Barbara Clark to discuss his paper “Water Sanitation Security: The Implementation of Autonomous Desalination in the Gaza Strip” in the upcoming Spring 2021 edition of Chr…

07/04/2021

The eighth thesis video in our series of author interviews is out today! Stay tuned for the following videos in the lead up to our journal launch April 9th!

The Catalyst team met with Shaquiera Hamilton to discuss her article “Reimagining Jamaican Black National Identity Through the Voices of the Dispossessed: A Counter-Hegemonic Movement” in the upcoming Spring 2021 edition of Chrysalis. Her paper explores the colonial cultural narratives employed to enforce Black inferiority in post-independence Jamaica, and how Black Jamaican music is used as a tool to challenge these oppressive systems.

The Catalyst team met with Shaquiera Hamilton to discuss her upcoming article “Reimagining Jamaican Black National Identity Through the Voices of the Dispossessed: A Counter-Hegemonic Movement” in …

06/04/2021

The seventh thesis video in our series of author interviews is out today! Stay tuned for the following videos in the lead up to our journal launch April 9th!

"The Catalyst team met with Celia Benhocine to discuss her upcoming article “Renewed Civil War in Libya: Assessing Potential Outcomes” in the upcoming Spring 2021 edition of Chrysalis. Her paper evaluates the plausibility of the formation of a unity government, a descent into further conflict, and the continuation of conflict over the coming three years, using the “rebellion as business” theoretical framework."

The Catalyst team met with Celia Benhocine to discuss her upcoming article “Renewed Civil War in Libya: Assessing Potential Outcomes” in the upcoming Spring 2021 edition of Chrysalis.

05/04/2021

The sixth thesis video in our series of author interviews is out today! Stay tuned for the following videos in the lead up to our journal launch April 9th!

"The Catalyst team met with Clara Sedzro to discuss her upcoming article “Navigating Feminism and Self-Determination: Indigenous Women’s Movements and Indigenous Feminism in Canada and Internationally” in the upcoming Spring 2021 edition of Chrysalis. Her paper sheds light on the transformative power of Indigenous feminism to challenge oppressive institutions in Canada."

The Catalyst team met with Clara Sedzro to discuss her upcoming article “Navigating Feminism and Self-Determination: Indigenous Women’s Movements and Indigenous Feminism in Canada and Interna…

04/04/2021

The fifth thesis video in our series of author interviews is out today! Stay tuned for the following videos in the lead up to our journal launch April 9th!

"The Catalyst team met with Kai Scott to discuss his upcoming article “Between the Practical and the Discursive: Nation-Building in West Papua” in the upcoming Spring 2021 edition of Chrysalis."

The Catalyst team met with Kai Scott to discuss his upcoming article “Between the Practical and the Discursive: Nation-Building in West Papua” in the upcoming Spring 2021 edition of Chrysalis.

03/04/2021

The fourth thesis video in our series of author interviews is out today! Stay tuned for the following videos in the lead up to our journal launch April 9th!

"The Catalyst team met with Shannon Greisman to discuss her upcoming article “Land Grabbing in Laos: The Legacies of Conflict on Contemporary Political Decision-Making” in the upcoming Spring 2021 edition of Chrysalis. In her piece, she looks at the legacies of historical conflicts in Laos that have shaped the government’s policy on large-scale land distribution and concession."

The Catalyst team met with Shannon Greisman to discuss her upcoming article “Land Grabbing in Laos: The Legacies of Conflict on Contemporary Political Decision-Making” in the upcoming Spring 2021 e…

02/04/2021

We are pleased to announce that Kai Scott will be next year's Editor-in-Chief for Chrysalis as the upcoming IDSSA VP Publications!

Kai's undergraduate research on nation-building in West Papua was published in the Spring 2021 issue of Chrysalis. Outside of the classroom, Kai has been working as a Research Assistant for Prof. Erik Martinez Kuhonta at the Institute for the Study of International Development (ISID) at McGill. Additionally, Kai worked as Managing Editor for our sister publication, Catalyst, for the 2020-2021 academic year. We look forward to seeing his accomplishments as next year's Editor-in-Chief!

02/04/2021

The third thesis video in our series of author interviews is out today! Stay tuned for the following videos in the lead up to our journal launch April 9th!

The Catalyst team met with Delphine Polidori to discuss her upcoming article “The perception of displaced persons as biological” in the upcoming Spring 2021 edition of Chrysalis.

The Catalyst team met with Delphine Polidori to discuss her upcoming article “The perception of displaced persons as biological” in the upcoming Spring 2021 edition of Chrysalis.

01/04/2021

The second thesis video in our series of author interviews is out today! One will be released each day in the lead up to the Chrysalis journal launch Friday April 9th.

"The Catalyst team met with Kate Grantham to discuss her paper “Industrial Animal Agriculture in the Brazilian Amazon: Environmental and Ethical Disaster” to be featured in the upcoming Spring 2021 edition of Chrysalis. Her essay explores the interrelation between animal agriculture and environmental destruction to the Brazilian Amazon while highlighting the ethical and political considerations that shape this issue."

The Catalyst team met with Kate Grantham to discuss her paper “Industrial Animal Agriculture in the Brazilian Amazon: Environmental and Ethical Disaster” to be featured in the upcoming Spring 2021 …

31/03/2021

The first video in our series of author interviews is out toady! This marks the lead up to the Chrysalis journal launch Friday April 9th.

In this video author Mahnoor Ali Syed discusses her piece “Chador aur Chardevari: the Veil and Women’s Agency in Pakistan”, published in the upcoming Spring 2021 edition of Chrysalis.

The Catalyst team met with Mahnoor Ali Syed to discuss her upcoming article “Chador aur Chardevari: the Veil and Women’s Agency in Pakistan” in the upcoming Spring 2021 edition of Chrysalis.…