Call for Papers - Identity

**THIS CALL FOR PAPERS IS NOW CLOSED**

“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”

Dr Suess

How do we begin to answer the question: “Who am I?” or, with the increasing popularity of social networks, “Who are You?” Historically rooted in the collective as well as the individual, traditional conceptualisations of identity have found themselves facing new challenges in a globalized world. Does technology isolate individuals as much as it brings them together? Is identity a construct or is it something more innate? Has identity become a commodity, something that can be created, stolen, or even sold? How is identity represented in art, literature, media, education, popular culture?

In order to answer these questions and more, Aigne is currently seeking submissions on the topic of Identity. Papers may include, but are not restricted to discussions on:

• politics of identity
• identity crisis
• theoretical conceptualisations of identity – feminist, postcolonial, (post)modern etc.
• tabula rasa or “the blank slate” debate
• technology, media and social networks
• religion and faith in identity formation
• identity as performance
• Self and Other
• diasporic reflections on identity
• identification and separation

Articles presented to Aigne must be original works between 3,000 and 5,000 words in length. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday March 1st, 2011. Submissions are accepted in both the English and Irish language – see our Submissions page for more information. Please remember to include a 250 word abstract – with English translation if necessary.

Please mark your email “Identity” and send to: aigne@ucc.ie

Call for Editor-in-Chief

Dear Postgraduate Students of the College,

Aigne is currently looking to fill the position of Editor-in-Chief. At the very heart of the journal, this position if one of the most demanding, but also the most rewarding. We are looking for postgraduates at the beginning of their PhD, who are willing to go the extra mile. As Editor-in-Chief, you will be responsible for supervising two to three editions per year, provide support to your Editorial Board and remain in close contact with the Graduate School.

The primary duties of the Editor-in-Chief include, but are not limited to:

• maintaining the Aigne email account and affiliated accounts, such as Wordpress, Facebook and Twitter.
• maintaining and updating the Aigne Google Drive, especially the Aigne Review Board.
• staying in close contact with the Academic Editor, Web Editor and Book Review Editor, as well as with the current Editorial Board in the course of an edition

Ideally, the Editor-in-Chief should be proficient in the following:

• excellent communication and organisation skills
• excellent editing and proofreading skills
• fundamental knowledge of Microsoft Word packages and EndNote (or equivalent)
• CMS (Content Management System) — desired

If you would like to get invoved in the wider academic community and are committed to academic excellence, please contact Orla Murphy at o.murphy@ucc.ie.

Call for Papers—CACSSS Conferences 2013 and 2014

Dear Postgraduate Students of the College,

Aigne is dedicated to promoting and publishing the research of postgraduate students in the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences at UCC.

If you presented a paper at the 2013 and/or the 2014 CACSSS Postgraduate Conference, you are invited to submit your paper for publication with Aigne. Your paper will be reviewed by two experts in your field of study via a double-blind peer-review process.

If your paper passes the peer-review stage, it will be published on the Aigne website. This will ensure that your research is freely accessible to researchers around the globe any time and anywhere.

Papers submitted to Aigne must be original works between 4,000 and 7,000 words in length and must adhere to the Aigne Style Sheet. Submissions are accepted in both English and Irish and must be accompanied by an abstract of no more than 200 words. 

If you consider publishing your paper in Aigne, please sent your properly formatted paper with an abstract to aigneucc@gmail.com by Friday 3 July 2015.

Current positions

There are currently no positions with Aigne.

Please check this website regularly for calls for editors, and proofreaders.