“The transnational legacies of Asian and Asian American feminist movement-building and solidarities with Black liberation and Third World movements has always sought to theorize and practice radical possibilities as alternatives to empire, militarism, capitalism, and state violence. Asian American Abolition Feminism calls for us to move beyond the individual recognition of difference towards collective membership in political struggle against multiple state violences.”
Rachel Kuo and Diane Wong will be co-editing a special issue of the women’s studies journal Frontiers titled Asian American Abolition Feminisms. As Rachel said, this is an invitation to conceive alternative possibilities for liberation. This call for papers invites submissions from scholars, activists, caregivers, massage workers, and more.
This special issue alongside the dis/organizing toolkit will allow for new ways to think about and actively respond to anti-Asian violence.
The full manuscript and content submission deadline is Monday, August 15 by midnight PST. Please share this call for papers with anyone you think could contribute.
Publications and appearances
“Clicktivism opens up some opportunities to engage in some interesting conversations because the message is essentially that you said you’re interested in this, you said you agree with this, so let’s continue on that path and help you get where we as the movement feel like you need to go if you’re not already there.” Deen Freelon spoke to KGNU News about clicktivism and the integrity of online activism and its effect on real-world change.
“In modern speech markets, not all lies are met with truth; lies are also met with other lies. These ‘counter-lies’ can increase the harm of the initial lie, and that harm often falls unequally on underrepresented speakers and their views.” Affiliate Enrique Armijo did a Q&A with the Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics (IDDP) where he will be conducting a research project examing the theories underpinning legal protection of disinformation.
Coming soon
July 15: Reviews for associate editors for Journal of Communication begin. The call for nominations is open.
July 18: The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) will be hosting its first Growing Voters learning series event featuring a panel of media leaders.
August 1: Submissions for the Labor Tech Book and Graduate Student Paper Awards are due.
The Night School Bar is still offering arts & humanities classes, writing workshops, reading groups, and more this summer.
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As we welcome our affiliate community, we’ve been comparing notes on what people are reading. We’ve rounded up a few:
The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans
Rhode Island Red by Charlotte Carter
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez
Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
A nice bonus: affiliate Kirsten Eddy shared her bookstagram account @readwithdarcy
We’re opening comments this week. Please share what’s on your summer reading list, whether it’s professional or fun!
Rest of Web
Congratulations to Catherine Knight Steele for winning the Association of Internet Researchers’s (AoIR) Nancy Baym book award for Digital Black Feminism. We were lucky to have Dr. Steele discuss the book at CITAP this spring.
The Starling Lab for Data Integrity at Stanford’s School of Engineering and USC’s Shoah Foundation has opened their call for proposals for their Journalism Fellowship.
The UCLA Journal of Law & Technology put out a call for papers for their special issue on journalism and information integrity.
Data & Society is looking for a new director of research.