Postcoloniality examines issues around dispossessions and repossession, the connectivity of the African past to the present, postcolonial societies and cultures, possibilities of resistance through aesthetics, politics, literature, and culture; and generally the continuous condition of reconfiguring the ‘subaltern’s’ mind and space.

How does the postcolonial subject engage, encounter and/or negotiate with identities such as race, gender, and sexuality? How does the present of the postcolonial subject determine their future? What does the world look like from the eyes of people of color? We want to keep asking uncomfortable questions and are in the perennial lookout for answers which trouble us and debunk the myth of a fair world. We critique obstinate normativities of our “apparently” known realities and deconstruct them. We embody defiance through the negation of “truth” claims. We see the world from the margins.

The first print issue of Postcoloniality will be published under the theme ‘DECONSTRUCT’. As many aspects in our personal, political, economic and socio-cultural lives demand decolonization, we will allow our contributors the liberty of interpreting the theme according to their critical understandings. Since the space is for free thinkers, we will allow you abundant creative freedom as long as the basic concept behind the call is not lost. Let us critically examine what we know or think we know how we perceive each other, our struggles and successes, and more.

Submission Guidelines

• We will consider criticism, opinion pieces, fictional accounts, prose, poetry, fiction and non-fiction, book, film, exhibition reviews, photo essays, interpretive journalistic work, interviews, audio-visual work etc. We encourage you to submit pieces that are under 2000 words but we will run longer pieces provided they merit the space you would like them given. If you are unsure whether the content you wish to produce would be suitable for our platform, feel free to send us a short pitch of around 200 words. If you have sketchy ideas, our editors will work with you to develop your piece with their constructive insights and feedback on your writing. We will work with new writers without reservations.
• We won’t entertain previously published work. Once a pitch is sent to us and it is developed with the help of our editors, it cannot be published anywhere else.
• While emailing your finished articles, don’t forget to mention that you would like them to be considered for our first print issue. If you are writing for us the first time, please introduce yourself through a brief bio. We go through all articles we receive and respond to each one individually. However, since our editorial team is small, it can take up to 2 weeks for us to arrive at a decision on a particular piece, so please be patient.
• Visual submissions including original art works, photography and multimedia content that communicate African stories, delivers a message on its culture and issues are welcome. Please include at least four images, with full titles, captions, dates and any and all pertinent information. If submitting a film/video, please provide the link to your work and synopsis. Please include full name, affiliation, country, email address, and brief bio.

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*ALL WORKS SUBMITTED MUST BE ORIGINAL AND NOT PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE* SUBMISSIONS MUST BE MADE TO: admin@postcoloniality.com and editor@postcoloniality.com.

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