Pitches / proposals wanted for special issue (global issues, art, culture, politics) (worldwide) | $300 AUD per piece

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We are seeking  proposals for our second issue in an ongoing  series investigating four major concerns that are reshaping our world. 

TOPICS OF DISCUSSION COULD INCLUDE:

Universal  health care / Diane Di Prima’s Revolutionary Letters / revolving doors /  alternative communities / utopias / womxn only communes / gallery  unionisation / Sun Ra / atonalism / crowd dynamics / prison abolition /  digital undergrounds / numerousness & movement / Amiri Baraka /  wheel spokes / brutalist architecture / Free Hong Kong / Anna Akhmatova /  open borders / improvisation as protest / permaculture / Bladerunner /  Chris Marker’s The Grin of the Cat / the gig economy / Palestinian  independence / revolutionary archives / Indigenous sovereignty /  collective mask-making / Wendy Trevino / The Undercommons / Chilean  protest movement / ACT-UP / radical economies / ‘working-class  resentment’ / psychedelic therapy / Sputnik / communal parenting / art  as revolution / loops / wage theft / the Arab Spring / pamphlets / wall  removal / ‘let them eat cake’ / Patricio Guzmán / revolutionary  discovery / Jenny Holzer’s Inflammatory Letters /  Black Arts Movement /  the end of democracy / health brigades / Ursula K. Le Guin / Sudan  uprising / permanent revolution / industry ‘disruptors’ / Amazon strikes  / community care / the end of the white cube / Andrei Tarkovsky /  revolution in isolation / Miyó Vestrini / ‘after the quarantine, the  flood.’

A key component of our special issue series is  to bring together a disparate group of thinkers, activists, artists,  musicians, coders, critics, scientists, and academics. We wish to breach  the boundaries of what is termed ‘contemporary art’, because RD’s  position has always been that art does not exist outside of the  world-at-large. This call out is open to both local and international  writers and artists, and submissions may include long-form essays,  video, poetry, digital interfaces, fiction and creative non-fiction.

All  contributors will be paid for their work. Successful applicants will be  notified by 5th May, and first drafts will need to be completed by 2nd  June.

We particularly encourage submissions  from diverse writers and artists, including First Nation, queer and/or  trans writers, people of colour, and writers of all genders and  abilities.

HOW TO SUBMIT:

When  submitting you will be asked for a short bio, a 250-word pitch, and two  samples of writing and/or equivalent work. We’re very happy to discuss  your application or any questions you may have before applying.

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