AGENDA CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

Agenda is a feminist quarterly based in Durban, South Africa, now in its
14th year. The Editorial Advisory Group decides on themes in advance (see
below). Contributions on other topical and current gender issues, gender
analysis, reviews and interviews are welcomed.

We seek ongoing contributions, particularly from women who have never
published their research or writing. Areas of interest include:
* Reports and research from feminists and gender activists on the continent
on women's organization in their countries and regions;
* Southern-based contributions - ie Latin America, India, the Caribbean and
other regions of the South.
* Case studies and examples of feminist and gender best practices;
* Leadership and entrepreneurship particularly in the context of
globalisation;
* Health issues, including reproductive rights;
* Policy review and critique of legislation in South Africa;
* Debate on the women's movement in South and Southern Africa;
* Feminist theory and discussion of feminist research methodologies;
* Gender analysis of disaggregated South Africa and Southern African
statistical data released by the state on employment, census/population etc
and data sets that indicate women's relative equality and inequality etc.
* Book and movie reviews, poetry, cartoons, photographs.

Agenda themes for 2002

* #51 Food and food policy
Deadline for submissions of articles of no longer than 6000 words, 11th of
January. Final date for shorter contributions, January 21st. Publication
early March 2002.

*#52 Focus on the Earth Summit - gender policy and environmental
sustainability issues.
Deadline for submission of abstracts February 15th . Publication June 2002.

*#53 HIV/AIDS, youth and violence. The issue will also seek to include new
research and carry updates on progress made in HIV/AIDS research on gender
and specifically around issues that affect women.
Deadline for submission of abstracts May 2002. Publication September 2002.

*#54 African Feminisms Two. The second in the three part series seeks to
solicit contributions from women writers on the continent, providing a forum
for women's research and scholarship from different regions of Africa.
Deadline for the submission of abstracts June 2002. Publication date
November 2002.

Themes under discussion for 2003 (still to be finalised)
Rights of the child;
Sexuality and reproductive health;
Information, media and society;
Migrancy, refugees and zenophobia;
Spirituality and religion;

Journal articles are peer reviewed in an anonymous process. Shorter
contributions, such as briefings, debate pieces (open forum), interviews,
profiles of organizations /programmes or people are reviewed for publication
by the Editorial Advisory Group.

For further information please contact Lou Haysom or Janine Moolman. E-mail
[email][email protected] Visit the Agenda website for information on back
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