We now invite submissions to the Oxford Political Review’s 13th issue, under the theme of ‘Language’.
For this issue, we invite contributions which engage with close readings of political texts or consider the relationship between politics and language. Some potential topics might include:
- The politics of literature
- Rhetoric, persuasion, and propaganda
- Discourse and power
- (Mis)translations and silences
- National language policies
The deadline for submissions is 26 April 2024. Submissions should be emailed to submissions@oxfordpoliticalreview.com along with a short 1-2 sentence bio of the author.
In general, we are looking for submissions that take the following format:
- Short op-ed style articles of around 800 words
- Book reviews and review essays of no more than 1,500 words
- Long-form articles consisting of no more than 2,000 words
- Interviews of no more than 2,000 words
For more information on our submission guidelines, please follow this link. Pieces that do not adhere to our style guide will be rejected.
Typically, we have more submissions than we can accept. If we like your submission but cannot accept it for the print issue, we will publish it separately online.
Potential Books for Review
- Pankaj Mishra, Literature at the End of History (Verso, 2024)
- Benjamin Kohlmann and Ivana Perica (eds.), The Political Uses of Literature (Bloomsbury, 2024)
- Peter Boxall, The Possibility of Literature (Cambridge, 2024)