Arts and Refugees: Multidisciplinary Perspectives (Vol. 3)—the Global South
A special issue of Arts (ISSN 2076-0752).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2026) | Viewed by 2186
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Interests: immigrants; ethnic minorities; social mobilization; political participation; arts; music; multiculturalism
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Interests: food and migration; cultural and artistic practices of migrants; gender issues; discrimination; policies and practices of integration of newcomers
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Following on from two previous volumes on the role of art in issues affecting refugees, we are pleased to invite you to submit a proposal for an article for our Special Issue, “Arts and Refugees: Multidisciplinary Perspectives (Vol. 3)—the Global South”.
We welcome contributions that shed light on experiences and projects carried out in the Global South. The aim of this volume is to challenge the scholarly perspective on arts and migration, which often focuses on dynamics in Northern/Western countries. This reinforces the idea that migration, especially refugee movements, is unidirectional from the Global South to the Global North. Even though most refugees are hosted in southern countries, there is a lack of literature studying artistic practices involving them in these locations. The decentered approach of this volume will enable us to address this gap. Furthermore, we are seeking contributions that describe or mobilize innovative and unusual research methodologies and artistic practices to enrich and diversify the existing body of data and theoretical insights on arts and migration. We aim to include articles analyzing the role of artistic practices in the life experiences of refugees living in southern countries, in relation to their specific racial and intersectional social positioning, which potentially highlight how these practices may affect processes of inclusion and exclusion. We also intend to consider the complex ways in which the arts can influence migration movements, either encouraging or deterring them. For example, we are interested in articles showing how artists from the Global South (for instance, rap artists) are mobilized by northern institutions (for example, the European Commission) to propagate encouragements (in songs, for example) to not engage in migration towards the EU.
We request that, prior to submitting a manuscript, interested authors initially submit a proposed title and an abstract of 200 words summarizing their intended contribution. Please send it to the Guest Editors (M.Martiniello@uliege.be and E.Mescoli@uliege.be) or to the Arts Editorial Office (arts@mdpi.com). Abstracts will be reviewed by the Guest Editors for the purpose of ensuring their proper fit within the scope of the Special Issue. Full manuscripts will undergo double-blind peer-review.
Dr. Marco Martiniello
Dr. Elsa Mescoli
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Arts is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- arts
- refugees
- global south
- inclusion
- exclusion
- racialization
- intersectionality
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