{"id":1772,"date":"2026-05-26T12:44:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/skepsi\/?p=1772"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:44:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:44:41","slug":"extended-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/skepsi\/2026\/05\/26\/extended-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"Extended Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/skepsi\/files\/2026\/05\/DEADLINE-EXTENDED.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1773\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/skepsi\/files\/2026\/05\/DEADLINE-EXTENDED.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"319\" height=\"158\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call for Papers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Journal theme: \u2018Identity\u2019<\/p>\n<p><em>Skepsi <\/em>Postgraduate Journal, Language Centre, University of Kent<\/p>\n<p><strong>Extended Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Identity is a fundamental part of human experience. It shapes how we communicate, how we are represented, how we interpret the world, and how societies construct difference and belonging. Language is a core tool we use to explore and express the different facets of our identities, through everyday conversation, written discourse, exploratory narrative, and personal reflection. <em>Skepsi <\/em>seeks to spotlight new research on this intersection between language and identity.<\/p>\n<p>In the first returning issue since 2019, <em>Skepsi<\/em> invites <strong>early career researchers <\/strong>and <strong>postgraduate students <\/strong>to reflect on the theme of <em>identity <\/em>in <strong>humanities and social science contexts <\/strong>through <strong>interdisciplinary approaches, <\/strong>including (but not limited to): perspectives both experimental and non-experimental, including literature, linguistics (all subfields), cultural studies, philosophy, environmental humanities, postcolonial\/decolonial studies, applied and experimental psychology, and related fields. We particularly welcome contributions that connect literary analysis and\/or linguistic inquiry with adjacent fields.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Topics and themes include but are not limited to: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identity and its impact on spoken communication, both in general and in unusual circumstances such as medical, educational, and work settings<\/li>\n<li>Identity and written media, including fiction, non-fiction, diaries, letters, social media, and archival texts<\/li>\n<li>Translation, interpreting, and mediated identity<\/li>\n<li>Data-driven identity research, in corpus, computational, or experimental approach<\/li>\n<li>Intersectional perspectives on identity in literature and culture, including gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, and migration<\/li>\n<li>Postcolonial, decolonial, and global perspectives on identity in literary and cultural texts<\/li>\n<li>Representations of personal, social, and collective identity in literature<\/li>\n<li>The role of literature and cultural production in shaping social and cultural narratives<\/li>\n<li>Narrative constructions of identity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Timeline and procedure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please send <strong>enquiries<\/strong> and <strong>abstracts<\/strong> of up to 250 words to the editors (Louise Wigglesworth, Amy Bergman, Qiujing Fan &amp; Beth Waldock) at <a href=\"mailto:skepsijournal@kent.ac.uk\">skepsijournal@kent.ac.uk<\/a> with the subject line \u201cIdentity 2026\u201d by <strong>15<sup>th<\/sup> June 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Full manuscripts of 5,000-8,000 words will be expected by <strong>30<sup>th<\/sup> October 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You will hear from us by <strong>5<sup>th<\/sup> July 2026<\/strong> if your application is accepted and we wish to publish your full manuscript.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Call for Papers Journal theme: \u2018Identity\u2019 Skepsi Postgraduate Journal, Language Centre, University of Kent Extended Deadline Identity is a fundamental part of human experience. It shapes how we communicate, how we are represented, how we interpret the world, and how societies construct difference and belonging. 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