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  • CALL FOR PAPERS – ARTICLES – DOSSIER 2027/2

    2026-08-13

    CALL FOR PAPERS – ARTICLES – DOSSIER 2027/2

    Circulation of Far-Right Ideas in Digital Environments in Latin America

    Editors:
    Helio Cannone (Unicamp)
    José Henrique Artigas (UFPB)
    Beatriz Aguiar da Silva (New School for Social Research)

    International scholarship on intellectuals and the circulation of far-right ideas has highlighted, over the past decade, the importance of digital environments as a means of political and intellectual engagement for these groups. Authors such as Cas Mudde, Odilon Caldeira, Tiana Gaudette, and Wendy Brown have emphasized how the dissemination of ideas associated with ethnic nationalism, anti-immigration agendas, and the defense of a nostalgic view of the historical past has gained strength in Europe and the United States, particularly following events such as the Brexit referendum and the election of Donald Trump in 2016.

    This scholarship underscores the relevance of discussions on forums such as Reddit, as well as the emergence of influencers on Instagram and YouTube who have come to claim the role of intellectuals on social media, shaping public debate. These actors tend to criticize knowledge produced by history and the social sciences as ideological, contrasting it with discourses that claim to be neutral.

    This dossier seeks to contribute to this research agenda through studies focused on Latin America. It aims to bring together articles that analyze the reception, circulation, and appropriation of far-right political languages beyond the Global North.

    We welcome articles that, using the internet as a source, address topics such as the role of the religious right in political and intellectual disputes on the internet; historical denialism and revisionism concerning topics such as fascism, communism, and European colonization in the Americas; discourses on race and racial mixture; gender and violence against women; nationalism and the place of Latin America within Western culture; as well as other topoi of far-right thought in the contemporary world.

    Deadline for article submissions: January 30, 2027

    Expected publication: July 2027

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  • The Networks of Antiracist Intellectual Articulations in the 20th Century

    2026-04-28

    The Networks of Antiracist Intellectual Articulations in the 20th Century

    Prof. Dr. Bruno Bandeira de Vasconcelos – Universidade Estadual do Piauí

    Prof. Dr. Valério de Rosa Negreiros – Universidade Estadual do Piauí

    Prof. Dr. Jorge Pedro Sousa – Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Portugal

     

    According to the well-known thesis of Eric Hobsbawm, the political landscape of the 20th century took shape as an “Age of Extremes,” characterized by the consolidation of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes, alongside the emergence of identity-based social movements. In this context, analyzing the articulations and practices of resistance against racism, as well as the struggle for the dignity of Black populations, requires understanding the formation of networks of resistance forged in response to the structural oppressions of post-abolition societies. In Latin America, the period following abolition fostered the spread of racial theories aimed at relegating Black individuals to positions of subservience and passivity. Such theoretical constructs, often marked by interpretative controversies—such as the notion of racial democracy proposed by Gilberto Freyre in Casa-Grande & Senzala—produced a symbiosis between academia and politics that transcended national borders, influencing debates even in Portugal. In opposition to this conciliatory paradigm of slavery, a vanguard of Latin American, African, and European intellectuals emerged, dedicated to deconstructing such narratives. In light of this context, the present dossier aims to bring together studies that investigate antiracist intellectuals in the 20th century. Its central objective is to highlight the role of these thinkers in the consolidation of theories, movements, and combative practices aimed at dismantling discourses of Black inferiority and conciliatory hegemonies.

    Deadline for article submissions: July 30, 2026
    Expected publication: January 2027

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  • THEMATIC DOSSIER PROPOSALS

    2026-03-19

    WE ARE OPEN TO RECEIVING DOSSIER PROPOSALS

    If you are interested, please send an email to revistaintellectusuerj@gmail.com with your proposal. The following criteria should be taken into consideration:

    • Dossiers must be organized by at least two scholars, one of whom must hold a PhD. The second organizer may be a PhD candidate.
    • A maximum of three organizers is allowed. It is recommended that, preferably, the second and/or third organizer be affiliated with a teaching and/or research institution based outside Brazil.
    • Please take into account the journal’s scope, which focuses on Intellectuals and the History of Ideas. It is recommended that this articulation also be reflected in the title.
    • The dossier proposal should adopt an approach that goes beyond Brazil, considering a thematic scope that may include authors from foreign universities, especially from Latin American countries.
    • Proposals must include a text of 1200 to 1500 characters, along with the names and institutional affiliations of the organizers.

    Proposals will be evaluated by the Editorial Board of Intellèctus and, if approved, the organizers will be notified with an estimated publication date for their dossier.

     

     

    Proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

    • Compatibility of the theme with the editorial scope of Intellèctus;
    • Participation of at least one organizer affiliated with a foreign institution;
    • Regional, gender, and racial diversity among the organizers and the proposed contributions;
    • Originality and novelty of the theme in relation to dossiers already published by the journal;
    • Inclusion of contributions in languages other than Portuguese;
    • Clarity of writing, internal coherence, and academic relevance of the proposal.
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