JOURNAL OF PHILOLOGY AND INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
Vol.6, No.2/July 2022
Stories of love and hope
Faced with a new wave of pandemic and a global (and national) economy and security continually beset by micro and macro risks, humanity must turn inward and accept reality in its own strength. In difficult times like these, cultivating resilience can be a matter of keeping our hope alive through the power of love, a power that can endure and help humanity prevail. Inspired by Dante’s allegorical quest in La Divina Comedia – as he climbs from the dreadful Hell, through the multiple levels of Purgatory to the ecstatic visions of Paradise – we warmly invite you to submit proposals whose subject matter touches on the intertwining of love and hope or their reviled opposites: hate and despair. The latter represent the alternatives that we must face today on all sides of our paths. We therefore encourage submissions from different areas of expertise relevant to the above topic, including (but not limited to): Language and Literature, Visual Arts and Performing Studies, Cultural, Gender and Identity Studies , philosophy, religion, anthropology, psychology, among many others.
It is to offer topics such as:
• Philosophies of love and hope;
• Varieties of love/hope;
• The eternal quest for love;
• Means of maintaining hope;
• Collective love and hope vs. individual;
• Utopia vs. dystopia: social effects of love and hope/hate and despair;
• Love and hope in (post)colonial/modern times;
• Mythological representations of love/hope;
• God/Divinity and the expression of supreme love;
• Love and marriage;
• The family and its old/new ways of expressing love;
• Love and materialism/consumerism/social status;
• Media and the fetishization of love;
• Human ages and stages of love;
• (Trans)generational expressions of love and hope;
• The love-hope/hate-despair psychological link;
• Passion and addiction as expressions of love engendering despair;
• Finding love/Preserving hope in extreme circumstances: times of war and pandemics;
• Nurturing hope/ Nurturing despair through labor of love or hate etc.
Please note that the above topics are not exclusive and all contributions on the proposed topic are welcome. Similarly, the journal section entitled Miscellaneous may include articles that are not related to the current topic.
TERMS OF SUBMISSION:
The contributions, unpublished and written in French, English or Romanian, will be sent, before June 15, 2022, to the addresses:
Carolina BULZ: carolinabulz@yahoo.ro
Adela CATANĂ:adela.catana@yahoo.com
EDITORIAL GUIDELINES:
We invite our collaborators to submit original articles that have not already been published elsewhere. Contributors must ensure the originality, belonging, relevance of citations by complete references, coherent organization and scientific rigor of their work.
1. Languages: English, French, Romanian.
2. Length of text: 12 pages maximum, including notes and bibliography.
3. Layout: A4, line spacing 1.15 cm, margins 2 cm on all sides, text justified;
4. Title of Article: Uppercase, Times New Roman typeface, 14 point size, Bold, Centered, 5 cm above text;
5. Author’s name, scientific title and institutional affiliation: 2 white spaces under the title, Times New Roman 12, Bold;
6. Abstract: approximately 250 words in English, Times New Roman 11, italics, double-spaced under the author’s name, in English;
7. Five keywords below the abstract, in English (TNR 11);
8. Text of the article: to a blank space below the abstract, in English, French or Romanian, Times New Roman 12, justified;
9. Citations: Left 1.25 cm, justified, 1 spaced, Times New Roman 11.
10. Without endnotes (footnotes only): TNR 10, continuously; no page breaks in the document; all graphic elements placed in line with the text.
11. Works Cited: single column, Times New Roman 12, italics, below bibliography, one blank space apart. Bibliographic references should be cited according to the latest edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.
12. Biobibliographic record: Times New Roman 12, justified;
13. All papers will be submitted electronically as Microsoft Word 2007 documents.
Papers submitted to the peer review process will be evaluated for significance, originality, technical content, style, clarity, and relevance to the journal theme. For more information, do not hesitate to consult our website: https://jpic.mta.ro/.
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JOURNAL OF PHILOLOGY AND INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
Vol.6, No.2/ July 2022
Narratives of Love and Hope
Faced with yet a new wave of the pandemic and the global (and national) economy and security continually assailed by micro and macro risks, humanity must turn inwards and come to terms with reality by means of its own strength. In hard times such as these, cultivating resilience may be a matter of keeping up our hope through the power of love, one that can endure and help humanity prevail. Drawing inspiration from Dante’s allegorical quest in La Divina Comedia – as he clambers up from the dreaded Inferno, through the manifold levels of Purgatory and on towards the ecstatic visions of Paradise, we invite proposals that grapple with the intertwining of love and hope or with their much reviled contraries: hatred and despair, since these are the alternatives that seem to be confronting us nowadays from all sides of our walks in life. We therefore encourage submissions from different fields of expertise relevant to the above topic, including (but not limited to) language and literature, the visual arts, performance studies, cultural studies, gender and identity studies, philosophy, religion, anthropology, psychology, among many others and offers topics such as:
· Philosophies of love and hope;
Varieties of love/hope;
· The eternal quest for love;
· Ways of sustaining hope;
Collective vs. individual love and hope;
Utopia vs. Dystopia: Social effects of love and hope/hatred and despair
· Love and hope in (post)colonial/modern times;
Mythological representations of love/hope
God / Divinity and the expression of supreme love
· Love and Marriage;
· Family and its old/new ways of expressing love;
· Love and materialism/consumerism/social status;
· Mass media and the fetishization of love;
· Human ages and the stages of love;
· (Trans)generational expressions of love and hope;
· The psychological connection love-hope/hatred-despair;
· Passion and addiction as expressions of love engendering despair;
· Finding love / Preserving hope in extreme circumstances: wartime and pandemics.
· Keeping up hope/ Entertaining despair through the work of love or hatred aso
Please note that the above topics are not exclusive and all contributions on the proposed theme are warmly welcomed. Likewise, the journal section titled Miscellaneous may include papers that are not related to the present theme.
HOW TO SUBMIT:
Contributions should be sent by June the 15th, 2022 to: Carolina Bulz: carolinabulz@yahoo.ro
Adela Catana: adela.catana@yahoo.com
GUIDELINES FOR CONTRIBUTORS:
We invite our collaborators to submit original articles that have not been published, under review or accepted elsewhere. It is the responsibility of the authors to ensure the originality, authorship, accuracy, complete references, coherent organization and legible appearance of their works.
1. Languages: English, French, Romanian.
2. The page-limit for articles: no more than 12 pages, works cited included.
3. Paper setup: A4, 1.15 cm space between lines, 2 cm margins, justified;
4. Title of the article: Caps, Times New Roman 14 Bold, Centred, at 5 cm above the text;
5. Author’s name, scientific title and academic affiliation: Times New Roman 12 Bold, under the title, at 2 lines distance;
6. Abstract: Approximately 250 words in English, Times New Roman 11, italics, two lines below the author’s name, in English;
7. Five Keywords under the abstract, in English, Times New Roman 11, italics;
8. Text of the article: one line below the keywords, in English, Times New Roman 12, justified;
9. Quotes: Left 1.25 cm, justified, 1 line space, Times New Roman 11.
10. No endnotes (footnotes only): font size 10, numbering: continuous; No Page Breaks in the document; All graphic elements set in line with the text;
11. Bibliography/ Works Cited: at 1 line distance from the end of the paper; single column format, Times New Roman 12. Sources must be quoted according to the latest edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers;
12. Biodata: Times New Roman 12;
13. All papers will be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format.
Submitted papers are subject to PEER REVIEW and will be evaluated according to their significance, originality, technical content, style, clarity, and relevance to the journal theme. For more information, feel free to check our website: https://jpic.mta.ro/.