EXAMPLES OF POTENTIAL ACADEMIC PAPERS

Please also see the official call for papers on the "Home" page.

We at the Journal of Society, Politics, and Ethics are interested in a very wide array of different papers, and we are open to work that pushes disciplinary boundaries and does something new, innovative, and/or unconventional. That being said, we also understand that folks may wish to see examples of papers we would publish in order to get a sense of whether their paper is appropriate for the journal, so we have compiled this list of papers that would be great fits in the journal for your convenience.

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Please do not feel constrained by this list. This is not exhaustive, and we love to be pleasantly surprised by unexpected work. The only requirements are that 1.) work must incorporate theoretical analysis in some way - either by way of explicit deployment of specific theorists, or by using theory in the background of your work - and 2.) work must be related to at least one of our 3 topic areas. We simply hope that this list will shed some light on how these 2 requirements might concretely manifest for your benefit, as well as to demonstrate how varied the work we will accept is. Keep also in mind that this list applies only to academic papers, not reflections.

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(Please make sure to also view the official call for papers on the Home page for further info.)

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Here is the list: 

• Using a theorist from Modern Philosophy to explain the current problems of environmental destruction and catastrophe

• Using sociologist Emile Durkheim to explain the link between mental health issues, dysphoric symptomatology, and community cohesion today

• Using Michel Foucault’s analysis of power to analyze the Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage and laws governing determination of protected class status

• Challenging mainstream views of Economics in unexpected ways by using models by contemporary economic theorists

• Analyzing advertisements by feminine beauty product companies using Judith Butler to explain its link to contemporary forms of patriarchy

• Using post-Marxists to analyze works of fiction such as novels or movies to explain their political significance

• Bringing in queer theorist Jack Halberstam to understand rifts between various queer political and activist movements

• Explaining the phenomenon of the fetishization of women of color through critical race theorists

• Critiquing a theorist's socially and politically problematic views to explain how those opinions implicate their more mainstream philosophies

• Using affect theorists to explain commitments to the nation-state through analyzing newspaper clippings and political media

• Etc.

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Feel welcome to email us at emoryjournalofSPE@gmail.com with a brief summary of your paper, and we will provide feedback on its fit and appropriateness for the journal.

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