The Journal of Surrealism and the Americas focuses on the subject of modern European and American intellectuals’ obsession with the “New World.” This obsession—the very heart of Surrealism—extended not only to North American sites, but also to Latin America, the Caribbean, and to the numerous indigenous cultures located there. The journal invites essays that examine aspects of the actual and fantasized travel of these European and American intellectuals throughout the Americas, and their creative response to indigenous art and culture, including their anthropological and collecting activities, and their interpretations of the various geographic, political, and cultural landscapes of the Americas.  We furthermore intend to investigate the interventions / negotiations / repudiations of European/American or other surrealisms, by indigenous as well as other artists, writers and filmmakers.

Journal of Surrealism and the Americas

• is a refereed, online journal, published biannually
• issues will contain from 3-4 feature articles on any aspect of surrealism in the Americas
• each feature article submission will receive an anonymous reader’s report
• accepts foreign language contributions (in French, German and Spanish)
• accepts submissions of reviews of relevant books, exhibitions, and conferences

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General Topics Issue, December, 2007
Journal of Surrealism and the Americas
Deadline for submissions: May 1, 2007

The editors would like to announce a call for papers for a general topics issue on any aspect of visual culture or literature that engages with surrealism in the Americas, or, that deals with the reception and legacy of the Surrealist movement in the Americas. Foreign language contributions (in French, German and Spanish) are accepted, but we require a two-page, double-spaced English language abstract with any foreign language submission. Deadline for submissions is May 1, 2007.

Please email feature submissions or correspondence to both of the editors: Claudia Mesch at Claudia.mesch@asu.edu; AND Samantha Kavky, bsk10@psu.edu. Feature articles should be from 15 to 25 double-spaced pages (including endnotes). Reviews (1,000-1,500 words) should be sent to Amy Winter at Amy.Winter@qc.cuny.edu. Reviews must be in English language. All essays should conform to Chicago Manual of Style format. In your email please include a short biography and attach your submission as a Microsoft Word document. Any images should be carefully labeled.

Advisory Board Frédéric Canovas, Maryann Caws, Kate Duncan, Hjorleifur Jonsson, Lewis Kachur, Ellen G. Landau, Marie Mauzé, Evan Maurer, Aleta Ringlero, W. Jackson Rushing, Amy Winter Editors Samantha Kavky, Claudia Mesch, Amy Winter, Reviews Editor

Journal of Surrealism and the Americas is supported by a grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art.