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SUMMARY:Call for Chapter Proposals – A Companion to Marxist Aesthetics
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DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>Call for Chapter Proposals &ndash\;&nbsp\;</strong><em><strong>A Companion to Marxist Aesthetics</strong></em></p>\n<p><strong>Editor: Kishore Kumar K. P. </strong>(Department of Philosophy\, University of Kerala)<strong></strong></p>\n<p>We invite chapter proposals for contributions to <em>A Companion to Marxist Aesthetics</em>\, a comprehensive and cutting-edge volume that explores the historical evolution\, critical debates\, and contemporary relevance of aesthetic theory grounded in the Marxian tradition.</p>\n<p>This companion is intended to serve as a definitive reference work for scholars\, students\, and researchers working in philosophy\, literary theory\, political aesthetics\, cultural studies\, art history\, and adjacent disciplines.</p>\n<p><strong>Scope and Aim</strong></p>\n<p>Each chapter will combine a rigorous and accessible overview of a particular theme or figure in Marxist aesthetics with an original scholarly intervention. We aim to reflect the diversity of global Marxist thought\; spanning classical theory\, Western Marxism\, post-Marxism\, decolonial aesthetics\, and contemporary art criticism while maintaining strong philosophical coherence. Contributions from interdisciplinary\, intersectional\, and non-Western perspectives are especially encouraged.</p>\n<p><strong>Suggested Topics</strong></p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Foundations and Classical Thinkers</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Marx and Engels on art and ideology</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Early Marx and the concept of species-being in artistic production</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Aesthetic alienation and commodity fetishism</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Aesthetics and Historical Materialism</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Art\, labor\, and the material base</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Class struggle and representation in art</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Dialectics of form and content</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Western Marxism</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Luk&aacute\;cs\, Bloch\, and the ontology of art</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Theodor Adorno and aesthetic autonomy</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Walter Benjamin: aura\, reproduction\, and revolutionary potential</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Marxist Literary and Cultural Criticism</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Raymond Williams and cultural materialism</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Structuralism\, Althusser\, and ideology critique</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Fredric Jameson and the political unconscious</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Art\, Politics\, and Praxis</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Socialist realism and its critiques</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Radical avant-garde and the politics of form</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Art and revolution in Latin America\, Asia\, and Africa</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Contemporary and Post-Marxist Directions</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Žižek\, Badiou\, and the return to communism</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Neoliberalism and the commodification of aesthetics</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Postcolonial\, feminist\, and queer engagements with Marxian aesthetics</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>The Aesthetic in Everyday Life</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Spectacle\, consumption\, and mediated desire</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Art in the age of digital capitalism</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Popular culture\, memes\, and the new aesthetic proletariat</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Thinker-Focused Chapters</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Focused examinations of individual theorists\, artists\, or movements in relation to Marxian aesthetics</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Other Topics</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>We welcome proposals that challenge boundaries or introduce new theoretical directions within Marxian aesthetic thought.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ol>\n<p><strong>Submission Guidelines</strong></p>\n<p>We welcome chapter proposals of approximately <strong>500 words</strong>\, including:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>A <strong>working title</strong></p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>A <strong>brief abstract</strong> outlining the scope\, key arguments\, and original contribution of the chapter</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>A <strong>short bio</strong> (including affiliation and any relevant publications)</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Timeline</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Deadline for Proposals:</strong> November 05\, 2025</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Notification of Acceptance:</strong> November 30\, 2025</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Full Chapter Submission:</strong> March 1\, 2026</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Editorial Feedback Returned:</strong> April 30\, 2026</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Final Revised Chapters Due:</strong> June 15\, 2026</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Chapter Length:</strong> 6\,000&ndash\;8\,000 words</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Submission and Inquiries</strong></p>\n<p>Please submit proposals and direct questions to:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Kishore Kumar K. P.&nbsp\; &ndash\; kishorekudayal@gmail.com</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Publishers &ndash\; hello.cittabhumi@gmail.com</p>\n</li>\n</ul>
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