Call for Papers
Submission Guidelines
Original Teaching Activities (1,500-2,500 words, not including references): Instructional activities, assignments, projects or assessment techniques for a single class; unit, module, or semester-long projects; or approaches to an entire course
Submissions should be applicable to a wide range of classes across disciplines and forefront feminist pedagogy by focusing on strategies related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access.
Each submission must include the following information:
- Title
- Introduction and Rationale
- Learning Objectives
- Explanation
- Debriefing
- Assessment
- References
Here's an example of an excellent OTA: What’s the Word on the Street?: Witnessing/Performing Theory
Critical Commentaries (1,000-1,200 words, not including references): Thoughtful reflections on teaching practices and processes. Short editorials offer a first person perspective on feminist pedagogy as a method or philosophy. Narrative expositions allow contributors to share insights and ideas without focusing on a specific classroom activity or assignment.
Here's an example of an excellent CC: The Threat of Returning to “Normal”: Resisting Ableism in the Post-COVID Classroom
Social Justice Strategies (1,000-1,750 words, not including references): Practices and resources for the classroom or campus community that advocate for social justice, human rights, and/or the inclusion of marginalized people. Specific texts, thematic compilations, organized events, and strategies for engagement are welcomed.
Each submission must include the following information:
- Title
- Overview of Strategy, including Target Audience
- Rationale
- Analysis of Effectiveness
- References
Book and Media Reviews (500-1,000 words):
Book reviews of pedagogical approaches, theories, and methods. No textbook reviews.
Media reviews of educational resources and documentaries useful for teaching.
We ask that book and media criticism is constructive in nature and largely positive. Reviews should note the scope and purpose of the work and its usefulness to educators, although other information may certainly be included.
Please email the Book and Media Review Editor, Dr. Aubrey Huber, at aubreyahuber@usf.edu with any questions. No unsolicited reviews are accepted.
Call for Special Issue Proposals
Feminist Pedagogy invites scholars to submit proposals for special issues in line with the journal’s focus on higher education teaching strategies and approaches. The purpose of the special issue is to provide a collection of articles on a specific topic of feminist pedagogy that the journal has not covered substantially and has the potential to be of high interest to the readers. We will consider proposals for special issues throughout the year.
If you have further questions, or are ready to submit a proposal, please contact us at .
Special issue proposals may take three forms:
- revised and extended papers, previously presented at a conference, that focus on areas within the scope of the journal.
- special issues with a specific theme and an open call for papers. We are happy to post open calls on our journal website.
- collections that span a single discipline. We are happy to post open calls on our journal website.
Information to be provided in a proposal:
- 500 word rationale explaining the significance, novelty, and adherence to the scope of the journal of the proposed theme.
- a list of suggested topics within the theme.
- a plan for obtaining quality papers.
- a condensed CV of the proposed Guest Editor(s).
- list of potential reviewers.
- a proposed call-for-papers (if needed).
- a proposed timeline , including submission deadlines and completion of the editorial process.
Selection of proposals based on:
- overall quality of the proposal.
- theme is within the scope of the journal.
- provides significant novelty and complements previously published issues of the journal.
- focus on intersectionality.
- likelihood of delivering the final product within the proposed deadline.
CFP: Special Issue: Food
Guest Editor: Kristy L. Byrd
Submission Deadline for Abstracts: July 1, 2026
Food is never just sustenance—it is a vital site through which power, identity, labor, ecology, culture, health, and resistance are negotiated. This special issue seeks contributions that center food within feminist pedagogical practice. Feminist pedagogy is committed to critical, inclusive, and justice-oriented teaching. As such, it offers a rich framework for interrogating how food systems are taught and experienced across educational contexts. We welcome submissions from a variety of disciplinary approaches as well as interdisciplinary approaches that challenge traditional academic boundaries.
This special issue will include the following types of submissions:
- Original teaching activities (1,500 – 2,500 words)
- Critical commentaries (1,000 – 1,200 words)
- Social justice strategies (1,000 – 1,750 words)
- Book and media reviews (500-1,000 words)
Possible Themes and Topics Include (but are not limited to):
- The intersection of critical food studies and feminist pedagogical frameworks
- Role of food and fasting in religious or spiritual contexts and communities
- Labor and the politics of cooking and feeding
- Food as a site of resistance, activism, and community-building
- Food justice, sovereignty, and anti-capitalist pedagogies
- Queer, trans, and decolonial approaches to food education
- Food as a site of gendered, racialized, classed, and colonial power relations
- Pedagogies of hunger, scarcity, and public policy
- Critical analyses of nutrition education, public health messaging, and moralizing discourses around food and/or eating disorders
- Climate change, sustainability, and feminist food futures
- Service-learning strategies involving cooking, gardening, or food sharing
- Food access and food deserts
- Student food insecurity and campus responses
Submission Guidelines:
Please submit an extended abstract of 150-250 words, along with a brief biographical statement (up to 100 words), to byrdk@uncw.edu with the subject line “Feminist Pedagogy Special Issue” by June 1, 2026. Abstracts should clearly articulate details about the teaching activity, critical commentary, social justice strategy, or book/media review and its relevance to feminist pedagogy and food studies. Authors must be willing to serve as a reviewer for two other accepted submissions.
Schedule:
Submission Deadline for Abstracts: July 1, 2026
Notifications: July 15, 2026
Full Manuscripts Due: October 15, 2026
Peer Review Deadline: December 31, 2026
Revised Manuscripts Due: February 15, 2027
Questions?
Please contact the guest editor at byrdk@uncw.edu.