Call for Papers (2026)

Call for Papers

Critical Islamicate Humanities: Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies

Vol. 1, No. 1 (2026): Inaugural Issue

Critical Islamicate Humanities: Journal of Cultural and Literary Studies invites scholars, researchers, and practitioners to submit manuscripts for its inaugural issue. This issue seeks to explore the intersections of Islamicate literary production and global structures of capitalism, examining how texts, narratives, and cultural practices engage with economic systems, power relations, and forms of modernity.

Suggested Topics Include:

• Islamicate literature and neoliberalism
• Cultural production under global capitalism
• Commodification of religion and culture
• Literary representations of class, labor, and inequality
• Islamicate narratives in global markets
• Postcolonial and decolonial critique of cultural production
• Media, publishing, and circulation of Islamicate texts