Deadline: August 15, 2026
The guest editors at Russian Language Journal (RLJ) are pleased to announce a call for proposals for a special issue on the topic “Intersectionality + Pluricentricity: Teaching Russian Language[s] and Culture[s]”.
The special issue considers intersectional and pluricentric pathways intentionally for language instructors to more accurately describe and interpret diverse Russian speech communities in teaching culture. It seeks to didactically counter narrate Russocentric, Eurocentric, and monolingual approaches to canons and curricula (i.e., Russkij mir), while also discussing their application as content in P-24 language classrooms.
We especially want papers that address and discuss issues of significance to educational settings in the United States, considering the national security orientation of Russian and Russian area studies in the U.S. since the Cold War.
For a full description, please see this link:
Proposals of 300 words plus a short list of references should be submitted by August 15, 2026 to slavampires@gmail.com. Authors will be notified of the status of their proposal by September 1, 2026. If accepted, full manuscripts for peer review will be due November 15, 2026. Manuscripts should be prepared in APA 7. Reviews will be returned to authors for next steps by January 15, 2027. The last round of revisions before the special issue is published will be due March 1, 2027.The special issue is slated for publication in June 2027.
Please email rljeditor@gmail.com with any questions. Thank you!