Call for Papers for a Special Issue:
Feminist research, reflections, critiques, and activist interventions on religion, Palestine, and Israel
Journal Co-Editors: Sailaja Krishnamurti and Michal Raucher
The JOURNAL OF FEMINIST STUDIES IN RELIGION is a channel for the publication of feminist scholarship in religion and a forum for discussion and dialogue among people of differing feminist perspectives. The JFSR editors are committed to rigorous thinking and analysis in the service of the transformation of religious studies as a discipline and the feminist transformation of religious and cultural institutions.
In keeping with this core mission of JFSR, we invite contributions to a special issue of JFSR on “Feminist research, reflections, critiques, and activist interventions on religion, Palestine, and Israel.”
We invite feminist scholars, teachers, and activists engaged with Palestine and Israel into a crucial forum about feminism and religion in a time of genocide, nationalism, and authoritarianism. We acknowledge that in its more than 40 year history, the JFSR has not been known for its engagement with this region. This conversation is overdue, and deserves a platform such as this one.
We invite submissions from Palestinian, Muslim, Jewish, and Israeli feminists, and others. Possible topics include but are not restricted to the following:
– Research on marginalized populations in Israel/Palestine particularly women, children, queer, and trans people
– Feminism in Israel and Palestine (i.e. Where is feminism in Palestine/Israel? How is feminism experienced for people with different investments in Israel/Palestine?)
– The aspirations and limitations of transnational feminisms and decolonial solidarities
– Experiences related to mothers, mothering, and reproductive justice in Palestine/Israel
– Risks and challenges for feminists in activist spaces (i.e. identifying as anti-Zionist in Jewish spaces; Muslim feminists who discuss the challenges of being religious in liberal spaces that eschew religion)
– Local and global contexts for understanding Israel/Palestine (i.e. contexts that have been overlooked in global responses; regional dynamics that affect Palestine/Israel; diaspora communities and transnational networks of solidarity and fissure)
– Israel/Palestine and the university (eg. What has activism been like on campus? How has it affected teaching or solidarity work?)
– Political mobilizations of Anti-Palestinian racism and Anti-Semitism
– Christian Zionism and histories of colonial violence and racism
– Debates around language, names, phrases, and terms and the limits of language (i.e. genocide, political slogans, feminism, Israel/Palestine or Palestine/Israel)
– The JFSR’s history of engagement with Israel/Palestine and/or Palestinian, Muslim, Jewish, and/or Israeli feminists and feminisms
To submit: Please submit a 500-word proposal to [email protected] with the subject
line “Special Issue” by March 6, 2026. After review, the editors will contact
you with a decision about whether they will review a full submission.
Full articles should be submitted in Summer 2026.
The Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion publishes several forms of writing, including articles, reflections, conversations, book conversations, and poetry. If you have any questions about a potential submission, please contact the editors at [email protected] to discuss your idea.
To review: Assembling a special issue requires the availability and willingness of many external reviewers to volunteer their time for this special act of mentorship. If you would be willing to review articles for JFSR, please email [email protected] with your name, institutional affiliation, and reviewing interests or areas of expertise.