CALL FOR PAPERS REVISTA DE LITERATURA, HISTÓRIA E MEMÓRIA V. 22, N. 40, 2026
CALL FOR PAPERS
Revista de Literatura, História e Memória (ISSN 1983-1498, Qualis B1), affiliated with the Post-Graduate Program in Letras (PPGL) at the Western Paraná State University (UNIOESTE), a biannual journal, is now accepting original and unpublished articles for its upcoming issue (vol. 22, no. 40, 2026). Each issue of the journal is organized around a thematic dossier.
DOSSIER: NON-HEGEMONIC LITERATURES: READINGS IN FEMINIST ECOCRITICISM AND ITS DECOLONIAL INTERSECTIONS
Organized by: Izabel Brandão; Letícia Romariz; Raquel Nunes – PPGLL/UFAL
Submission deadline: July 31, 2026
Publication: December 2026
Ecological studies and their branches have become increasingly central in contemporary academic discussions, driven by social and political concerns related to environmental issues. In this context, ecofeminism stands out by highlighting that the exploitation of nature - or the more-than-human world - is deeply intertwined with the oppression of groups that were historically marginalized by structures such as colonialism, racism, and sexism.
As a theoretical field, ecofeminism establishes “connections between struggles” (McGuire; McGuire, 1998, p. 192), recognizing that different forms of oppression are interrelated and sustained by a common logic centered on the exploitation of nature. This perspective engages with intersectional, gender, and decolonial approaches, drawing on contributions from authors such as Alicia Puleo, Catherine Walsh, Greta Gaard, Kimberlé Crenshaw, among others.
In Brazil, scholars such as Angélica Soares (in memoriam) and Izabel Brandão have been developing critical studies that articulate ecofeminism and literature since the 1990s. In her translation of texts written by Greta Gaard, Brandão (2017) highlights the relevance of ecofeminist thought in both literary and social spheres, also emphasizing its activist character.
Although often associated with contemporary debates, ecofeminism is anchored in knowledge that, as McGuire and McGuire (1998) point out, has always been present in the collective consciousness, contributing to the articulation between ancient and modern knowledge. In this direction, Louise Dunlap (2022) argues that many of the so-called “new” insights actually emerge from the recovery of historically silenced knowledge.
Similarly, Huggan and Tiffin (2010) argue that the environmental crisis demands not only new ways of thinking about the human and the non-human (or the more-than-human), but also a reassessment of the historical processes of colonialism and enslavement in ecological terms. Such a movement simultaneously implies rethinking ecology itself in light of these dynamics.
Drawing on authors such as Stacy Alaimo (2010), it is understood that human beings are intrinsically linked to the more-than-human world, their materiality being inseparable from the environment. In this sense, the decolonial perspective becomes fundamental to questioning systems naturalized within Western modernity. According to Catherine Walsh (2009), decolonialism constitutes a continuous practice of transgression and the construction of alternatives, aimed at valuing historically marginalized knowledge.
The constitution of unequal systems has entailed the erasure of epistemologies of Black and Indigenous peoples, whose recovery is urgent, especially in a context where environmental collapse is intertwined with social and political inequalities (Ferdinand, 2022). In this regard, the contributions of Indigenous and Afro-descendant women stand out, as their theoretical, literary, and activist productions have been fundamental to ecofeminist thought, although they remain underrepresented in academia (Anae, 2023; Siwila, 2014).
Finally, according to Carolyn Merchant (2025 [1980]), ecology can promote a dialogue between philosophy and science that is capable of revealing the implications of projects that intertwine colonial, racial, and capitalist dimensions.
In light of this context, this dossier aims to bring together works that articulate ecofeminism, decoloniality, gender, and ecological studies, with special attention to productions emerging from historically marginalized contexts, including literature. It thus seeks to foster critical reflections that contribute to the construction of other ways of relating to nature and life, grounded in social, environmental, and epistemic justice.
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ANAE, Nicole. “African Literatura and Ecofeminism”. In:VAKOCH, Douglas A. (Org.). The Routledge Handbook of Ecofeminism and Literature. Nova Iorque: Routledge, p. 101-125, 2023.
BRANDÃO, Izabel. Ecofeminismo e literatura: novas fronteiras críticas. In: BRANDÃO, Izabel; MUZART, Zahidé. Refazendo Nós - Ensaios sobre mulher e literatura. Florianópolis: Mulheres, 2003. p. 461-474.
BRANDÃO, Izabel. Greta Gaard e a busca de rumos mais ecofeministas para os estudos eccríticos. In: BRANDÃO, Izabel et all (Orgs.). Traduções da cultura: perspectivas críticas feministas. Maceió: Edufal. Florianópolis: Mulheres, 2017, p.819-826..
DUNLAP, Louise. Inherited Silence: Listening to the Land, Healing the Colonizer Mind. Nova Iorque: New Village Press, 2022.
FERDINAND, Malcom. Decolonial Ecology: Thinking from the Caribbean World. Traduzido por Anthony Paul Smith. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2022.
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MCGUIRE, Cathleen; MCGUIRE, Colleen. “Grass-Roots Ecofeminism: Activating Utopia”. In: GAARD, Greta; MURPHY, Patrick (Orgs.). Ecofeminist Literary Criticism: Theory, Interpretation, Pedagogy. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. p. 186-203, 1998.
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