Thursday, May 1, 2014

Call for Papers: The Eighth Lamp, No 9 2014

The Eighth Lamp: Ruskin Studies Today (ISSN 2049-3215) invites contributors to submit scholarly papers (8,000-10,000 or 3500-4000 words), book reviews (1000-2000 words), exhibition reviews (1000-2000 words), news and events, titles of publications and projects in progress, and creative work and abstracts related to John Ruskin and related nineteenth century scholarship. Scholarly papers should be submitted at least six to eight months in advance to allow for the refereeing and revisions process.

The Eighth Lamp is an online and double blind refereed journal (previously published by Rivendale Press, UK). It is led and managed by Dr Anuradha Chatterjee (Founding Editor and Co-Editor), Lecturer, Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University, China and Dr Laurence Roussillon-Constanty (Co-Editor), Senior Lecturer in English, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France. The journal is also complemented by a strong Editorial Board that provides intellectual and pedagogical support and leadership to the journal:

Dr Cynthia Gamble (Ruskin Library and Research Centre, Lancaster University, and Vice-Chairman of the Ruskin Society); Dr Iolanda Ramos (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal); Dr Emma Sdegno (Ca’ Foscari University, Venice); Dr Helena Gurfinkel (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville); Dr Stuart Eagles (Companion of the Guild of St George); Dr Anita Grants (Concordia University in Montreal, Canada); Dr Carmen Casaliggi (University of Wales in Cardiff); Prof Bénédicte Coste (University of Burgundy, Dijon, France); Dr Rachel Dickinson (Manchester Metropolitan University); Dr Sara Atwood (Guild of St. George) and Dr Mark Frost (University of Portsmouth).

The scope of The Eighth Lamp is multidisciplinary and it welcomes submissions related to art, religion, historiography, social criticism, tourism, economics, philosophy, science, architecture, photography, preservation, cinema, and theatre. The journal is circulated to over 100 scholars and academics internationally. The journal is listed in key Victorian studies and nineteenth century literature, culture, and visual studies forums.

Issues of the journal can be found here:

2013 The Eighth Lamp: Ruskin Studies Today 8. Edited by Anuradha Chatterjee and Dr Laurence Roussillon-Constanty. http://issuu.com/theeighthlamp/docs/l88   

2012 The Eighth Lamp: Ruskin Studies Today 7. Edited by Anuradha Chatterjee and Dr Laurence Roussillon-Constanty. http://issuu.com/theeighthlamp/docs/l87    

2011 The Eighth Lamp: Ruskin Studies Today 6. Edited by Anuradha Chatterjee and Dr Laurence Roussillon-Constanty.  http://issuu.com/theeighthlamp/docs/l86  

2010 The Eighth Lamp: Ruskin Studies Today 5 . Edited by Anuradha Chatterjee and Dr Carmen Cassaliggi. http://issuu.com/theeighthlamp/docs/l85 

2010 The Eighth Lamp: Ruskin Studies Today 4. Edited by Anuradha Chatterjee and Dr Carmen Cassaliggi. http://issuu.com/theeighthlamp/docs/l84

2009 The Eighth Lamp: Ruskin Studies Today 3. Edited by Anuradha Chatterjee and Dr Carmen Cassaliggi. http://issuu.com/theeighthlamp/docs/l83  

ISSN: 2049-3215. 



Email the editors are theeighthlamp@gmail.com

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