Atlantis Journal: Critical Studies in Gender, Culture & Social Justice

Atlantis is now open for unthemed research papers, literary work, and book reviews. Please see our submission guidelines below!

Issue 8.1 of Atlantis was published in 1982! It includes Women and Factional Politics in a Teacher’s Union by Dr. Margaret Beattie. Dr. Beattie argues the imperatives of factional politics determined the Federation for National Education’s (1928-2000) position on women. Read the full issue here: https://journals.msvu.ca/index.php/atlantis/issue/view/332

Issue 1.1 of Atlantis was published in 1975! It includes Feminism and the Literary Critic by Dr. Margret Anderson. This article explores the history of women’s literature and criticism they faced. Read the full issue here: https://journals.msvu.ca/index.php/atlantis/issue/view/314

Issue 9.1 of Atlantis was published in 1983! It includes Ellen Key: Motherhood for Society by Dr. Pearl Dykstra. Dr. Dykstra explores Swedish feminist Ellen Key’s work on women’s participation in the labour force and motherhood. Read the full issue: https://journals.msvu.ca/index.php/atlantis/issue/view/330

Issue 10.2 of Atlantis was published in 1985! It includes Implementation of Abortion Policy in Canada as a Women's Issue. Dr. Susan McDaniel explores access to abortion by women in Canada. Read the full issue: https://journals.msvu.ca/index.php/atlantis/issue/view/327

Issue 15.2 of Atlantis was published in 1990! It includes Ethnicity and Feminism: Two Solitudes? by Dr. Sheva Medjuck. Dr. Medjuck explores racism, class exploitation, and sexism. Read the full issue here https://journals.msvu.ca/index.php/atlantis/issue/view/323

Issue 23.2 of Atlantis was published in 1999! It includes Irene Spry: More than a Life of the Mind by Dr. Jeanne Kirk Laux which explores political economy, resource development and the Canadian community. Read the full issue https://journals.msvu.ca/index.php/atlantis/issue/view/124

Issue 38.1 of Atlantis was published in 2017! It includes Social Movement Intersectionality and Re-Centering Intersectional Activism. Dr. Kendal Broad-Wright explores intersectional activism and social movement intersectionality. Read the full issue: https://bit.ly/3jS5uh2 #ThrowbackThursday

Issue 37.2 of Atlantis was published in 2016! It includes Representing Colonial Violence: trafficking, sex work, and the violence of law by Dr. Sarah Hunt. This article examines the discourse on domestic trafficking of Indigenous girls and women for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Read the full issue here: https://bit.ly/3vTBBPu #ThrowBackThursday

Issue 37.1 of Atlantis was published in 2015! It includes Non-Sexual Spooning and Inanimate Affections: Diversifying Intimate Knowledge by Dr. Naomi de Szegheo-Lang. Dr. de Szegheo-Lang explores forms of non-normative intimate connection. Read the full issue here: https://journals.msvu.ca/index.php/atlantis/issue/view/284

Check out this new article from Issue 42.1 (complete issue forthcoming): It feels a bit like drowning: Expectations and Experiences of Motherhood during COVID-19 by Friedman, Lichtfuss, Martignetti, and Gingras. This article explores the impacts of maternal expectations and experiences in the time of COVID-19. Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3xrSkdR

Deadline extended to July 30, 2021 Call for Papers: Transformative Justice as Praxis in Canada Information meeting for interested authors: June 21, 2021. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3pHn2gu

Issue 36.2 of Atlantis was published in 2015! It includes Unpacking MILF: Exploring motherhood, sexuality and feminism" by Dr. May Friedman. Dr. Friedman explores mothering, sexuality, and popular culture. Read the full issue here: https://bit.ly/3pCSAnX #ThrowbackThursday

Upcoming deadline: Feb 21, 2020. "Speaking freely and freedom of speech: feminists navigating the ‘new’ Right." Co-edited by Rachel Alpha Johnston Hurst and Jennifer L. Johnson.

*New Call for Papers* "Gender and the Canadian Armed Forces: Does change mean feminist progress?" Edited by Maya Eichler.... Deadline for abstracts: Feb 29 Deadline for papers: May 30 Details: https://bit.ly/2Tn4sw4

Our Fall 2019 issue is now available! http://journals.msvu.ca/index.php/atlantis/index

December 4 deadline for this opportunity.

Atlantis is now Érudit! Read our latest issue here: https://www.erudit.org//atlantis/2018-v39-n2-atlantis04853/

EXTENDED! Call for papers. Speaking freely and freedom of speech: feminists navigating the ‘new’ Right. Deadline: Feb 21, 2020. Co-edited by Rachel Alpha Johnston Hurst and Jennifer L. Johnson.... See details: http://journals.msvu.ca/index.php/atlantis/callforpapers

Deadline August 1: Speaking Freely and Freedom of Speech? Women’s and Gender Studies Navigating the ‘New’ Right. Edited by Rachel Alpha Johnston Hurst and Jennifer L. Johnson.

New call for papers! "Speaking Freely and Freedom of Speech? Women’s and Gender Studies Navigating the ‘New’ Right" Deadline August 1, 2019 See details: http://journals.msvu.ca/index.php/atlantis/callforpapers

Atlantis has published original research for 30 years. But we also publish LITERARY WORK! Send us poems and short stories related to WGS. See guidelines: http://journals.msvu.ca/index.php/atlantis/about/submissions

We now have a list of books available for review on our website. Book reviews are a good first (or additional!) publication. Please also see our review guidelines here: http://journals.msvu.ca/index.php/atlantis/about/submissions

Good advice on writing book reviews. (And Atlantis accepts submissions of book reviews! Contact us or see our submissions guidelines for details.)

Issue 39.2 is now published. Original research, book reviews and literary writing by scholars in Canada, the US and Europe.

We have upgraded! Atlantis has a new look and a new submissions platform. We will be making further changes in the coming weeks but are currently open for submissions.