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Global South Literary Studies (GSLS) is dedicated to examining the literary and cultural expressions that respond to and emerge from the Global South.

To submit an article, review, or interview go to:
https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rgsl20
Blue Humanities, the subject of our first special issues, is a deeply intersectional field. Check out these inspiring projects from Oceanic Humanities for the Global South, a research institute which combines creative practice with scientific research.

www.oceanichumanities.com/projects
Projects | Oceanic Humanities for the Global South
Elemental Reading · Oceanic Humanities for the Global South · Antarctica, Africa and the Arts · Hydrocolonial Perspectives · Southern Oceanic Humanites · Literary Ecologies of the Indian Ocean World
www.oceanichumanities.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:23 AM
"The legacies of empire include not only global inequalities but also an environmental crisis in which the oceans have been sites of maximum damage done by the hubris of the Anthropocene."

Submit your work to our Special Issue:
Oceanic Fictions in Indian Languages and Beyond
This issue invites articles encompassing local and vernacular articulations of oceanic encounters through engagement with fiction written in Indian languages
think.taylorandfrancis.com
October 13, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Our first Special Issue “Oceanic Fictions in Indian Languages and Beyond” will track “how different communities have interacted with the ocean and its role in shaping civilizational moorings and material cultures”. Submit your proposals at the link below!
Oceanic Fictions in Indian Languages and Beyond
This issue invites articles encompassing local and vernacular articulations of oceanic encounters through engagement with fiction written in Indian languages
think.taylorandfrancis.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Want to submit a proposal for our first special issue, "Oceanic Fictions in Indian Languages and Beyond"? Looking for inspiration? Check out this fantastic project from 2023 led by Professor Isabel Hofmeyr!

www.oceanichumanities.com
Oceanic Humanities for the Global South
Oceanic Humanities for the Global South is a platform that aims to evolve an oceanic humanities appropriate to the global south. It records, showcases and connects research, writing, artistic producti...
www.oceanichumanities.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Our first special issue, "Oceanic Fictions in Indian Languages and Beyond," invites submissions which shift attention away from "territorial and terrestrial frames to the fluvial spaces of the ocean", making a "decolonial foray into the critical praxes" of the Global South.
Read the CfP and submit:
Oceanic Fictions in Indian Languages and Beyond
think.taylorandfrancis.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
An excellent project uncovering the beautiful, but sadly endangered architecture of South Asia
Today’s #HeritageHighlights takes us to the storied Rampur Raza Library in Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1774, the library flourished under the patronage of the scholarly Nawabs of Rampur who grew the collection with books, rare manuscripts, artwork, and calligraphy. (1/3)
September 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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🕊️ On this #InternationalDayOfPeace, we’re re-sharing Celestina Atom's blog on peacebuilding after conflict, drawn from @mybisa.bsky.social #BISA2025 Conference.

This year’s theme reminds us how peace requires collaboration across divides.

Read here 🔽
Rebuilding After Conflict: Highlights from BISA 2025 - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB
Celestina Atom reflects on BISA 2025, sharing insights on reintegration in Nigeria and lessons from Belfast’s history of conflict and peace.
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September 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Member of our editorial board, @ellekeboehmer.bsky.social's forthcoming book Southern Imagining reorients our view of the world, offering "an alternative perspective, using literary, scientific and cultural material to explore how we look at the world from the south."
September 23, 2025 at 7:43 AM
We are open for submissions, but also to your suggestions! Do you have an idea for a special issue related to Global South Literary Studies? Is there an author, theorist, or translator who you think should be interviewed, a book that begs reviewing? Send us your pitch at the link below.
Learn about Global South Literary Studies
Learn about Global South Literary Studies aims & scope, editorial board, journal metrics and more.
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September 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
GSLS's scope encompasses past, present, and emerging narratives through the lens of literary and theoretical analysis across varied formats including fiction, non-fiction, drama, poetry, graphic novels & comics, oral histories and other non-traditional forms of expression. Open for submissions!
Global South Literary Studies
Publishes work examining the literary and cultural expressions that respond to and emerge from the Global South.
www.tandfonline.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The Journal of Global South Literary Studies is open for submissions and proposals! We do not prescribe to geographical, superficial or limiting definitions of ‘Global South’, and encourage our authors to consider contrasts as well as connections to reflect its polyphonic reality.
Learn about Global South Literary Studies
Learn about Global South Literary Studies aims & scope, editorial board, journal metrics and more.
www.tandfonline.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We are thrilled to announce Routledge’s newest quarterly journal: Global South Literary Studies. Dedicated to examining the literary and cultural expressions that respond to and emerge from the Global South, we aim to advance understanding of the area's diverse realities. Now open for submission!
Learn about Global South Literary Studies
Learn about Global South Literary Studies aims & scope, editorial board, journal metrics and more.
www.tandfonline.com
September 17, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Delighted to announce the launch of a new journal from @tandfresearch.bsky.social @routledgelit.bsky.social: Global South Literary Studies 🎉 Editor-in-Chief: Goutam Karmakar. Learn more, sign up for new content alerts & consider submitting at www.tandfonline.com/rgsl 🎉
Global South Literary Studies
Explore the latest peer-reviewed articles and learn how to publish your work in Global South Literary Studies.
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September 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM