Guidelines:

Critical Interventions accepts submissions for review on an open and ongoing basis. Submissions may focus on any area of modern and contemporary art and visual or material culture, including popular art, neotraditional forms, studio art, film, photography, architecture, and new media. Essays addressing the problem of history in continental African art practice are welcome, especially those that engage directly with ideas of modernity and that propose or critique a clearly articulated methodology. We seek essays that illuminate the place of art in specific historical processes and evaluate the theories and methods produced through the study of African art history. We welcome contributions from scholars in related fields including media studies, philosophy, music, and the social sciences. Comparative work rooted in developments in Africa that links African art to the diasporas, to Europe, Asia, or to the Americas will also be considered.

Submissions must be original and previously unpublished work, submitted both in hard copy and also in electronic form, and saved in Microsoft Word. Essay length is negotiable, but in general should be between 6500-8500 words and may include up to ten black and white or color images scanned to disk at 350dpi or greater. Shorter "interventions," longer "research-based essays," and suggestions for reprints and translations for the "archives" section will be considered on a case-by-case basis. All essays should be double-spaced, in 12 point type and Times New Roman font.

All copyright resolution issues are the responsibility of the author and copyright permissions must be included at the time of submission.
Critical Interventions follows the Chicago Manual of Style humanities format and American spelling, with endnotes. As a rough guide, we generally follow the recognized format established for CAA Art Bulletin. In addition we prefer that use of endnotes not be excessive-- it should be limited to basic citation and brief commentary-- and use of epigraphs should be kept to a minimum.

The research essays published in Critical Interventions are peer reviewed. Acceptance by the editors for review does not equate to a contract to publish. After acceptance for review by the editors, essays will be read by at least two readers. As is standard at other peer reviewed journals, eventual publication will depend upon the content of the peer reviews, the availability of space in the journal, and the author's willingness to address the concerns (if any) raised by the editors and outside readers. Authors unwilling to undertake in a timely fashion the revisions so specified cannot be published in Critical Interventions. Please be advised that though our staff is small and our turn-around time is fast relative to other academic journals, the editorial process before going to print can take several months.

Send articles and inquiries to:
Sylvester Ogbechie, Publisher and Editor ogbechie@arthistory.ucsb.edu
or John Peffer, Editor j_peffer@yahoo.com