{"id":1479,"date":"2026-03-17T18:35:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T01:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ices\/?p=1479"},"modified":"2026-03-17T18:35:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T01:35:22","slug":"call-for-submissions-teaching-for-ecojustice-in-an-era-of-polycrisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ices\/2026\/03\/17\/call-for-submissions-teaching-for-ecojustice-in-an-era-of-polycrisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Submissions: Teaching for EcoJustice in an Era of Polycrisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/ices.library.ubc.ca\/index.php\/criticaled\/index\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6327\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ross\/files\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-02-at-9.29.03\u202fAM-300x53.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"53\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/ices.library.ubc.ca\/index.php\/criticaled\/announcement\/view\/182283\">Teaching for EcoJustice in an Era of Polycrisis<\/a><\/h1>\n<p><em>A Special Issue for Critical Education<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Co-Editors:<br \/>\nBrandon Edwards-Schuth, Augusta University<br \/>\nMaria Helena Saari, University of Oulu<\/p>\n<p>We invite submissions for a special issue devoted to the theme of \u201cTeaching for Multispecies Justice in an Era of Polycrisis.\u201d This special issue seeks scholarship that critically examines the role of education in addressing the interrelated systemic injustices and logics of harm directed toward both human and more-than-human lives. As we face an intensifying polycrisis\u2014characterized by the entanglement of climate catastrophe, capitalism, mass extinction, social inequities, and ongoing legacies of colonialism (Homer-Dixon, &amp; Rockstr\u00f6m, 2022; Homer-Dixon et al., 2022)\u2014questions of justice, pedagogy, and educational transformation become urgent imperatives. We welcome contributions that explore how educators, teacher-educators, and scholars are reimagining educational practice to resist dominant cultural assumptions undergirding the polycrisis and to center multispecies flourishing.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing from the fields of EcoJustice Education (Lupinacci et al., 2018; Martusewicz et al., 2021), Multispecies Justice-oriented education (Rautio et al., 2021; Tammi et al., 2023; Saari, 2025), critical ecopedagogies (Edwards-Schuth &amp; Lupinacci, 2021; Lupinacci et al., 2023), Indigenous land based decolonizing pedagogies (Basso, 1996; Tuck et al., 2014), Critical Animal Studies (Corman &amp; Vandrovcov\u00e1, 2014; Nocella II et al., 2014; Pedersen, 2025), Earth Democracy (Shiva, 2015) and prefigurative politics (Raekstad &amp; Gradin, 2020), and related frameworks, this special issue asks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>How has education become a transformative practice that challenges anthropocentrism, human supremacy, and hierarchical ways of being?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>What pedagogical approaches enable learners to recognize, resist, and reconstitute relationships with the more-than-human world in ways that support social and environmental justice?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>What can we learn with\/from the more-than-human and land to (re)imagine ways of being in the here and now, and who\/what counts as teachers\/educators?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>What kinds of learning and praxis occurs beyond formal classrooms that are essential to <\/em>doing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Social and Environmental Justice?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We are particularly interested in work emerging from educational contexts\u2014including but not limited to teacher education, K-12 classrooms, higher education, and community-based learning\u2014that demonstrates how critical, creative, and arts-based pedagogies can foster multispecies consciousness and scholar-activist engagement with the polycrisis. We seek interdisciplinary contributions from environmental education, educational philosophy, curriculum studies, cultural studies of education, geography, anthropology, Indigenous studies, science and technology studies, and related fields. We especially welcome submissions from diverse contexts and bioregions, activists, and LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC perspectives.<\/p>\n<p>Topics could include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ecocritical projects in teacher education<\/li>\n<li>Teacher learning and professional development around EcoJustice, Ecopedagogy, humane education, and Critical Animal Studies<\/li>\n<li>Multispecies Justice-oriented education in formal\/non-traditional educational settings<\/li>\n<li>Arts-based research around more-than-human relations<\/li>\n<li>Indigenous and Decolonizing perspectives in education<\/li>\n<li>Community Activism, Prefigurative Politics, and Earth Democracy in practice<\/li>\n<li>Short Film and\/or book reviews of 800-1200 words (please contact the editors with your ideas and\/or for a list of suggested texts)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Abstract Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Include author information, title and an abstract of 250 words max<\/li>\n<li>Include 3-5 keywords<\/li>\n<li>Email <strong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; font-family: 'Noto Sans', 'Noto Kufi Arabic', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; font-family: 'Noto Sans', 'Noto Kufi Arabic', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"> to: <\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 0.875rem; font-family: 'Noto Sans', 'Noto Kufi Arabic', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\" href=\"mailto:bedwardsschuth@augusta.edu\">bedwardsschuth@augusta.edu<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; font-family: 'Noto Sans', 'Noto Kufi Arabic', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"> by <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; font-family: 'Noto Sans', 'Noto Kufi Arabic', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">August 15th, 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Manuscript Submission Requirements (after abstract acceptance)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Manuscripts should be between 3,000 and 6,000 words (including references), APA 7th<\/li>\n<li>Include an abstract of 250 words max<\/li>\n<li>Include 3-5 keywords<\/li>\n<li>All submissions will undergo blind peer-review<\/li>\n<li>Submissions due November 15, 2026 (via <em>Critical Education<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/ices.library.ubc.ca\/index.php\/criticaled\/information\/authors\">submission portal<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Timeline<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>August 15, 2026 <\/strong>\u2013 Abstract proposals due (250 words maximum)<\/li>\n<li><strong>September 15, 2026 <\/strong>\u2013 Authors will be notified of abstract acceptance by<\/li>\n<li><strong>November 15, 2026 <\/strong>\u2013 Full manuscript submissions due<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 15, 2026 <\/strong>\u2013 First round of peer review feedback to authors<\/li>\n<li><strong>January 31, 2026 <\/strong>\u2013 Revised manuscripts due<\/li>\n<li><strong>2027 <\/strong>\u2013 Publication of special issue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Special Issue Editors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Dr. Brandon Edwards-Schuth<br \/>\n<\/strong>Assistant Professor of Educational Research<br \/>\nAugusta University<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:bedwardsschuth@augusta.edu\"><span class=\"s1\">bedwardsschuth@augusta.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Dr. Maria Helena Saari<br \/>\n<\/strong>Postdoctoral Research Fellow<br \/>\nUniversity of Oulu<br \/>\nFinland<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:maria.saari@oulu.fi\"><span class=\"s1\">maria.saari@oulu.fi<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For inquiries about the special issue, please contact: <a href=\"mailto:bedwardsschuth@augusta.edu\">bedwardsschuth@augusta.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>References<\/h1>\n<p>Basso, K. H. (1996). <em>Wisdom sits in places: Landscape and language among the Western Apach<\/em>e. University of New Mexico Press.<\/p>\n<p>Corman, L., &amp; Vandrovcov\u00e1, T. (2014). Radical humility: Toward a more holistic critical animal studies pedagogy. <em>Counterpoints, <\/em><em>448<\/em>, 135\u2013157.<\/p>\n<p>Edwards-Schuth, B. &amp; Lupinacci, J. (2021) Pedagogies of Diverse Bioregions: An Ecotistical Move from Ego to Eco. Europe Now, 45. <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 0.875rem; font-family: 'Noto Sans', 'Noto Kufi Arabic', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europenowjournal.org\/issue-45-november-2021\/\">https:\/\/www.europenowjournal.org\/issue-45-november-2021\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Homer-Dixon, T., Renn, O., Rockstr\u00f6m, J., Donges, J., &amp; Janzwood, S. (2022). A call for an international research program on the risk of a global polycrisis (Version 2.0). Cascade Institute. <a href=\"https:\/\/cascadeinstitute.org\/technical-paper\/a-call-for-an-international-research-program-on-the-risk-of-a-global-polycrisi\">https:\/\/cascadeinstitute.org\/technical-paper\/a-call-for-an-international-research-program-on-the-risk-of-a-global-polycrisi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Homer-Dixon, T., &amp; Rockstr\u00f6m, J. (2022, November 13). What happens when a cascade of crises occur? T<em>he New York Times<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/11\/13\/opinion\/coronavirus-ukraine-climate-inflation.html\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/11\/13\/opinion\/coronavirus-ukraine-climate-inflation.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lupinacci, J., Edwards-Schuth, B., Happel-Parkins, A., &amp; Turner, R. (2023) Ecocritical pedagogies and curriculum. In P. Davies, E. Clinton, and G. Carolyn (Eds.) I<em>nternational encyclopedia of education<\/em>, 4th edition, Volume 2 (pp. 202-209). Elsevier. <a href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/B978-0-12-818630-\">https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/B978-0-12-818630-<\/a> 5.08045-3. ISBN: 9780128186305<\/p>\n<p>Lupinacci, J., Happel-Parkins, A., &amp; Turner, R. (2018). Ecocritical scholarship toward social justice and sustainability in teacher education. <em>Issues in Teacher Education, 27(<\/em>2), 3-16.<\/p>\n<p>Martusewicz, R. A., Edmundson, J., &amp; Lupinacci, J. (2021). <em>EcoJustice education: Toward diverse, democratic, and sustainable communities<\/em> (3rd ed.). Routledge.<\/p>\n<p>Nocella II, A. J., Sorenson, J., Socha, K., &amp; Matsuoka, A. (2014). <em>Defining critical animal studies: An intersectional social justice approach for liberation.<\/em> Peter Lang Verlag. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3726\/978-1-4539-1230-0\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3726\/978-1-4539-1230-0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pedersen, H. (2025). Post-anthropocentric pedagogies: purposes, practices, and insights for higher education. <em>Teaching in Higher Education, 30<\/em>(2), 344\u2013358. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/13562517.2023.2222087\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/13562517.2023.2222087<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Raekstad, P., &amp; Gradin, S. (2020). <em>Prefigurative politics: Building tomorrow today.<\/em> Polity Press.<\/p>\n<p>Rautio, P., Tammi, T., &amp; Hohti, R. (2021). Children after the animal turn. In N. J. Yelland, L. Peters, &amp; N. Fairchild (Eds.), <em>The SAGE handbook of global childhoods<\/em> (pp. 341\u2013352). SAGE Publications Ltd. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4135\/9781529757194\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4135\/9781529757194<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Saari, M.H. (2025) A Multispecies Justice Approach to Climate Change Education. in L. Griffin, L. Ropartz, S. Bannister &amp; A. Merrick (Eds.) <em>Climate Change Education Research Collection<\/em>. International Baccalaureate Organization. Commissioned Report.<\/p>\n<p>Shiva, Vandana. (2015). <em>Earth democracy: Justice, sustainability, and peace<\/em>. North Atlantic Books.<\/p>\n<p>Tammi, T., Hohti, R., Rautio, P. (2023). From child\u2013animal relations to multispecies assemblages and other-than-human childhoods. <em>Barn, 41<\/em>(2\u20133), 140\u2013156. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.23865\/barn.v41.5475\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.23865\/barn.v41.5475<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tuck, E., McKenzie, M., &amp; McCoy, K. (2014). Land education: Indigenous, post-colonial, and decolonizing perspectives on place and environmental education research. <em>Environmental Education Research, 20<\/em>(1), 1\u201323. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/13504622.2013.877708\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/13504622.2013.877708<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teaching for EcoJustice in an Era of Polycrisis A Special Issue for Critical Education Co-Editors: Brandon Edwards-Schuth, Augusta University Maria Helena Saari, University of Oulu We invite submissions for a special issue devoted to the theme of \u201cTeaching for Multispecies &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ices\/2026\/03\/17\/call-for-submissions-teaching-for-ecojustice-in-an-era-of-polycrisis\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2253,4772],"tags":[4500134,2550,1063390,4500136,4500135],"class_list":["post-1479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cfps","category-critical-education","tag-call-for-submissions","tag-cfp","tag-critical-education","tag-journal-special-issue","tag-teaching-for-ecojustice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1479"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1479\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1480,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1479\/revisions\/1480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}