ABOUT THE JOURNAL

How might interdisciplinary practices promote a reconsideration of the role that

humanity plays in a more-than-human world?

In a strongly fragmented and disciplined-based world, Mapping Meaning, the Journal offers a collective space to imagine, create, and propose new models in the face of radical global change and ecological and social crises. Each issue takes up a particular theme and is edited by different curatorial teams from a variety of disciplines. Published 1-2 times per year, all issues include the broadest possible calls for submission; gathering together divergent and experimental knowledge practices.

Recalling the photograph from 1918 depicting an all-female survey crew, which inspired Mapping Meaning, we recognize those who have come before us yet remain unnamed, unknown. For this reason, Mapping Meaning, the Journal, looks to support, promote, and advance the creative work and scholarship of unrecognized and underrepresented voices, which we define in the broadest extent possible.

We specifically look for work that crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries because it is often at the margins and ecotones where the greatest diversity occurs, creating the potential to revitalize dialogue and foster alternative narratives and encounters.