New Issue: WRITING NEW LEGENDS / (MIS)INTERPRETING MAPS | Call for Papers: SPELLBOUND ?

Call for Papers | Spellbound: Magic and Spiritual Rituals, Kunstlicht Vol. 42 no. 1-2.

Please read the entire Call for Papers here.

Deadline: December 15, 2020

This issue of Kunstlicht begins with the observation that practitioners of ‘magic’ in the widest interpretation of the word, adhere to rules, rituals, spells, recipes, or instructions. Written down, carefully translated, or transferred orally, these rituals tie magic to cyclical behaviours, bound in tradition. Whereas magic is often viewed as an invisible power, it often requires physical tools. Hence, object and performance, tool and ritual, parallel one another tying the spiritual and the magical to art. At this intersection, this Call for Papers raises the question of which rituals we need now.

To elaborate, we welcome writing on contemporary magical engagements, whether that be artistic practices that spark new magic rituals, essays which expound why our contemporary society is in need of some magic, or articles that critique this current within art history [removed];

Proposals (200-300 words) with attached résumés can be submitted until December 15^th  2020 via

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