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Call for Papers! 2027 Issue
Global Zionism and Anti-Zionism
Special Forum: SWANA Foundations in Critical Zionism Studies
For other possible topics and guidelines, read the full CFP.
Abstracts due Aug. 31, 2026.
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Current Issue of JCSZ
Please note that for this call, we invite full papers and finished projects that must include the name of the author(s), institutional affiliation(s) including activist and community organizations, if any, title of the manuscript/project, abstract (400-500 words), list of five keywords or tags, and short bio (no more than 100 words). Please review our Submission Guidelines for more details on submission procedures. For any additional questions, email journal@criticalzionismstudies.org.
Past Issues
Volume 1, Issue 1 (Fall 2024)
Launch: Journal for the Critical Study of Zionism
At the launch of the inaugural issue of the Journal for the Critical Study of Zionism (JCSZ),โฆ
Clarifying our Principles: Zionism and Anti-Zionism
We see anti-Zionism being conflated with antisemitism, and then we also see a total watering down ofโฆ
Sayeghโs Critique of Zionism and the IHRA Definition: Notes Toward a Theory of the Antisemitism Industrial Complex
What exactly is the relationship between Zionism and antisemitism? In answering this question, our guide will beโฆ
On Targeting an Arab Woman: Settler Colonial Outposts with Intent to Harm
…I refer to these pro-Zionist groups and their campaigns as settler colonial outposts: ideological formations, outposts thatโฆ
Keyword + Microsyllabus: The Antisemitism Industrial Complexย (AIC)
The Antisemitism Industrial Complexย (AIC): To identify a social structure or a system of power as an โindustrialโฆ