Vol. 17, Núm.  1 (2026)

Call for papers

Monograph: Translation, feminisms and human rights: intersectional and identity perspectives for global justice 

In recent years, woke discourse has gained prominence as a form of political consciousness rooted in social justice, inclusion, and protection of marginalised groups. Originated within the activism of racialised communities in the United States of America, the term quickly evolved to include a broader spectrum of progressive causes, ultimately becoming a central framework for identity-based claims, particularly from an intersectional feminist perspective.

In parallel with the emergence of woke culture as an expression of difference aimed at overcoming structural forms of oppression, certain sectors have ideologically reframed the term negatively. They understand it now as a manifestation of difference, which is both threatening and unacceptable. From this perspective, expressions of protest and advocacy associated with woke discourse are frequently reduced to acts of cancellation, often understood as censorship. While debates over the specific forms of cancellation may be valid, it is the very essence of wokeness that most acutely provokes resistance, i.e. its ability to challenge the hegemonic consensus that has systematically marginalized identities and groups historically excluded from dominant narratives and social constructions of “truth.” In the current global context, shaped by the (re)emergence of conservative movements and ultraliberal policies that hinder any initiative aimed at social transformation (in both the Global South and the Global North), woke culture and many of its key advances have been manipulated, appropriated and even banned. Recent examples include the Trump administration’s explicit censorship of the term woke in official documents in the United States of America, as well as the offensive campaign against inclusive language launched by the government of Javier Milei in Argentina.

This landscape intensifies the confrontation between political feminist organisations and reactionary sectors, while also highlighting the centrality of both communication and language as sites of ideological contestation. These are highly relevant topics to both Translation Studies and Feminist and Gender Studies. As such, there is an urgent need to strengthen interdisciplinary and mutually enriching dialogues between these fields, in order to further develop Feminist Translation Studies. This academic field has recently experienced an unprecedented epistemological and geopolitical growth. Yet, most scholarly contributions have been grounded in translation studies and approached from a feminist perspective (see Castro & Spoturno 2022). As a result, research on feminist translation has been predominantly published in translation studies academic journals, with only a few recent exceptions (see Villanueva Jordán & Molines Galarza, 2022; Krafft & De Souza, 2023/2024; Matos & Guerini, forthcoming 2025). To fill this gap, these interdisciplinary dialogues must be expanded to include journals and publications with greater visibility among feminist scholars, recognising the pivotal role that translation plays within and for (transnational) feminist movements. On the one hand, achieving global justice on a planetary scale requires transnational (feminist) alliances, and these can only be forged through translation, given the inherently multilingual nature of contemporary internationalist activist movements. On the other, translation is key to the development of critical thought it enables direct access to knowledge from diverse geopolitical contexts, free from distortions introduced by gatekeepers or mainstream media. It fosters situated knowledge by generating new ideas that consider the specific realities of the target culture.

Taking this as a starting point, this special issue of Investigaciones Feministas has a two-fold aim. First, it seeks to reclaim the genuine use of the term woke as a political stance, viewed through an intersectional feminist lens. This perspective highlights the various oppressions and discriminations faced by politically marginalised and minoritised groups − particularly women, LGBTQIA+ individuals, racialised people and those with disabilities. It also underscores the social significance of these groups, as well as the role of translation in supporting their cultural and political identities. Second, it aims to advocate for translation as a tool for transmitting and facilitating transnational knowledge, as well as a necessary bridge between the diverse demands of feminist movements and the epistemological frameworks of social sciences (such as sociology, social psychology, and philosophy, among others). Ultimately, this special issue seeks to create spaces for dialogue and to explore the encounters between feminist studies and translation studies from an intersectional perspective, within the context of global justice and human rights.

Proposals are invited on topics including, but not limited to, the following themes:

  • Feminisms, Translation and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies from a translational and/or sociological perspective.
  • Feminisms, Translation, and Queer theory from a translational and/or sociological perspective.
  • Feminisms, Translation and Crip theory from a translational and/or sociological perspective.
  • Analysis of anti-woke and anti-feminist discourses in translation, in ultraliberal contexts.
  • Feminist translation strategies in ultraliberal contexts.
  • Feminist pedagogical strategies in the translation of theoretical texts for global justice.
  • Translation and the work of translation and interpretation professionals in mediating cross-border feminist dialogues.
  • Feminist translation between languages and geopolitical cultural contexts, mediated by asymmetrical power relations.
  • Intersectionality as an analytical category and methodological tool for Feminist Translation Studies.
  • Translation flows in the construction of anti-woke and anti-rights narratives.
  • Indigenous perspectives on cultural translation and the critique of the universal subject of the human rights.
  • Discursive strategies in the construction of anti-feminist discourse on social media.
  • The representation and visibility of identity: tokenism, essentialism and alliances.

 

References

Castro, Olga and María Laura Spoturno. 2022. Translation and Feminisms. Dictionary of Gender in Translation. Available at: https://worldgender.cnrs.fr/en/entries/translation-and-feminisms/

Krafft, Erin K. and Caroline De Souza (eds.) 2023/2024. Translating Transnational Feminism. Journal of Feminist Scholarship 23, 24.

Matos, Naylane Araújo and Andréia Guérini (eds.) (2025). Estudos Feministas da Tradução no Brasil. Revista Estudos Feministas, 33(3).

Villanueva Jordán, Iván and Nuria Molines Galarza (eds.). 2022. De(s)generadas: deconstruyendo discursos alrededor del género y la traducción. Asparkia: investigació feminista 41.

Issue coordinated by

Dr Olga Castro (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), Dr Naylane Araújo Matos (Universidade Federal de Rondônia, Brasil), Dr Lupe Romero (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona).

Call for papers

All texts must be original and must be submitted via the platform (email submissions are not accepted), strictly following the rules of the journal: https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/INFE/about/submissions (select English)

Papers may be submitted in English or Spanish. They cannot have been previously published, nor can they be in the process of evaluation in other journals.

This journal does not accept essays, chronicles, sketches or similar.

All articles will be subject to double-blind review.

Please note that apart from the Monograph texts, the Miscellaneous section is always open, all year round, with articles in all issues of the journal.

Dates and deadlines

Submission of original articles: Until January 15, 2026.

Review of original articles: Upon receipt and until February 15, 2026.

Publication: March 2026.

Vol. 16, Núm.  2 (2025)

Call for papers

Monograph: Women and the Enviroment; Present Day Ecofeminism and its Reflection in Contemporary Literary Works

The current climate crisis represents not only an environmental emergency but also a profound crisis of social and gender justice, hindering the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. According to the report "Feminist Climate Justice: A Framework for Action" by UN Women, global climate change could lead to a scenario in which, by 2050, 158 million more women and girls will live in poverty, with an additional 236 million facing food insecurity (Gender Snapshot 2023).

In this context, ecofeminism emerges as a crucial framework for understanding the intersections of patriarchal oppression, predatory capitalism, and ecological devastation (Mies & Shiva, 2014). Through the voices of Indigenous women, ecofeminist discourse challenges Western anthropocentrism and proposes sustainability models rooted in mutual respect between nature and humanity. These contributions offer alternative epistemologies grounded in ancestral knowledge and intergenerational transmission of insights on biodiversity, food sovereignty, and ecological resilience (Lugones, 2010; Thorp & Paredes, 2010; Goeman, 2013; Whyte, 2014).

Contemporary literature serves as a platform to rethink the relationships between gender, the environment, and technology within society. Writers across geographies have created narratives interweaving feminist and ecological struggles, crafting critical, utopian, and resistant storytelling (Gaard, 2010). These texts underscore the urgency of addressing the climate crisis through an intersectional lens, considering the multifaceted ways in which gender, race, class, and other identities intersect with environmental degradation (Kaijser & Kronsell, 2013).

Ecofeminist literature is enriched by the knowledge and worldviews of Indigenous women and communities in the Global South, historically recognized as guardians of ancestral ecological knowledge and defenders of their territories (Shiva, 2016). Works from authors like Ntozake Shange, Toni Morrison, and Alice Walker document narratives of resistance and connections between the body, nature, and culture, revealing the ecofeminist dimensions of urban environments, sustainability, and green gentrification (Rall et al., 2019).

Ecofeminist narratives also critically examine the role of technology in perpetuating or subverting inequalities. The advent of generative artificial intelligence, with its high energy consumption and tendency to reproduce stereotypes and gender bias (Smith & Rustagi, 2021; Locke & Hodgdon, 2024), illustrates the intrinsic link between the exploitation of nature and the oppression of women. These technologies can exacerbate the climate crisis and gender inequalities by excluding women from equitable development and access (Perez, 2019). This aligns with ecofeminist critiques that identify patriarchal and capitalist systems as inherently tied to both environmental destruction and gender-based oppression (Mies & Shiva, 2014).

At the same time, generative AI holds promise for personalized education and the empowerment of women and girls by offering tools for equitable participation in technology (UNESCO, 2020). It also expands the creative and imaginative possibilities for writers and artists, enabling the production of subversive and emancipatory narratives (Dobrin & Morey, 2019).

Parallelly, literary narratives address themes of the female body and climate change implications, such as natural disasters, access to water, and reproductive health. These narratives emphasize the disproportionate ecological injustices affecting women (Di Chiro, 2010; Glazebrook et al., 2020). Utopian and dystopian literature further contributes to this discourse by envisioning post-patriarchal worlds and sustainable development models that challenge dominant paradigms (Gearhart, 1979; Le Guin, 1985).

The intersection of ecofeminism and digital culture finds expression through multimedia narratives. Works combining visual arts, cinema, and video games provide new tools to raise awareness of the climate emergency and foster an inclusive, intersectional ecofeminist activism (Nakamura, 2008).

This call for papers invites scholars to explore these intersections from an interdisciplinary perspective, bridging gender studies, critical ecology, and comparative literature. The aim is to analyze how contemporary literature reflects, interrogates, and reimagines the relationships between gender, technology, and the environment, opening spaces for critique, resistance, and social transformation.

Key Themes

The thematic lines are as follows but are not limited to:

Las contribuciones girarán en torno a las siguientes líneas temáticas, pero se pueden proponer otras similares:

  • Intersectional Ecofeminism and Voices from the Global South: Analysis of how ecofeminism articulates the connections between gender, class, racialisation, and ecology, with particular emphasis on the experiences and knowledge of women and communities from the Global South and their protagonism in environmental and climate movements.
  • Indigenous Ecofeminism and Decolonial Narratives: Studies on the leadership of Indigenous women in the defence of territories, ancestral knowledge, and reflections on decoloniality, spiritualities, and resistance in the face of extractivism and colonialism.
  • Bodies and Ecology: Gender, Health, and Sustainability: Research into the intersections between feminised bodies, health, reproduction, access to natural resources (water, food, energy), and environmental justice issues, including aspects of biopolitics and vulnerabilities arising from climate change.
  • Technology, Ecology, and Gender: Feminist Utopias and Dystopias: Approaches to the representation of links between gender, nature, and technology in contemporary literature and science fiction, examining possible futures and responses to ecological crises from feminist and ecofeminist perspectives.
  • Emerging Technologies, Bioethics, and Digital Ecofeminism: Studies on the impacts of artificial intelligence, Big Data, and digitalisation in the construction of ecological and gender inequalities, as well as the emancipatory potential of technology for women and gender non-conforming people, data ethics, and ecofeminist cyber-activism.
  • Ecofeminist Multimedia Narrative: Analysis of works combining literature, visual arts, film, video games, and digital culture to raise awareness of the climate emergency and promote networks of intersectional ecofeminist activism.
  • Ecoactivism and Literature: Stories of Resistance and Transformation: Examination of autobiographies, poetry, narrative and other literary genres that document the struggles, successes, and challenges of ecofeminism, as well as women’s capacity to re-signify the environment and promote social change.
  • Ecofeminism in Urban Contexts: Gender and Sustainability in the City: Studies on the challenges and forms of resistance of women in urban spaces, addressing topics such as green gentrification, mobility, public policies, and activism for environmental justice in cities.
  • Spiritual Cosmologies and Ecofeminism: Spiritual Practices and Indigenous Environmental Knowledge: Reflection on spirituality and the role of women in the transmission of ecological values and practices, highlighting Indigenous and African-descendant cosmologies and alternative eco-spiritual practices.
  • Public Policy and Feminist Climate Justice: Critical analysis of international, national, and local policies concerning climate change, environmental justice, and gender (including the Feminist Climate Justice framework of UN Women), and the role of women in environmental and climate governance.
  • Utopian and Dystopian Fictions: Post-Patriarchal Imaginings and Sustainability: Research into speculative literature, utopias, and dystopias that imagine more sustainable, equitable, and de-patriarchalised societies.
  • Other Topics Related to Ecofeminism in Contemporary Literature: Proposals are also welcome which align with the general theme, exploring new epistemologies and modes of relating women, nature, technology, and society in contemporary literature and the arts.

Issue coordinated by: Dra Giovanna Di Rosario (Politecnico di Milano, Italia) y Dra. Maya Zalbidea Paniagua (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España).

Call for papers

All texts must be original and submitted through the platform (submissions by email will not be accepted), strictly following the journal’s guidelines (https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/INFE/about/submissions) and the article template (Annex I: https://revistas.ucm.es/Documentos/INF/Plantilla-articulos.docx).

Papers may be submitted in English or Spanish. They cannot have been previously published, nor can they be in the process of evaluation in other journals.

It is preferable that they are the result of funded competitive research, with a team of clear international vision and work. This journal does not accept essays, chronicles, sketches or similar.

All articles will be subject to double-blind review.

Please note that apart from the Monograph texts, the Miscellaneous section is always open, all year round, with articles in all issues of the journal.

Dates and deadlines

Submission of original articles: until 3 November 2025.

Review of original articles: according to receipt and before 15 November 2025.

Publication: December 2025.

 

Vol. 16, Núm.  1 (2025)

Call for papers

Monograph: Artificial Inteligence and Gender Stereotypes: Challenges and Opportunities

In recent years, several applications that employ Artificial Intelligence (AI) to generate text, images or audio-visuals have become popular. Thousands of users have started using applications such as ChatGPT, Midjourney, Dreams or DALL-E, as tools for work or entertainment. This type of new technology has made it possible to speed up creative processes in different arts, as well as to improve educational processes; however, it has also been used to create false images related to fake news such as the arrest of Donald Trump or images of Pope Francis with an LGTBI flag.

AI has revolutionised the creation of digital content, but its development and implementation present significant challenges from a gender perspective. Equal gender representation in the design and implementation of AI is essential to avoid biases that perpetuate stereotypes and discrimination. Currently, the field of AI remains predominantly male-dominated, which can influence the creation of systems that do not adequately reflect the experiences and needs of all people.

This imbalance has a significant impact on the workplace. AI systems can reinforce inequalities in care and domestic employment, as the design of these technologies is often conditioned by a cultural environment that associates women with care-giving roles. In addition, the use of AI in selection processes may be marked by gender biases. This is because the algorithms are coded by people whose values and beliefs may influence the data used to train these systems. The under-representation of women in the STEM sector exacerbates this situation, as their concerns and interests frequently go unrepresented.

Another controversial aspect of AI tools is gender stereotypes in the representation of women. Several research studies have analysed images and content generated by these applications that represent women from traditional and stereotypical aspects or with traditional and stereotypical content. This problem reflects and amplifies existing biases in our society, as AI systems learn from the data they are trained on, which regularly contain historical and cultural biases. For example, when an AI is asked to generate images of professions such as ‘doctor’ or ‘engineer’, it tends to produce more male representations, while for professions such as ‘nurse’ or ‘secretary’ it tends to generate more female images.

These biases are not limited to professions. AI-generated representations of women often reinforce unrealistic beauty standards, showing idealised and undiverse bodies. Furthermore, in domestic or family contexts, women are typically depicted in traditional roles as caregivers or home-makers, perpetuating outdated gender stereotypes. Research has also revealed that the language used to describe women in AI-generated texts tends to be more emotional and less action or leadership-oriented compared to descriptions of men. This may have significant implications for how women's roles are perceived and valued in various social and professional contexts.

Therefore, it is crucial to develop a digital world from a gender perspective, considering the current social context and existing power relations. The active participation of women in the design and development of technologies is essential to eliminate inequalities in the technological environment and to ensure that AI is fair and effective for all. Only in this way can we maximise the transformative potential of these tools without leaving anyone behind.

Contributions will revolve around the following thematic lines, but other similar ones may be pro