a. About Us

Hijrah Crítica is a new online venue that will provide space for critical commentary, research, art, and testimonials on the experience of migration in the Canadian context. As a multimedia curator, Hijrah Crítica will accept submissions employing diverse forms of communication – from written text, podcast episodes, films, and photographs. Most importantly, it will cast a wide net for contributors, driven by inclusion and actively encouraging submissions by newcomers, practitioners, and scholars. Hijrah Crítica is hosted by The Refugee Centre.

The Refugee Centre, a Montreal-based refugee, and immigrant community organization.

As a multimedia curator, Hijrah Crítica will accept submissions employing diverse forms of communication – from written text, podcast episodes, films, and photographs. Most importantly, it will cast a wide net for contributors, driven by inclusion and actively encouraging submissions by newcomers, practitioners, and scholars.

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B. Principles

I.

Balanced & Critical

Hijrah Crítica is a space for critical commentary, research, art, testimonials and general storytelling on the experience of migration and mobility in the Canadian context.

II.

Experience Driven

Hijrah Crítica recognizes that the experiences of migration within a Canadian context are inherently interconnected at the intersection of gender, age, social class, race, sexuality, religion, ability, and cultural identity.

III.

Original

Hijrah Crítica is committed to showcasing original work that exists at the intersection of multiple intersecting struggles, in order to foster and promote a dialogue that reflects the diversity of migration experiences, issues and concerns in Canada .

IV.

Community Building

Hijrah Crítica aims to build relationships with local communities across Canada, and to foster an anti-oppressive environment for authors throughout the publication processes and beyond. As such, Hijrah Crítica will aim to build relationships with the local communities of migrants and refugees, as well as those advocating on their behalf.

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C. Call for Submissions

Written

Textual Submissions

Hijrah Crítica invites submissions for a range of textual genres, ranging from poetry, to creative non-fiction, comics or graphic essays. Submissions should be kept at around 4000 words. If you wish to submit works that exceed the word limits, please contact us beforehand and we’d be happy to talk it over with you.

Industry-specific Submissions and Research Papers

Apart from the general textual submissions we also invite more industry-specific submissions and research papers on the theme of migration and mobility. These submissions can be up to 6000 words. Citational style for academic submissions if flexible, as long as they are consistent throughout the works, and in accordance with the appropriate guidelines with specific citation styles (MLA, APA, Chicago, et cetera).

Audio

Audio Submission Guidelines

Audio submissions can be up to 20 minutes in length, and a variety of audio submissions is accepted, including but not limited to: podcasts, music, and spoken word.

If you wish to pitch a regular podcast to our editorial team, please get in contact with us beforehand at: info@hijrahcritica.org.

Please submit all audio in .MP3 format.

Artistic

Artistic/Visual Submission Guidelines

Hijrah Crítica invites submissions from a range of visual formats, including photography, video, illustrations and graphic design, among others. A short portfolio of up to 10 high-quality work scan be submitted. Please submit these in .JPEG, .TIF, or .EPS formats.

If you have any questions please contact us at info@hijrahcritica.org

Video

Video Submission Guidelines

Video submissions should preferably be up to 10 minutes in length. If you wish to submit a longer video or short film, please adapt it to a shorter length for inclusion on our social media page. If you wish to pitch a regular video submissions (short episodes as part of a larger project for example), please get in contact with us beforehand at: info@hijrahcritica.org


Please submit video in .MOV, .MP4, or .M4V formats.

c. Submission Structure

«This is where problem solving meets visual impact. Uniting products and users, design and experiences. Design solving meets visual impact.»

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D. Submit

To submit written work please fill out the form below!
Submission Form
To submit audio related work please fill out the form below!
Submission Form
To submit video related work please fill out the form below!
Submission Form
To submit artistic/visual work please fill out the form below!
Submission Form
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E. Editorial Board

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