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Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies - Special Issue on "Waste" "As the capitalist mode of production extends, so also does the utilization of the refuse left behind by production and consumption. Under the heading of production we have the waste products of industry and agriculture, under that of consumption we have both the excrement produced by man's natural metabolism and the form in which useful articles survive after use has been made of them." Karl Marx, Capital, vol. 3 As Marx's provocative definition suggests, multiple forms of waste appear in capitalism's uneven development. In this special issue of the Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies, we seek essays that examine the functions and constructions of waste from a variety of socio-political milieus and cultural locations. What is waste and how is it produced, dealt with and understood? What are the survivals of production and consumption? In a modern context, what becomes of the category of waste in post-Fordist production and under the hegemonic regime of immaterial labor? How does the growth of the world market affect the geography of waste? We are looking for an array of interpretations of waste, of capitalism's refuse, from the fields of hisotry, anthropology and ethnology, literary studies, film and the visual arts, communications and media studies, and, of course, cultural studies writ large. This call is not limited to interests of any century or geographic location. Areas of interest include: - Post-Marxism - Subaltern and post-colonial studies - The recycling and/or repurposing of culture - Literature - Film - Philosophy - Visual Art - Ecology - Waste Management / Recycling Please submit three (3) printed copies and one electronic copy by May 31, 2008 to the Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies, English Department, 308 English-Philosophy Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242. We prefer essays no longer than 9,000 words. The IJCS is an MLA-formatted journal. Please keep discursive endnotes to a minimum.
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