KT press, publishers of n.paradoxa, is publishing a new book
series on feminist art theory and the work of contemporary women
artists (visual arts only, post-1970) – into 2013. View the existing series as it develops here.
This new series could be characterised as a return to the 18th
century tradition of pamphleteering – with a modern digital twist and an
ISBN! The first series will contain 5-10 books.
It is intended that each book in the series will be an e-book,
sold and circulated at low cost as .epubs from KT press’ website,
Amazon's Kindle store and through Ingram's Independent Publisher's
Program.
Each book will contain text and images, and where necessary, audio and video files.
The size is c. 40-60 display pages: (c. 8,000-40,000 words).
KT press holds the view that feminism in relation to the visual arts
is a contentious subject but it is also an open question about the
relationship between art, aesthetics and politics which needs to be
debated, especially with regard to the work of women artists. Authors
must specify which feminist ideas they are engaging with and where their
views of feminism originate. New perspectives and a critical
consideration of the legacy of feminism will be valued in selecting this
series.
The aim of the series is to publish books containing:
a) collected conference papers or panel discussions on or about feminist art
b) translations of writings about feminist art from any language into English for the first time (with commentaries).
c) discussions of a single woman artist’s work by one or
several authors including documentation of their projects (where no
monograph exists)
d) collected writings / performance scripts / art notes by a
woman artist on art and her practice (Poems will not be considered).
e) new polemics about feminist-art-theory and feminist art
criticism arising from a single author or a discussion between
feminists.
f) essays engaging in future thinking about feminism in the visual arts or written as new manifestos for the future.
g) extended discussions of curation or exhibitions as forms of
feminist reading or praxis or essays written bringing together works
to form virtual exhibitions “of our wishes”.
Ideas developed from theses (MA to PhD) will be considered but
authors are asked not to send the thesis itself, only a summary of the
key arguments and a description of the subject. Women who have not
published a book before are encouraged to apply, if they are prepared to
develop their ideas in co-operation with the publisher.
Ideas based in post-structuralist approaches to language,
psychoanalysis and social critique of art and politics, cyberfeminist
thinking, exploring new art forms, feminist post-colonial critiques,
feminisms of the North and South/ East and West, approaches to global
diasporas in contemporary art, issue-based political thinking about
questions of social justice in relation to contemporary art are all
welcome.
KT press operates as a not-for-profit company. Fees to authors
will be paid and a royalty on copies sold. This project is supported
by a grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in New
York. Potential authors should write to Katy Deepwell at KT press,
sending an outline of their idea for an e-book. katy@ktpress.co.uk
