N. 61 - Critical Phenomenology Dossier

The call for papers is now open for issue 61 of the journal O que nos faz pensar, published by the Department of Philosophy at PUC-Rio, a special issue titled “Critical Phenomenology Dossier.”

The dossier will be edited by Fernanda Alt (PUC-Rio) and Silvana de Souza Ramos (USP).

Abstract: The field of phenomenology, one of the most significant currents in contemporary philosophy, has undergone substantial revisions over the past four decades, particularly in the Anglo-Saxon context. This theoretical reconfiguration has expanded analyses of themes central to the classical phenomenological tradition—such as corporeality, perception, imagination, and intersubjectivity—by articulating them with increasingly situated critical perspectives. This strand, which has taken shape under the banner of critical phenomenology, constitutes a fertile theoretical-political field for investigating social oppressions in the capitalist context engendered by processes of racialization, genderization, the normalization of sexualities, ableism, and class oppression in their intrinsic relations with coloniality. Without compromising methodological rigor, critical phenomenology rejects the idea of a subjectivity purified of historical and contingent aspects, seeking, through interdisciplinary dialogue, the practical transformation of the oppressions that constitute the world lived individually and collectively. This dossier is part of the effort to broaden and diversify this debate in the Brazilian context, where such studies are still in their early stages. We invite everyone researching these themes to submit their contributions.

The journal O que nos faz pensar has been rated Qualis A1 in the new CAPES classification.

The deadline for submissions is September 30, 2026.

Issue 61 is scheduled for publication in August 2027.