CALL FOR PAPERS THE ESSAYS SECTION Section Editor: Yana Meerzon (Canada)

Critical Stages/Scènes critiques is a peer-reviewed online journal fully committed to the Open Access Initiative.

The journal is indexed by SCOPUS, DOAJ, MIAR, ERIH Plus, DRJI, and GOOGLE SCHOLAR and listed in Ulrich’s web Global Serials.

The “Essays” section is dedicated to urgent issues related to theatre and performance making, ways of thinking and writing about theatre and performing arts, ways of viewing and reflecting practices, pedagogies of performance and text analysis, practices of dramaturgy, interdisciplinarity, transcultural approaches and digitalization of communication in theatre and cultural performance, among other issues.

The aim of the “Essays” section is to offer a broader communication outlet to discuss recent developments in theatre and performance across national and disciplinary boundaries.

For the June 2024 issue, inquiries, abstracts and submissions are to be sent to

Yana Meerzon at yana.meerzon@gmail.com

Production Calendar 

Abstracts (250 words) and Bio (100 words) – October 15, 2023

Complete Articles (up to 5000 words) – December 1, 2023

Peer-Review Process -  Winter 2024

Second Draft based on the Reviewers’ Comments – March 15, 2024

Technical Editing – Spring 2024

Publication Date – June 2024

Articles are welcome in English and/or French