CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Pan-African Psychologies

Announcing a new series

The Pan-African Psychologies book series will explore topics related to critical liberation psychology focusing particularly on issues pertaining to African-Descended people. The series seeks to make a novel contribution to the broader area of critical & radical psychology by drawing on marginalized voices and perspectives and by engaging with the agenda of improving the lives of African/Black peoples. The general impetus is one that both entails critique of oppression (more particularly, of the racialized, post/neo-colonial world) and seeks a series of prospective strategies (practices of liberation, of peace) to respond to such forms of oppression. People of African descent come from a history of struggle and resilience in the face of violence, oppression, and hate. In general, the field of psychology has traditionally focused on the individual, interpersonal, and intrapsychic impact of oppression, without considering the influence of history, culture, context, and structural oppression on Black lives and Black minds. In many ways, traditional psychology has promulgated epistemologies grounded in color blind and oppressive ideologies through its methodologies, theories, and practices. More than ever, there is an urgent need for psychological scholarship that unapologetically centers race and the ever-changing role of context in understanding the history, struggles, and strengths of Black lives and communities around the globe.
Submissions are ideally between 60,000 and 90,000 words, although shorter submissions (25,000-50,000 words) will be considered for our Palgrave Pivot publication format. Authors interested in submitting a proposal should contact the series editors directly.

Editor Bios

Chalmer Thompson is Associate Professor of Counseling/Counselor Education at Indiana University, Indianapolis. She is an award recipient of the APA Division 17 Society for Counseling Psychology, Many Faces of Counseling Psychology, for her work in grassroots activism and international collaboration with Kyambogo University in Kampala, Uganda.  She is an APA Fellow, American Psychological Association of Division (17; Inducted 2006), and in Division 45 Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues (Inducted August 2005). 

Marie Guerda Nicolas is Professor of Clinical Psychology at University of Miami. Dr. Nicolas is an active member of the American Psychological Association, having served on divisional committees for Division 12, 17, 35, and 45. In addition, she has been a member of several APA committees including the Committee on International Relations in Psychology, Strategic Planning Committee, and the Committee on Early Career Psychologists.

Contact Details

Chalmer Thompson, chathomp@iupui.edu
Series Editor

Marie Guerda Nicolas, nguerda@miami.edu
Series Editor