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Announcing a new series

Series Editors: Louise Sundararajan, Thomas Teo, Kuang-Hui Yeh, Jeffrey Paul Ansloos and Al Dueck

Palgrave Studies in Indigenous Psychology aims to introduce psychologists and social scientists to the indigenous psychology movement and to major theoretical and practical issues discussed in this tradition.  It publishes books that make significant contributions to psychology in the era of globalization by asking important questions about the discipline, profession, and practice of psychology. The series critically appraises cultural assumptions and theoretical frameworks; sheds light on the dialectics of the universal and the particular in human subjectivity; goes beyond Western psychology in researching the ontological, epistemological, ethical, spiritual, and aesthetic dimensions of the mental life; addresses issues of structural oppression in the globalizing era; and explores possibilities for a more equitable global psychology.  Given the interdisciplinary nature of indigenous psychology, this book series welcomes contributions from all disciplines in the social sciences and the humanities. In particular, it welcomes scholarship that embodies a critical thinking that is informed by the local knowledge, and inspired by the spiritual strivings of a culture. 

Find out more about the Palgrave Studies in Indigenous Psychology series and the titles publishing within it here.

Contact for Proposals

Authors interested in submitting a proposal should contact the Editor-in-Chief directly (Louise Sundararajan: louiselu@frontiernet.net).

Social and Cultural Studies of Robots and AI is an interdisciplinary book series investigating the cultural, ethical, political and social implications surrounding emerging robotics and artificial intelligence technologies. Books in this series will address the most urgent questions about how the actual, predicted and imagined products of robotics and AI are exploring the very idea of what it means to be humanity. The series intends to achieve this aim in a deeply interdisciplinary way, concerning not only different fields of the humanities and social sciences but also the fields of engineering and computer science. The intention of this series is to open up the field to a much broader conversation as the impact of robotics/AI technologies affect all areas of the human social fabric and the planet.

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

Kathleen Richardson is Professor of Ethics and Culture of Robots and AI at the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility. She is also founder of the Campaign Against Sex Robots. Her areas of study include social robots, therapeutic robots for children with autism and sex robots. Email: kathleen.richardson@dmu.ac.uk

Cathrine Hasse is a professor of Future technology, Culture and Learning at Aarhus University, department of Educational Anthropology. She is heading the research program Future Technology, Culture and Learning and her areas of study include robots, co-bots, posthumanism and cultural learning processes. Email: caha@edu.au.dk

Teresa Heffernan is Professor of English at St. Mary’s University in Halifax, NS, Canada. She is also director of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) funded project “Where Science Meets Fiction: Social Robots and the Ethical Imagination” (https://socialrobotfutures.com/). Email: teresa.heffernan@smu.ca​​​​​​​ 

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