GIS Magazine publishes Call for Papers for the dossier "Old archives, new questions"

We are pleased to announce that the Call for Papers for the dossier “Old Archives, New Questions” of GIS – Gesture, Image and Sound, Journal of Anthropology, published by the Department of Anthropology at the University of São Paulo (USP), is now open until January 31, 2026.

We would like to invite you to submit a contribution. Please note that the journal includes several sections and submissions may be made either to the Articles section or to the GIS section, which gathers texts, essays, or works in video or audio format.

https://revistas.usp.br/gis/announcement/view/1975
Submissions are open until January 31, 2026.

DOSSIER - Old Archives, New Questions
In the past, museums, researchers and collectors were largely responsible for creating and circulating archives with the aim of presenting “the other.” Today, however, records of the past increasingly leave the storage rooms of institutions moved not only by those who safeguard and study them, but also by those who are portrayed in these records or by their relatives. These individuals seek out their archives to better understand their histories, to fight for their rights or for affective and identity-related reasons. In this sense, new meanings have been attributed to the place and knowledge of archives. The dossier “Old Archives, New Questions” welcomes articles, audiovisual essays, reviews, and interviews that address the subversion, critique, and challenges involved in the custody and documentation of archives as they come to life in new contemporary networks of circulation. We understand archives as encompassing a variety of items, as objects, photographs, films, documents or sound recordings, resulting from research or collecting practices, which have undergone processes of documentation, archiving, preservation and dissemination. In recent decades, new issues have emerged that subvert the idea that custodial institutions hold privileged ownership of such heritage. Thus, this dossier aims to discuss access, ethical implications, characteristics and challenges of collaborative processes, the politics of archival return and new relational dynamics. 

Submissions | GIS – Gesture, Image, Sound – Anthropology Journal

We would appreciate your help in sharing this call among your contacts and look forward to your contributions.

Best regards,
Mariana Baumgaertner and Paula Morgado