ABSTRACT

Survival has always been intersectional—raced, classed, gendered, sexed, (dis)abled, and colonized—and if we are to survive this twenty-first century, we need scholars with the experience and training to be at the forefront of the field of communication and critical/cultural studies. Hence, the field needs to take seriously the production of organic intellectuals, which means making space for and supporting scholars who operate at these intersections. Taking the politics of survival seriously means considering the politics of intellectual production: not just who we cite but who we publish, hire, promote, and retain. This forum is a step in that direction.

摘要

生存历来是相互交织的：种族，阶级，性别，性别，（残疾）和殖民化。如果我们要在二十一世纪生存，我们需要有经验和培训的学者站在这一领域的前列交流和批判/文化研究。因此，该领域需要认真对待有机知识分子的生产，这意味着要为在这些交叉口工作的学者腾出空间并提供支持。认真对待生存政治意味着要考虑知识生产的政治：不仅是我们引用的人，而且是我们出版，雇用，晋升和保留的人。该论坛是朝这个方向迈出的一步。