Mission
Statement
An open and universalist approach to ideas is essential to grasp and grapple with the multiple crises we face. Too many outlets have firmly factional tendencies, which foreground accusations of the wrong kind of thinking to bolster their own correct positions (mainly seeking affirmations within their own tribal bubble). These practices limit the thinking tools and vocabulary at our disposal.
Our focus is on publishing articles on politically salient subjects which do not necessarily align with either the prevailing entrenched tendencies or with a particular political party or project. The central task of any properly egalitarian project is to understand the present, rather than to indulge abstract or utopian fantasies of the future. Too much of political reality is hidden in oppositional warfare that focuses on deliberately divisive issues and identitarian stances which inhibit the possibility of universal collective thinking, precisely when it is needed more than ever.
Ideas, discussions and debates are for everyone, and everyone should be able to and welcome to participate in them. We will prioritize articles that seek to describe and diagnose our world in everyday terms, rather than in prestigious academic jargon, but, while also remaining true to the spirit of rigorous thinking. We are looking for articles that do not simplify ideas and arguments, but which present them clearly and critically in an everyday accessible language to address the material, cultural and political realities of our everyday lives.
Editors
Alfie Bown
Jag Bhalla
Helen Rollins
Gilbert May
EVERYDAY ANALYSIS
© 2024 Everyday Inquiry
London and Washington (2024)
Submissions
Everyday Inquiry
Everyday Inquiry generally publishes articles of between 900 and 2500 words in the online magazine.
As discussed in our Mission Statement above, we are looking for articles which are able to think clearly about the material and political reality of our world and which express their arguments coherently and directly. We prefer articles which engage with other writers and texts, but which do not take an academic approach. We want our magazine to be a platform for discussion and debate that is accessible and engaging to all readers. We will not publish long reference lists in academic form and we prefer articles to include links to citations. We do not publish articles which represent direct attacks on individuals or ad hominem critiques of individuals, but instead encourage articles which engage with ideas and arguments.
Everyday Analysis
The Everyday Analysis pamphlet series is a psychoanalytically inspired short-form publishing house. We publish texts in the form of pamphlets/tracts that are psychoanalytic or of interest to the psychoanalytic community but which are also political and timely. Authors include Slavoj Žižek, Simon Critchley, Jamieson Webster, Anouchka Grose, Srećko Horvat and others, though we also focus on new and emerging authors in psychoanalysis.
The Everyday Analysis Reading Group meets monthly at The Stapleton Tavern in London to discuss the pamphlets. Interested guests can join the mailing list on the home page for invitations.
Existing pamphlets can be ordered here and the Patreon page can be seen here.
Pamphlet proposals should be sent to the series editors Alfie Bown and Helen Rollins at everyday analysis[at]gmail.com.
Pamphlets should be 5000-10000 words in length.
Though we usually focus on non-fiction, we occasionally publish short fiction or poetry, if there is a clear relation to psychoanalysis.