CFP: “Genealogies of Nietzsche.” special issue of the journal, “Genealogy,” We welcome discussions of Nietzsche’s methodological claims about historical and genealogical study, examinations of his actual philological, historical, and genealogical practices in relation to the past, and accounts of the variety of historical and genealogical methods that have been applied to understanding his work. We are not looking for work comparing Nietzsche’s genealogy to later authors or tracing his effects on them.
We are looking for careful, historically informed scholarship on questions such as, but not limited to:
• What were the origins of Nietzsche’s genealogical methods?
• To what extent do Nietzsche’s stories of origin and development differ from then-contemporary philological or historical methods?
• How did Nietzsche’s genealogical and historical practice relate to his claims about philology, history, and genealogy?
• How accurate were his genealogies? Was accuracy an important or even relevant aim for them?
• How might our understanding of Nietzsche or the present be altered by similarly applying genealogical methods to Nietzsche through the lens of contemporary questions and approaches (e.g. race, gender, environment)?
• What are the origins of his own major ideas?
• What is the relationship of Nietzsche’s genealogy to (his) philosophy?
Prior to submitting a manuscript, interested authors should initially submit a proposed title and an abstract of 400-600 words summarizing their intended contribution. Please send it to the guest editor, Joshua Rayman (jrayman@usf.edu). Full manuscripts will undergo double-blind peer-review. Deadlines:
• Abstract submission: April 1, 2021
• Notification of abstract acceptance: April 15, 2021
• Full manuscript: 15 September 2021