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Journal passés futurs

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Revista passés futurs

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Published on Monday, April 20, 2026

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A trilingual journal (English, French and Spanish) issued twice a year, passés futurs publishes original articles exploring the social and memorial uses of the past in contemporary contexts, along with political, national or religious issues from previous centuries. The journal welcomes submissions adopting comparative, international and interdisciplinary perspective, drawing on history, anthropology, sociology, political science, and studies in literature, cinema, theatre, music and artistic creation.

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Argument

A trilingual journal (English, French and Spanish) issued twice a year, passés futurs publishes original articles exploring the social and memorial uses of the past in contemporary contexts, along with political, national or religious issues from previous centuries. The journal welcomes submissions adopting comparative, international and interdisciplinary perspective, drawing on history, anthropology, sociology, political science, and studies in literature, cinema, theatre, music and artistic creation.

passés futurs publishes work examining how specific events from the past are transformed into often controversial issues in the making of collective and individual identities. A central concern of the journal is the study of these uses of the past in contexts marked by both the geography of public controversies and conflicts of memory. Such issues may be explored at local, regional, national and global levels through actions and narratives that often intersect with academic research. The journal also welcomes contributions that question the relevance of longstanding divisions: between the public, private and community spheres; between the scholarly and the popular; between investigations conducted by ‘professionals’ and by ‘amateurs,’ activists, associations or social movements. We also accept contributions that analyze how the past becomes the subject of inquiry for many novelists, filmmakers and artists. At a time when the social sciences face growing demands for justice and reparation, the journal is interested in how collectives and individuals construct their own accounts of the past. We therefore seek to understand the motivations, circulation and reception of these reinterpretations of the past in the making.

Thematic dossiers are proposed by one or more coordinators. They consist of a minimum of four and a maximum of eight articles that have passed the evaluation stage. Dossier proposals are submitted to the editorial board, which decides on their acceptance. A dossier must not exceed 500,000 characters (including spaces, notes, bibliography and abstract).

To propose a dossier to the journal, please submit a statement of intent presenting the theme of the dossier, together with a detailed outline containing the titles, authors, and abstracts of each article. If the dossier is accepted, the articles must be submitted to the journal for evaluation. The editorial board reserves the right to decide whether or not to publish each article (see ‘Recommendations for authors’).

Articles submitted to thematic dossiers or to the ‘Varia’ section must be between 40,000 and 50,000 characters (including spaces, notes, bibliography, and abstract). The maximum length should be strictly respected.

Submission guidelines

  • Critical Notes

This section features unpublished ‘Critical Notes’ on recent publications. Articles must not exceed 30,000 characters. Authors wishing to contribute should first contact the editorial committee to have their review proposal approved. Proposal should be sent to passesfuturs@ehess.fr

  • Varia for Issue 21 (to be published in autumn 2027)

Proposals for contributions must be submitted in the form of an abstract of approximately 3,000 characters (Word or LibreOffice document), followed by a short bibliography,

by 15 June 2026.

They must include the author’s name, professional affiliation and email address, and be sent to passesfuturs@ehess.fr with ‘Varia Proposal PF21’ in the subject line. Proposals will undergo single-blind peer review, and authors will receive a response by 15 July 2026 at the latest.

Submitted contributions must be original and written in French, English or Spanish. Articles based on accepted proposals, formatted in accordance with the guidelines for authors (https://journals.openedition.org/passesfuturs/382), must be submitted by 15 December 2026 at the latest.

Review Process

The article review process is described on the journal’s website: https://journals.openedition.org/passesfuturs/385

Editorial Board

  • Ana Clarisa Agüero, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba – CONICET
  • Benito Bisso Schmidt, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre
  • Olof Bortz, Université de Uppsala
  • Mariana Canavese, CeDInCI/UNSAM – CONICET / Universidad de Buenos Aires
  • Andrea Ceriana Mayneri, IMAF – CNRS
  • Arnauld Chandivert, Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier
  • Françoise Daucé, CERCEC – EHESS
  • Alain Delissen, CCJ – EHESS
  • Sébastien Ledoux, CAREF – Université de Picardie Jules Verne
  • Sabina Loriga, CRH – EHESS
  • Emir Mahieddin, CéSor – CNRS
  • Isabelle Merle, CREDO ‒ CNRS
  • Antonio Morant Ariño, Departament d’Història Moderna i Contemporània ‒ Universitat de València
  • José Rilla, Universidad de la República de Uruguay, Montevideo
  • Martha Rodríguez, Universidad de Buenos Aires
  • Raphaël Rousseleau, IHAR – Université de Lausanne
  • Daniel Sazbón, Universidad de Buenos Aires
  • David Schreiber, IHMC – ENS
  • Silvia Sebastiani, CRH – EHESS
  • Sébastien Tank-Storper, CéSor – CNRS
  • Isabelle Thireau, CECMC – EHESS
  • Pedro Ruiz Torres, Universitat de València
  • Muriel Ubéda-Saillard, CRDP – Université de Lille
  • Ramón Villares, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela

Places

  • Paris, France (75)

Date(s)

  • Monday, June 15, 2026

Keywords

  • usages sociaux du passé, identifications collectives et individuelles, conflits mémoriels, enquêtes ethnographiques, archives, images, créations artistiques

Contact(s)

  • Gaetano Ciarcia
    courriel : gaetano [dot] ciarcia [at] cnrs [dot] fr
  • Rédaction revue passés futurs
    courriel : passesfuturs [at] ehess [dot] fr

Information source

  • Florence Neveux
    courriel : florence [dot] neveux [at] ehess [dot] fr

License

CC0-1.0 This announcement is licensed under the terms of Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal.

To cite this announcement

« Journal passés futurs », Call for papers, Calenda, Published on Monday, April 20, 2026, https://doi.org/10.58079/163ht

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