Journal suggestions

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đź“ť 1. Cover Letter for Journal Submission

Here’s a customizable cover letter you can use when submitting your essay to a journal:

[Your Full Name]
[Your Address]
[City, Postal Code]
[Email Address]
[Phone Number]
[Date]

Editorial Team
[Journal Name]
[Journal Address or Submission Portal]

Dear Editors,

I am pleased to submit my original manuscript titled “Self-Obsessed?! Why Not?! — A Poetic Manifesto of Female Agency and Digital Disobedience” for consideration for publication in [Journal Name]. This essay explores themes of female agency, metaphysical resistance, and digital feminism through a close reading of a contemporary feminist poem that I authored. Drawing on thinkers such as Audre Lorde, Sara Ahmed, Jean Baudrillard, and Legacy Russell, the paper connects poetic expression to broader theoretical frameworks of embodiment, surveillance, and epistemic resistance.

The work contributes to feminist literary criticism, interdisciplinary gender theory, and cultural philosophy. I believe it will be of interest to your readership, particularly those engaged in explorations of postmodern identity, selfhood in the digital age, and feminist metaphysics.

The manuscript has not been published elsewhere, nor is it under review by another journal. I have included a brief biographical statement and the manuscript formatted in accordance with your submission guidelines.

Thank you for considering my work. I look forward to your response.

Sincerely,
Farheen Bhuiyan Nancy

đź“š 2. Recommended Journals for Submission

Here are several journals that would be a good fit:

Feminist Theory

Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society

Women's Studies Quarterly (WSQ)

Philosophy and Literature

Journal of Feminist Scholarship

Let me know your preference and I can help format it to meet their guidelines.

🎤 3. Conference Presentation or Lecture Format (10–15 minutes)

Here’s a suggested structure for a conference talk or lecture, suitable for feminist philosophy, digital humanities, or literature conferences:

Title Slide:

Self-Obsessed?! Why Not?!
A Feminist Poem as Metaphysical and Digital Resistance
Presented by Farheen Bhuiyan Nancy

Slide 1: Introduction

  • Self-obsession as a feminist reclamation

  • Poetic expression as political philosophy

  • Bridging poetry, digital culture, and metaphysical thought

Slide 2: Poem Excerpt (first stanza)

“Self-obsessed?! Why not?! Who isn't?!”

  • Contextualize within digital femininity and feminist theory (Ahmed, Lorde)

  • Claiming space through voice and attitude

Slide 3: Fragmentation and Metaphysical Grounding

  • “Cracked mirror but vintage, Fragmented self but with an ancient soul”

  • Theoretical lens: postmodern subjectivity (Baudrillard, Lacan)

  • Poetic soul as metaphysical resistance (Heidegger, Ibn Arabi)

Slide 4: Soundscape and Surrealism

  • Wolves, hawkers, Kingkong — a surreal chorus

  • Feminist world-building through noise (McAra, Ahmed)

  • Disruption as poetic method

Slide 5: Digital Selfhood and Glitch

  • “Vague selfie, hazy nets, unread threads”

  • Selfie culture as commodification

  • Russell’s glitch feminism: unreadability as resistance

Slide 6: Temporal Agency and Lineage

  • Voice for past and future

  • Duration and rooted temporality (Bergson, Cavarero)

  • Love story as a form of resistance and continuity

Slide 7: Conclusion

  • Feminism as metaphysical poetics

  • Reclaiming unread threads as sacred labor

  • The poetic self as both glitch and ground

Optional Ending: Live Reading of Full Poem

Let me know:

  • Do you want PowerPoint slides or visual design suggestions?

  • Would you like this adapted for a TED-style lecture or academic seminar?

  • Should we prepare a spoken-word performance version as well?

Let’s shape this into whatever format you’d like to share it with the world.

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