ISSN 3053-6669
Dissertia Research Reviews
Multidisciplinary Journal of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Inclusivity, visiblity, and citability
For researchers everywhere
And in every language
Dissertia Research Reviews is an international, peer-reviewed, digital open-access platform dedicated to publishing extended dissertation extracts and scholarly thesis summaries across the wide fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences. The journal advances research that is both theoretically rigorous and practically relevant, highlighting comparative, interdisciplinary, and cross-regional perspectives. With a focus on amplifying emerging scholarship, it seeks to promote visibility, accessibility, and dialogue across disciplines and cultures. Our mission is to empower MA, PhD, and postdoctoral researchers to publish faster and more affordably. By offering a bold space for publishing young voices and their citable, searchable thesis summaries, Dissertia Research Reviews provides a critical meeting ground for scholars, educators, and researchers to engage with new academic contributions that address pressing theoretical, cultural, and social challenges in contemporary global contexts. Otherwise, much of this valuable knowledge, often produced with fresh, critical, and innovative perspectives by the younger generation, drawing on first-hand resources and real-world samples from societies worldwide, risks remaining hidden in library archives, unheard and unseen, never receiving the chance to be published or shared.
Upon receiving the authors’ permission and consent at the publication phase, Dissertia Research Reviews will also embed all published works into its AI-powered database, designed to become the world’s most inclusive repository of graduate research, theses, and dissertations across disciplines and languages in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. This integration will ensure that every publication not only reaches global audiences through open access and DOI registration but also contributes to building an intelligent, searchable, and multilingual nexus for worldwide graduate research.
Editorial Board
Our editorial board comprises a growing body of international scholars representing diverse cultural, regional, and disciplinary backgrounds, reflecting the project’s commitment to academic inclusivity and its aspiration to promote genuinely global, multilingual, and cross-disciplinary exchange.
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Aims & Scope
We welcome dissertations and thesis summaries from all disciplines and hybrids across the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (AHSS). Every regular monthly issue publishes work from all areas; but, via our Special Issues we also highlight particular themes of interest to encourage comparative, interdisciplinary, cross-regional, and critical research.
We invite contributions of international significance, including especially MA, PhD, and Postdoctoral research summaries and extended abstracts, that:
- Apply comparative, multidisciplinary, regional, and/or case study perspectives to theory, method, policy, or practice across the diverse fields of the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
- Examine transcultural, discursive, and dialogical models of inquiry in both local and global contexts, with particular attention to encounters of knowledge, cultural exchange, and transformative dialogue.
- Engage critically with the ethical, historical, political, social, and philosophical dimensions of scholarship, with sustained attention to disenfranchised and marginalized individuals, groups, and communities whose voices have often been less heard in academic discourse.
- Explore the role of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, digital platforms, and other innovations, in shaping research methodologies, scholarly communication, cultural production, and public knowledge.
- Contribute to global and trans-cultural conversations through innovative methodologies, underrepresented epistemologies, and alternative knowledge traditions across the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
- Address transformative questions in relation to pressing global challenges, including climate change, migration, peacebuilding, social justice, human rights, cultural heritage, and sustainability.
The journal values critical perspectives, methodological inclusivity, and thematic breadth. We welcome research across all approaches: conceptual and theoretical no less than empirical and practical, qualitative no less than quantitative, and micro-level no less than macro-level studies. Hence, submissions may include empirical investigations, theoretical or conceptual analyses, critical literature reviews (with systematic and transparent methods), case studies, narrative inquiries, evaluations, or mixed-methods research.
Dissertia Research Reviews promotes equality, diversity, and representation in academic publishing, with no ideological orientation privileged. Contributions that challenge established paradigms, propose alternative or constructive approaches, or engage deeply with non-dominant epistemologies are of particular interest. The journal also encourages collaborative work by international and cross-disciplinary teams of scholars. Although studies may be situated in a single cultural or national context, all submissions must engage broader theoretical debates and demonstrate relevance to an international readership.
ARTS
Fine Arts
- Painting
- Sculpture
- Drawing
- Printmaking
- Installation Art
- Performance Art
- Digital & Multimedia Arts
- Public Art & Murals
- Photography as Fine Art
- New Media & Experimental Practices
- Art Criticism & Theory
Music
- Music Performance
- Composition
- Musicology
- Ethnomusicology
- Sound Studies
- Music Technology
- Popular Music Studies
- Jazz & Improvisation
- Opera & Choral Studies
- Film & Game Music
- Music Education
Theatre & Performance Studies
- Drama & Playwriting
- Acting
- Directing
- Stagecraft & Scenography
- Performance Theory
- Applied Theatre
- Community & Political Theatre
- Experimental Theatre
- Shakespeare & Classical Theatre
- Musical Theatre
- Performance & Identity
Dance
- Dance Studies
- Choreography
- Dance Therapy
- Movement Studies
- Ballet
- Contemporary Dance
- Traditional & Folk Dance
- Urban & Street Dance
- Dance & Technology
- Dance Education
- Dance & Identity
Film, Media & Visual Studies
- Film Studies
- Screenwriting
- Cinematography
- Film Production
- Media Arts
- Photography
- Visual Communication
- Animation & Digital Media
- Documentary Studies
- Television & Streaming Media
- Media Theory & Criticism
Design
- Graphic Design
- Industrial Design
- Fashion Design
- Interior Architecture
- Product Design
- User Experience (UX) Design
- Interaction Design
- Textile & Surface Design
- Exhibition Design
- Design History & Theory
- Sustainable & Ethical Design
Architecture & Urban Design
- Architectural Design
- Urban Planning
- Landscape Architecture
- Sustainable Architecture
- Heritage & Conservation
- Interior Architecture
- Housing & Public Space
- Smart Cities & Technology
- Architectural Theory
- History of Architecture
- Critical Urbanism
Creative Writing & Literary Arts
- Poetry
- Fiction
- Creative Nonfiction
- Playwriting & Screenwriting
- Memoir & Life Writing
- Digital Storytelling
- Children’s & Young Adult Literature
- Experimental & Hybrid Forms
- Writing & Performance
- Translation as Creative Practice
- Writing Pedagogy
HUMANITIES
Philosophy
- Metaphysics
- Epistemology
- Ethics & Moral Philosophy
- Aesthetics & Philosophy of Art
- Logic
- Philosophy of Mind
- Philosophy of Language
- Political Philosophy
- Philosophy of Science
- Applied Philosophy (Bioethics, AI, Environment)
Theology
- Comparative Theology
- Christian Theologies
- Islamic Theologies
- Jewish Theologies
- Exegesis, Interpretation & Tafsīr
- Feminist Theology
- Hadith & Other Tradition Studies
- Law & Jurisprudence
- Systematic Theology
- Liberation Theology
- Political Theology
- Practical Theology
- Biblical, Qur’anic & Other Textual Studies
- Spiritual Care & Chaplaincy
Religious Studies
- Comparative Religion (Elementary Religions, Ancient Religions, Shamanism, Religions of Late Antiquity, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto, Indigenous and Tribal Religions, etc.)
- Theory and Method in Religious Studies
- Scripture & Tradition (Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, New Testament, Gospels, Qur’an, Hadith & Sunnah, Tanakh, Talmud, Bhagavad Gita, Vedas, Upanishads, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Avesta, Guru Granth Sahib, Tripitaka, Dhammapada, Book of Mormon, Dao De Jing, Analects, Egyptian Book of the Dead, Epic of Gilgamesh, Nag Hammadi Scriptures, etc.)
- Modernity, Secularism & Pluralism
- Conversion Studies
- Everyday, Vernacular & Folk Religion
- Hagiography
- Reform & Dissent
- Interreligious Studies & Dialogue
- Myth, Practice & Ritual
- Phenomenology of Religion
- Spirituality & Mysticism
- Authority, Orthodoxy, Extremism & Fundamentalism
- Experience, Ecstasy, Magic, Occult & Taboo
- Pilgrimage & Travel
- Martyrdom & Sacrifice
- New Religious Movements, Messianism, Scientology & Atheism
History
- Ancient History
- Medieval History
- Modern & Contemporary History
- Global & Transnational Histories
- Regional & National Histories
- Intellectual History
- Cultural History
- Economic History
- Political & Military History
- Environmental History
- Oral History
Literature & Languages
- Comparative Literature
- World Literature
- National Literatures (English, German, Persian, Arabic, French, Spanish, Chinese, etc.)
- Poetics & Narrative Theory
- Translation Studies
- Philology
- Linguistics
- Applied Linguistics
- Semiotics
- Discourse Analysis
- Language & Identity
Classics & Ancient Civilizations
- Greek Studies
- Latin Studies
- Indology
- Egyptology
- Near Eastern Studies
- Ancient Philosophy
- Ancient Religions
- Archaeological Texts
- Mythology
- Comparative Antiquity
Cultural Studies
- Popular Culture
- Media Studies
- Postcolonial Studies
- Gender & Queer Studies
- Migration & Diaspora
- Identity Studies
- Visual & Material Culture
- Cultural Theory
- Globalization & Culture
- Subcultures & Youth Studies
- Critical Cultural Analysis
Area Studies
- African Studies
- Asian Studies
- Middle Eastern Studies
- European Studies
- Latin American Studies
- North American Studies
- Indigenous Studies
- Global South Studies
- Regional Literatures
- Regional Religions
- Transregional Studies
Archaeology & Heritage Studies
- Prehistoric Archaeology
- Classical Archaeology
- Medieval Archaeology
- Historical Archaeology
- Landscape Archaeology
- Heritage Conservation
- Public Archaeology
- Digital Archaeology
- Museum Studies
- Archaeological Theory
Rhetoric, Communication & Discourse Studies
- Rhetorical Theory
- Classical Rhetoric
- Argumentation Studies
- Critical Discourse Analysis
- Language & Power
- Persuasion & Media
- Political Rhetoric
- Intercultural Rhetoric
- Digital Rhetoric
- Communication Ethics
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Anthropology
- Cultural Anthropology
- Social Anthropology
- Biological & Evolutionary Anthropology
- Linguistic Anthropology
- Medical Anthropology
- Visual Anthropology
- Ethnography & Fieldwork
- Anthropology of Religion
- Economic Anthropology
- Political Anthropology
- Anthropology of Globalization
Sociology
- Classical & Contemporary Social Theory
- Urban Sociology
- Rural Sociology
- Family & Kinship Studies
- Gender, Race & Inequality
- Religion & Society
- Sociology of Education
- Cultural Sociology
- Sociology of Work & Organizations
- Political Sociology
- Environmental Sociology
Political Science & International Relations
- Political Theory
- Comparative Politics
- Public Policy & Administration
- Global Governance
- Diplomacy & Foreign Policy
- Security Studies
- Peace & Conflict Studies
- International Political Economy
- Regional Politics
- Democracy & Authoritarianism
- Human Rights & International Law
Economics
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- Development Economics
- Behavioral Economics
- Political Economy
- Labor Economics
- International Trade & Finance
- Health Economics
- Environmental Economics
- Econometrics
- Monetary & Fiscal Policy
Law & Legal Studies
- Comparative Law
- International Law
- Human Rights Law
- Constitutional Law
- Criminal Law
- Criminology
- Penology & Prison Studies
- Legal Anthropology
- Sociology of Law
- Environmental Law
- Cyberlaw & Digital Rights
Education
- Pedagogy & Didactics
- Curriculum Studies
- Comparative Education
- Philosophy of Education
- Religious Education
- Educational Psychology
- Lifelong Learning
- Adult Education
- Higher Education
- Education & Technology
- Inclusive Education
Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Cognitive Psychology
- Cultural Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Counseling Psychology
- Educational Psychology
- Health Psychology
- Neuropsychology
- Personality & Individual Differences
- Positive Psychology
Geography
- Urban Geography
- Regional Geography
- Political Geography
- Environmental Geography
- Cultural Geography
- Economic Geography
- Population & Demography
- Transport & Mobility Studies
- Geopolitics
- Geographies of Migration
- GIS & Spatial Analysis
Communication & Media Studies
- Journalism
- Broadcasting & Film
- Digital Media
- Communication Theory
- Political Communication
- Media & Democracy
- Media Sociology
- Advertising & Strategic Communication
- Intercultural Communication
- Global Media Studies
- Visual Communication
Library, Information & Archival Studies
- Library Science
- Information Science
- Knowledge Management
- Digital Archives
- Records Management
- Preservation & Conservation
- Metadata & Cataloging
- Open Access & Scholarly Communication
- Information Literacy
- Data Curation
- Archival Ethics
EMERGING FIELDS
Gender & Sexuality Studies
- Feminist Theory
- Masculinity Studies
- Queer Theory
- Trans Studies
- Intersectionality
- Sexuality & Health
- Reproductive Justice
- Body & Embodiment
- Gender & Religion
- Work, Care, & Domestic Labor
- Gender, Media, & Popular Culture
Disability Studies
- Critical Disability Theory
- Medical vs. Social Models
- Accessibility & Universal Design
- Neurodiversity
- Disability & Technology
- Disability & Education
- Care Ethics
- Disability & Work
- Disability & Culture
- Policy, Rights, & Advocacy
- Disability History
Memory Studies
- Collective & Cultural Memory
- Trauma & Testimony
- Commemoration & Ritual
- Sites of Memory
- Memory Politics
- Museums & Memorials
- Oral History
- Digital Memory
- Forgetting & Silence
- Transgenerational Memory
- Archives & Preservation
Migration & Refugee Studies
- Forced Migration & Asylum
- Border Regimes
- Integration & Belonging
- Transnationalism & Diasporas
- Citizenship & Legal Status
- Humanitarianism
- Migrant Labor
- Religion & Migration
- Education in Mobility
- Media & Migration Narratives
- Return & Remittances
Environmental Humanities
- Ecocriticism
- Environmental History
- Climate Ethics
- Anthropocene Studies
- More-than-Human Studies
- Indigenous Ecologies
- Religion & Ecology
- Energy Humanities
- Water & Sustainability
- Environmental Justice
- Urban Natures
Digital Humanities
- Text Mining & NLP
- Digital Editions
- Data Visualization
- GIS & Spatial Humanities
- Digital Archives
- Network Analysis
- 3D/VR for Heritage
- Digital Pedagogy
- Open Data & FAIR
- Ethics of Datafication
- Computational Folklore
Peace & Justice Studies
- Nonviolence Theory
- Conflict Transformation
- Transitional Justice
- Restorative Justice
- Human Rights
- Peace Education
- Religion & Peacebuilding
- Security & Ethics
- Mediation & Negotiation
- Memory & Reconciliation
- Environmental Peacebuilding
Global Studies
- Globalization & World Systems
- Flows & Networks
- Global Governance
- Development & Inequality
- Transnational Civil Society
- Global Media & Culture
- Migration & Mobility
- Comparative Regionalisms
- Global Health
- Climate & the Global Commons
- Digital Globalities
Future Studies & Foresight
- Scenario Planning
- Horizon Scanning
- Delphi & Expert Elicitation
- Trend & Signals Analysis
- Backcasting
- Futures Literacy
- Ethics of Emerging Tech
- Design Futures & Speculative Design
- Resilience & Risk
- Policy Foresight
- Sociotechnical Imaginaries
Heritage, Museum & Preservation
- Museology & Curation
- Conservation Practices
- Intangible Heritage
- Community Heritage
- Decolonizing Museums
- Exhibition Design
- Collections Management
- Digital Heritage
- Tourism & Heritage
- Legal & Ethical Issues
- Public History
Science, Technology & Society (STS)
- Actor-Network Theory
- Infrastructures & Platforms
- Tech Governance
- AI, Data & Society
- Biopolitics & Bioethics
- Innovation Studies
- Risk & Uncertainty
- Energy & Transitions
- STS of Health & Medicine
- Open Science
- Responsible Research & Innovation (RRI)
Ethnic & Race Studies
- Critical Race Theory
- Racialization & Identity
- Settler Colonialism
- Indigeneity
- Migration & Ethnicity
- Race & Law
- Race & Education
- Media & Representation
- Anti-Racism & Movements
- Intersectional Approaches
- Comparative Ethnic Studies
Visual & Material Culture
- Object & Thing Theory
- Iconography & Semiotics
- Photography Studies
- Fashion & Dress
- Design Cultures
- Museum Display & Visuality
- Media Archaeology
- Sensory Studies
- Material Religion
- Craft & Making
- Visual Ethnography
Critical, Postcolonial & Decolonial Research
- Critical Theory
- Postcolonial Theory
- Decolonial Thought
- Subaltern Studies
- Hybridity & Translation
- Empire & Knowledge Production
- Epistemic Justice
- Comparative Modernities
- Decolonizing Methods
- Global South Perspectives
- Critical Pedagogy
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