Call for Proposals: Book Series | Decolonial Futures: Sustainability and Indigenous Consciousness
About the Series
Decolonial Futures: Sustainability and Indigenous Consciousness is an interdisciplinary book series dedicated to exploring Indigenous knowledge systems, ecological wisdom, environmental justice, and alternative futures beyond colonial paradigms. The series seeks to recenter Indigenous epistemologies, cosmologies, cultural practices, and modes of resistance that challenge extractive models of development and contribute to sustainable futures. At a time of accelerating climate crises, ecological degradation, cultural homogenisation, and displacement of Indigenous communities, there is an urgent need to engage with knowledge traditions that have long articulated sustainable relationships between humans, non-human beings, and the environment. Indigenous worldviews across the globe offer critical perspectives on stewardship, reciprocity, relationality, and ecological balance. These perspectives not only enrich academic discourse but also provide practical frameworks for addressing contemporary environmental challenges.
The series welcomes scholarly monographs, edited volumes, translations, critical editions, interdisciplinary collections, and innovative academic works that examine the intersections of decoloniality, sustainability, Indigenous cultures, environmental humanities, tribal studies, ecocriticism, climate justice, and community-based knowledge systems. The series recognizes that Indigenous communities are not merely subjects of study but vital knowledge holders whose perspectives can contribute significantly to contemporary debates on sustainability, biodiversity, climate justice, and decolonization.
Scope and Themes
The series welcomes proposals on, but not limited to, the following areas:
- Decolonial Theory, Pluriversal Futures, and Alternative Modernities
- Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Epistemologies, and Knowledge Sovereignty
- Climate Justice, Environmental Humanities, and Planetary Futures
- Land, Water, Forests, Commons, and Indigenous Environmental Governance
- Extractivism, Development, Resource Justice, and Indigenous Resistance
- Indigenous Literatures, Languages, Arts, Media, and Cultural Heritage
- Digital Futures, Artificial Intelligence, Indigenous Data Sovereignty, and Emerging Technologies
- Gender, Intersectionality, Health, Wellbeing, and Community Resilience
- Regenerative Economies, Food Sovereignty, Sustainable Livelihoods, and Ecological Innovation
- Global Indigenous Studies, Comparative Decolonialities, and South–South Dialogues
Types of Books Considered
- Research Monographs
- Edited Volumes
- Scholarly Translations
- Thematic Essay Collections
- Interdisciplinary Research Studies
- Indigenous Knowledge Documentation Projects
- Comparative and Global Indigenous Studies
- Environmental Humanities Scholarship
- Critical Introductions and Readers
Series Editor
Dr. Pragya Shukla
Dr. Pragya Shukla is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English Studies at the Central University of Jharkhand. Her areas of research include Gender Studies, Tribal Literature and Translation Studies. She has published research extensively on Indigenous and marginalised literatures and has been actively involved in translation, creative writing, and scholarly engagement with Adivasi cultural traditions. She has also served as Principal Investigator for an ICSSR-funded research project and has contributed significantly to the promotion of Indigenous literary voices through research and translation.
Sub Editor
Ms Supriya Maity
Ms Supriya Maity is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of English Studies at the Central University of Jharkhand.
Submission of Proposals
Proposal should include:
- Title and subtitle
- Abstract (300-500 words)
- Rationale and significance (150-200 words)
- Table of contents (if available)
- Chapter summaries (for monographs)
- Author/editor biography
- Timeline for completion
- Research funding, if any.
Submit Proposals and Queries to
Series Editor
Dr. Pragya Shukla
Department of English Studies, Central University of Jharkhand. Email: pragya.shukla@cuj.ac.in
