Romanica Silesiana is a discussion forum for Polish and foreign researchers in the field of literary studies and literary translation. Founded on the initiative of prof. Krzysztof Jarosz in 2006 (editor-in-chief until 2017) as a yearly, the journal has been published semi-annually since 2018. Each issue of the journal focuses on a topic or a problem specified by the editor and related to French and Spanish-language literatures, and Italian literature. Still, the topics are not limited to the above-mentioned ones. The thematic diversity is thus enriched by the multilingualism of the published articles.
The aim of the editorial team of the journal is to publish on time the best works by respected Polish and foreign researchers. High quality of the published articles is ensured by our reviewers (who are selected each time, depending on the subject matter of the text), who are recognized experts in the field of literary studies. Many of them are foreign scholars. Thanks to the best reviewers and authors, the journal will be included in a reputable scholarly circle and will enter scholarly circulation for good. Another goal of the editorial team is to expand the Editorial Board to include outstanding specialists of established reputation, constantly confirmed by the number of articles and citations.
A permanent section is "the studies" (études), within which thematic groups may be distinguished, if it is so required in an issue of the journal. All the published articles are peer-reviewed. Moreover, there may be two additional sections: Reviews of published critical texts (Comptes rendus) and Varia (publications in this section are also subject to review).
The publication of articles in the journal is free of charge. Furthermore, the issues are available in the Open Access formula.
The Journal is jointly owned by the Publishing House of the University of Silesia and the Alumni Association of the University of Silesia in Katowice.
Submitting a manuscript to the Editors of Romanica Silesiana is tantamount to agreeing to share the text and its metadata under the terms of the license Creative Commons Attribution-Alike 4.0 International.
2026-01-30
Obiettivi del numero
Il numero monografico intende esplorare il romanzo italiano come dispositivo affettivo-cognitivo, capace di articolare l’esperienza umana attraverso specifiche configurazioni narrative, stilistiche e formali. L’obiettivo è mostrare come la narrazione letteraria non si limiti a rappresentare emozioni e stati mentali, ma contribuisca attivamente a modellare l’esperienza, a strutturare l’empatia e a rendere condivisibili vissuti complessi, spesso legati a crisi, discontinuità e trasformazioni del soggetto. Il numero mira inoltre a favorire un confronto metodologicamente rigoroso tra approcci letterari e modelli provenienti dalle scienze cognitive e neuroscientifiche.
Possibili ambiti tematici (non esaustivi)
Gli autori e le autrici sono invitati a inviare a joanna.janusz@us.edu.pl :
Gli abstract selezionati saranno invitati a presentare il contributo completo.
Lingue accettate: Italiano
Scadenze (indicative)
2025-11-05
In the current reality of the post-pandemic Covid-19 world, the health, climate, economic and military crises, forced migration, neocolonialism and horrific wars, many people are reported to have suffered from post-traumatic stress. With its past and current wounds and traumas, the world appears to be a place that needs urgent healing. The concepts of care, including self-care, and well-being of others and oneself, which are central for many cultures, turned out to be important keywords of our time. We propose a discussion on these concepts with a specific focus on Indigenous, Black, Eastern European and other diasporic perspectives to be examined in the context of the mainstream settler culture of English-speaking and French-speaking Canada.
As part of the English issue of the journal Romanica Silesiana (No. 2/2026), we propose a discussion on the concepts of healing, well-being, and care in Canada, with a special focus on Indigenous, Black, Eastern European and other diasporic perspectives. We especially invite analyses that are attuned to the labor of care as expressed differently across specific minority histories and geographies in English-speaking and French-speaking Canada. Interdisciplinary perspectives are highly encouraged. We also welcome submissions from graduate students at any stage of their research.
300–400-word proposals with short bios in English should be submitted by 24 November 2025 to BOTH justyna.jajszczok@us.edu.pl and r.madeja@us.edu.pl
For stylesheet details, please visit https://journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/RS/about/submissions
Important dates:
24 November 2025: proposal submission deadline
30 November 2025: notification of acceptance
15 February 2026: article submission deadline
March 2026: double-blind evaluations
Justyna Jajszczok and Rafał Madeja, editors
Faculty of Humanities, Institute of Literary Studies
University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland)
2025-06-10
Dans la réalité actuelle du monde post-pandémique après la Covid-19, des crises sanitaires, climatiques, économiques et militaires, des migrations forcées, du néocolonialisme et des guerres horribles, nombreuses sont les personnes qui souffrent du stress post-traumatique. Avec ses blessures et traumatismes passés et actuels, le monde semble être un endroit qui a besoin d'une guérison urgente. Les concepts de soins, y compris le soin de soi, et de bien-être des autres et de soi-même, qui sont centraux pour de différentes cultures, se sont révélés être des mots-clés importants de notre époque.
Dans le cadre du volume 30 de la revue Romanica Silesiana (no2/2026), nous proposons une discussion focalisée sur les concepts susmentionnés en mettant l’accent sur les perspectives minoritaires, de l’Europe de l’Est et d’autres diasporas, et à les examiner dans le contexte de la culture colonisatrice dominante du Canada anglophone et francophone. Dans l’espoir de développer et de dynamiser la discussion sur les concepts de guérison, de bien-être et de soin d’autrui au Canada, les rédactrices du numéro invitent les chercheurs et chercheuses, écrivain(e)s, artistes et militant(e)s intéressé(e)s à soumettre des propositions de contribution sur tout sujet relatif à l’examen du problème, surtout dans les contextes susmentionnés. Nous invitons particulièrement à soumettre des analyses qui concernent le travail de soin se manifestant de différentes manières selon l’histoire et la géographie des minorités spécifiques au Canada anglophone et francophone. Les perspectives interdisciplinaires sont encouragées.
Les propositions de contributionen français comprenant un résumé d’environ 300 mots (avec une courte notice bio-bibliographique) sont à envoyer jusqu’au 30 septembre 2025 à deux adresses : ewa.drab@us.edu.pl ET joanna.warmuzinska-rogoz@us.edu.pl.
Pour le protocole de rédaction, veuillez consulter le site web de la revue :
https://journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/RS/about/submissions
Dates importantes :
30 septembre 2025 : envoi de propositions
15 octobre 2025 : notification d’acceptation
30 décembre 2025 : envoi des articles
Mars 2026 : retour des évaluations en double aveugle
Mai 2026 : remise des articles dans leur version définitive
Juin 2026 : publication en ligne sur le site de Romanica Silesiana
Au nom de la rédaction de Romanica Silesiana :
Ewa Drab et Joanna Warmuzińska-Rogóż, éditrices
Faculté des Sciences humaines, Institut d’Études littéraires
Université de Silésie à Katowice (Pologne)
Vol. 27 No. 1 (2025)
Published: 2025-12-21
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English
Język Polski
Français (France)
Español (España)
Italiano
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