[CLOSED] Call for Pitches: Power Narratives - Unmasking Digital Stalkers

This call has now been closed.

Stalking is defined as a series of repeated actions directed at a person that reasonably causes fear, anxiety, and a feeling of persecution. These actions may include following, observing, watching, threatening or communicating with the targeted individuals, as well as attempting to contact them by various means.

In the digital space, stalking has taken on new dimensions, where former partners, family members, anonymous people, reactionary organisations, extractive companies and even agents of the state can become perpetrators. This type of violence involves following movements, monitoring activities, and even installing programs on devices to access information and record every action.

Regardless of who perpetrates it, digital stalking not only violates privacy and human rights, but also reflects deep power inequalities underpinned by gender, political, social, and economic structures. In the face of this phenomenon, responses must go beyond legal and protective measures to include comprehensive approaches that promote awareness, human rights education, and the creation of support networks for those who are affected by online stalking.

We are seeking proposals and pitches for stories, analysis and collective experiences that address this issue from an intersectional feminist lens, for the upcoming GenderIT edition titled, Power Narratives: Unmasking Digital Stalkers. 

Have you been confronted with situations of digital stalking? Have you accompanied people in these cases? Have you developed collective strategies that worked against a digital stalker? Have you identified new technological tactics that perpetuate this violence? How do we respond to digital stalking when it occurs in intimate contexts? How can we move from narratives that portray us as victims to stories of survival? If you think the term "stalking" has expanded to include new technological tactics and dynamics, we want to hear your perspective.

We will publish 8 entries, and welcome essays, illustrations, articles, chronicles, stories, videos or comics, between 1500 and 1700 words, that address this theme with originality, relevance and new narratives. We especially value approaches from the Global South (Asia, Africa, SWANA, Latin America and the Caribbean).

Please send your pitch (300-word summary) to ***@apc.org with the subject line: “PITCH: Power Narratives: Unmasking Digital Stalkers”, by 23:00 UTC on March 27, 2025. Confirmation of acceptance will be sent on March 31, and the final article is due on April 21. 

Each contributor will be paid 500 USD upon submission of final entries. We’re accepting pitches and articles in Spanish and English, and final stories will be translated later for the editions.