by Brandy Schillace, Editor-in-Chief
In this, our third and final issue of 2018, we present a series of thoughtful essays to carry us through the electoral season. Since our inception, which pre-dated the Dosis name, we’ve undertaken to present issues of health and social justice. Never has the call to action and advocacy seemed more necessary than now, as we watch women’s voices silenced or disbelieved by party politics, and the rights of LGBT, women, and minorities facing further restriction. Your words, your voices, matter. These essays, which follow on as part two of Gender, Health, and Embodiment (for part one, see Summer 1:2) speak to access, to history, and to our need of mutual support networks. From mental health history (Gilbert) and embodied pain and trauma (Stewart and Hansen), to issues of maternity and infertility (MacDonald and Novotny) and the rhetoric of depression narratives (Lloyd), our Fall/Winter issue brings the ongoing struggles for acceptance and voice to the fore.
This issue will also mark our last for the Dosis blogzine. But while we will not be posting additional CFPs in the foreseeable future, we are not closing our doors. The blog will continue to operate as archive for reading these works, and there may occasionally be additional editorial posts. Our work here has been an honor, but we’ve turned energies into other channels, still fighting the good fight for inclusivity and social justice. I would like, here, to particularly thank the Managing editor, Hanna Clutterbuck-Cook, and the Book Review editor, Anna Clutterbuck-Cook. Their titles do not do justice to the amount of behind the scenes work they have undertaken in the last 3+ years. I would like also to thank our engaged authors for sharing their time and words with us. And finally, hats off to you, our readers. We know that you are out doing your part. We encourage you not to lose hope, and to come together for support and self-care. And of course, as our cover image to the downloadable and sharable PDF makes clear, we thank you for voting for change!
