Critical Feminist Editorial Praxis: My Tenure as the First Journal Editor of Color of Communication Monographs

Author(s)/Creator(s)

• Srivi Ramasubramanian, Syracuse UniversityFollow

ORCID

Srivi Ramasubramanian: 0000-0003-2140-8008

Document Type

Article

Date

2026

Keywords

gender, race, identity, feminist praxis, NCA, editorship

Language

English

Disciplines

Communication | Critical and Cultural Studies | Digital Humanities | Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication | International and Intercultural Communication | Journalism Studies | Mass Communication | Organizational Communication | Publishing | Social Justice | Women's Studies

Description/Abstract

In this essay I theorize about Critical Feminist Editorial Praxis, which envisions journal editing as a site for scholar-activism. I use the term activism because to counter the hegemonic whiteness and coloniality of Communication knowledge requires active efforts to go against the taken-for-granted processes and practices. Journal editing is a significant location for interventions because this is often where we learn what is considered cutting-edge scholarship within our discipline. This significance is especially clear when the journal in question is a flagship publication of a leading professional organization. As I end my tenure as the first editor of color of Communication Monographs, I reflect back on the historical, social, and cultural context of the Communication discipline within which my editorship took a critical feminist editorial approach.

Recommended Citation

Ramasubramanian, S. (2026). Critical Feminist Editorial Praxis: My Tenure as the First Journal Editor of Color of Communication Monographs. Communication Monographs, 93(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2026.2627766

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