Letter from the Editor

For Issue 7.1, we decided on a call for papers that would not require that submissions be limited by a theme. Similar to Issue 6.2, our goal was to allow for more freedom in the production of the current issue, and in some sense produce a collaborative experience since researchers would perhaps play a larger role in shaping Issue 7.1. As a result, we have curated a bold and eclectic collection of articles and book reviews that have their finger on the pulse of contemporary political and critical theory. The articles explore a variety of topics, including discourses of failure in advanced digital capitalism, post phenomenology in media saturated life-worlds, and the limitations of nominalist theories of power. And, in Issue 7.1 we have proudly included an interview with Michael Shapiro that explores influences, interdisciplinary methodologies, genre studies, and much more.