Hi all, I'd like to share this call for papers on language and power in music therapy, as 1) music therapy is something a decent number of disabled and/or neurodivergent people have probably had, and 2) some of the sub-topics are explicitly relevant. This is a call for submissions to Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy to explore the topic of language and power in music therapy. (See below for Japanese call. Other languages available under the languages tab) Language and power are complex and dynamic notions with different meanings for different people in different contexts. The topic of power and language in music therapy theory and practice includes, but is not limited to, subtopics, for example: i) Consequences of the dominance of the English language and consequently of Western World/Global North publications in the field of music therapy ii) The potentialdominance of spoken language over all the other ways people communicate. iii) How language is used to describe musical and other non-verbal processes, and what might be missed iv) The (often ableist) terminology we use to describe people, processes and outcomes in music therapy, and the power relations related to this v) The language that is used to describe and legitimize practice and research within and outside the field of music therapy and the challenges related to this vi) How language takes part in sustaining power relationships Notably, language is not just a resource for description, but also for domination, struggle, and communication. With this special issue, we therefore hope to illuminate questions such as: “Whose knowledge and whose voices are (or aren’t) being heard and seen in music therapy and how?” We welcome submissions using various forms of communication, including poems, drawings, photos, videos, and written academic accounts. If you have other ideas of how you would like to communicate your ideas, please ask – we will probably say yes. Contributions could address any parts of the topic, including parts we haven’t listed. They could include theoretical explorations, reflective essays, arts-based responses and case studies. We welcome submissions from people with any kind of practical experience of music therapy, including participating in it, facilitating it, or working with people who facilitate it, as well as people with theoretical interest in the topic of language and power in music therapy. We encourage all authors to write in their preferred language and to use translation apps such as translate.google.com or deepl.com if needed. We can review in Brazilian Portuguese, English, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Norwegian, and we ask you to provide a translation in one of these languages. We expect to publish in the author’s preferred language and at least one other language of their choice. Authors should use the online submission system for the journal ( https://voices.no/index.php/voices/about/submissions). Please contact us if you experience any accessibility issues. When uploading the paper, authors should choose the special issue option from the relevant menu. Papers submitted will be sent to the special issue Guest Editors for peer review and feedback. Title and Abstract of proposed paper: Submitted by July 31, 2021 Submissions will receive notification of acceptance or declination: August 31, 2021 Submission of Paper for review: prior to November 30, 2021 Publication of the Special Issue: November 2022 Note that the call for papers is available in several languages. Inquiries about this Special Issue can be directed to Maren Metell, Hiroko Miyake, Alyssa Hillary Zisk and Andrew Dell’Antonio at power.language.editors@gmail.com The call is from: https://voices.no/index.php/voices/announcement/view/81 And I am a guest editor. Cheers, Alyssa they/them/theirs