Ocean and Island Studies

Ocean and Island Studies is an interdisciplinary series concerning the role of oceans and islands in thought, theory, practice, and method, past and present. From remote island outposts to bustling island cities and the islands of our dreams, from the expanses and depths of the open sea to coasts, rivers, deltas, lakes, and polar icescapes, oceans and islands are at the core of much contemporary thinking. The books in the series explore the ways in which people use, envision, and construct marine, aquatic, littoral, island, and archipelagic geographies. It is a platform for Blue thinking from across the arts, humanities, social sciences, and environmental sciences. Meditations upon oceanic lyricism and altered states of ‘islandness’ find their place alongside research into the practicalities of island and coastal economies, infrastructures, and governance.

This series places special value on critical research; environmental humanities; Indigenous and non-Western worldviews; interdisciplinary feminist perspectives; climatic and environmental histories; studies on the affective dimensions of nature-human relationships; imperial, colonial, postcolonial, and global histories and experiences of movement, trade, and diaspora; and oceanic and island approaches to finding justice on a changing planet.

The series is open to book proposals from all segments of ocean studies, island studies, and related fields. It offers a mix of Shortform titles (i.e. Routledge Focus; 20,000-50,000 words) and Monographs (60,000-80,000 words), that is open to other text types as well.

Submissions contact: May Joseph, Managing Editor, [email protected]

Routledge contact: Emily Briggs, [email protected]