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Contextual Alternate is an independent initiative to archive, generate, and publish critical scholarship at the crossroads of communication, technology, design, and history – and to bring together diverse communities of research and practice.
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Seeking, and drawing upon, a wide variety of outlooks – and with a more direct, hands-on engagement with multiple areas of interest – our ongoing endeavour is to build a richly informed, accessible body of work that cuts across boundaries, and stimulates critical enquiry into new or neglected areas of knowledge.
INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING
Research that can inform more than one area of scholarship and practice, brought directly to you in the form of responsibly-made, high-quality books
EVENTS+EXHIBITIONS
Events and exhibitions that bring fresh perspectives on matters historical and contemporary, with a range of scholars, researchers, and enthusiasts
PRINT+MATERIAL ARCHIVE
A growing collection of printed matter and related artefacts, for a more rigorous engagement with material aspects in developing better-informed histories
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Contextual Alternate publishes books, welcomes articles for its journal, and maintains a modest but growing archive of typographic material to serve as a springboard for new research.
We publish an eponymous journal – Contextual Alternate – appearing once every year in print. Envisioned as an avenue for constructive dialogue across a wide range of critical concerns, the journal aims to open new directions of enquiry and pave the way for exploration and further collaboration between fields of research that are often thought of as discrete or unconnected.
‘Contextual Alternate’ is a typographic term – broadly signifying a substitution of the generic with something specific, or more relevant, by design. It also indicates the ethos of this publishing initiative that aims to engage meaningfully with diverse contexts of communication, and to rigorously examine alternative approaches, multiple perspectives.
This initiative is subsidised by and run within the means of its publisher, and it sustains entirely on the support of its individual and institutional subscribers.
CREDITS
Editor & publisher
Vaibhav Singh »
Authors and contributors
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Illustrations
Poonam Athalye »
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Lend your support to our efforts – help us develop and sustain accessible research and scholarship for years to come!
Your support will help us commission new authors and more original research (made widely available through our books and journal) and also keep this website up and running. Support us in bringing new, exciting scholarship to life.
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Please contact us if you if you would like to set up a subscription to our annual journal, or to make a donation.*
Note: our publications are print-only, and back copies are not included with the journal subscription.*
Note: we can directly invoice for institutional subscriptions, or liaise through your subscription agents.
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CONTACT US
Please get in touch using the form on the left if you have any questions regarding the material used on this website.
If you would like to submit an article for our journal, please see our terms and read our guidelines here.
Our event announcements and calls also make their way reluctantly to Instagram where you can contact us for enquiries.