Be part of CURSOR06: PLAY
A summer update to remind you of our submission deadline this Monday 15 July 2024.
Hi there! It’s Anna from CURSOR, writing from my grandma’s terrace in sunny Austria - this update will therefore be sweet and short.
By now, you’ve hopefully had time to enjoy the digital or print (still in stores in Copenhagen or available to order through this link) version of CURSOR05: Attention! But between the CURSOR team soaking in sun or rain (we love a Danish summer), we’re planning our next issue.
CURSOR06: PLAY will come out this autumn, and you still have a few days to pitch us your idea for the issue. Pitch guidelines are here, but the short of it is to write a summary on your piece, explains what it entails (is it web art? an article? an interview?) and perhaps attach a sample or two of previous work if you’re new to CURSOR. Also remember to join our Discord and post all your questions there.
Deadline is midnight 15 July 2024.
Introducing CURSOR06: PLAY
Platform capitalism and its henchmen have monopolized play as a mechanism for surveillance and control long enough! It’s time to take back play from the tech giants, because why shouldn’t we get to have fun, too, while resisting the surveillance state and dreaming of more caring relationships to tech?
For CURSOR 06: Play, we’re calling on activists, hackers, academics, gamers, artists, and all others, to pitch on how play can be used as a tool for subversion, as a vehicle for social critique, and for dismantling power hierarchies. Think: Playfulness, gaming, creative practices, teasing, improvisation, testing the boundaries, laughter, and pleasure.
Send us your pitch for an anti-gamified dating app, your roleplay deep-dive, a hot take on gamer culture, or your wildest hacker fantasy. As always, we love creative mediums so don’t shy away from long-form essays and interviews, but we especially encourage mixed media art projects, diary entries, top 10 lists, and whatever else sparks joy for you.
That’s it for now! We’ll see you back in August for an exciting announcement on upcoming events.
Enjoy the summer,
Anna (anna@cursormag.net)