Nepantla Undergraduate Research Journal

The Nepantla Undergraduate Journal of Faith, Culture, and the Arts seeks to promote the artistic expressions of faith, culture, and justice of undergraduate students.

The journal, Nepantla, takes its name from a Nahuatl word that means “in-betweeness.” We seek to highlight and publish writers and artists who create from a space of liminality, embracing their status as “ni de aqui, ni de alla” (from neither here nor there). That can mean different things for different people. For some, it might mean the being from both the United States and another country. For others, it can be embodied in the navigating of obstacles unique to the experience of first-generation students for whom the university setting does not see their struggles.  

The nepantla identity of our students also informs the ways in which they theologize; this journal will explore the many ways students engage with the divine through art and social justice. We consider this journal a radical act of decolonization in that it will highlight the voices of those for whom publishing has many barriers, including, but not limited to, perceptions on the capabilities of young students of color, who make up a large constituency of Dominican University’s student body, and who are increasingly gaining access to the academy.

The next submission deadline is December 1, 2024. Visit Call for Submissions to learn more.