An independent, ad-free leftist magazine of critical essays, poetry, fiction, and art.
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Protean is proud to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people in their struggle for liberation and to commit to the call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS)—specifically, the guidelines regarding the Palestinian Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI).
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Our 2022 print submissions call is now open! The submissions period will run for 30 days, closing on Friday, May 27th.
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Protean was honored to feature the work of dozens of talented writers, poets, and artists this year, both in print and online. Here’s a selection of our publications from 2021.
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The editors fill you in on the magazine’s solvency, our plans for the future, and why we could use your help on Patreon to help sustain our operations.
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Our third print edition, Breathing Room, is now available for order. If you haven’t yet picked up your copy, pre-ordering through our Kickstarter is the only way to do so. We’re halfway to our fundraising goal—help us get all the way there! We’re also adding a bonus offer: those who…
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Protean was honored to feature the work of dozens of talented writers, poets, and artists this year, both in print and online. Here’s a selection of our publications from 2020.
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The Italian communist philosopher Franco “Bifo” Berardi devoted his 2018 book Breathing to our “contemporary condition of breathlessness”—a condition which has only grown more acute in the years since its publication. Berardi frames the act of breathing as “a vibrational search to attune oneself to one’s environment.” Yet to do…
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During the one-month run of our recent Kickstarter campaign, where many of our generous readers were kind enough to pitch in and help us create our second issue, we were confronted with some disturbing news. Kickstarter is ostensibly a “public benefit corporation,” and in the past it has prided itself…
