C21 is pleased to announce that the project selected for our inaugural graduate-led public humanities program is Isabella Fincher’s “En-Vision: Toward a Queer Ethics of Slow Care.”
“En-Vision” explores creative practices and embodied experiences of slow care for individuals living with chronic illness and impairments. This initiative will host an embodied writing workshop blending mindfulness and creative writing to explore themes of slowing down, radical self-care, critical disability studies, and fostering networks of mutual support and caregiving in April 2026. Workshop participants and the broader campus community are invited to submit artwork and creative writing pieces to a collaborative community zine project on a queer ethics of slow care.
En-Vision: Open Call
“En-Vision” is about slowing down, radical self-care, and fostering networks of mutual support and caregiving. We welcome all members of the UW-Milwaukee student community to submit their creative work!
Theme: We’re seeking creative writing and visual art projects related to the themes of queerness and an ethic of slow care. Priority will be given to submissions related to chronic illness, disability, and related critical approaches. We welcome creative, inspired, and innovative projects that push the boundaries of this theme and foster a sense of community care and support.
Writing: poetry, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, personal essays, fictional stories
Visual Art: photography, illustration, art, collage, typography, mixed media
Guidelines:
- Email submissions to ifincher@uwm.edu with the email header “En-Vision Zine Submission.”
- Only undergraduate or graduate students enrolled at UW-Milwaukee are eligible to submit.
- Only two submissions allowed per person. Please include the following personal information along with your submission: full name, pronouns, major/year, and a short biography.
- AI submissions not accepted.
- Writing submissions must be no more than 1000 words (Word document). Shorter submissions preferred. Visual art submissions must be at least 300 dpi (JPEG or PNG) and include a project description or explanation of how it relates to the theme (Word document).
Timeline:
Submission Deadline: April 20th, 2026
Zine Print & Digital Release: May 2026
If you have graphic design and/or publishing experience and want to get involved with “En-Vision,” please reach out! Email Isabella Fincher at ifincher@uwm.edu for more information.
About Isabella Fincher
Isabella Fincher is a master’s degree candidate in Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Colorado Boulder with bachelor’s degrees in journalism and music performance. Her research interests include transnational feminism, queer theory, popular music, speculative fiction, and Asian diasporic studies. Her work has appeared in several publications, including the Journal of Popular Music Studies and Journal of Communication Inquiry.
As a feminist scholar, she has consulted for the Indiana University Collection’s exhibit She Shreds: From Sister Rosetta to St. Vincent about women in guitar history and been featured in Guitar World, Loud Women, and shesaid.so.