The Contrapuntal: Post-Panoptics – Embodied Surveillance & The Architectures Of Control
The Contrapuntal publishes reportage, opinion articles, photo essays, on topics that governments discourage being told or actively suppress, and more; they publish work on Political Economy, Migration, Ecology, and Culture; you can read about them here and see their pitch guide here. For their Post-Panoptics – Embodied Surveillance & The Architectures Of Control call, they want “pitches to map emerging forms of surveillance. We’re looking for analyses of the technologies, institutions & cultures shaping surveillance.” The call is detailed, including, “Three objectives organize this call:
1. to map the mechanisms through which surveillance operates - technically, institutionally, and culturally;
2. to expand conventional definitions of surveillance beyond state-centred models, encompassing the full spectrum of institutional actors that benefit from it;
3. and to examine emerging forms of resistance and counter-surveillance that defend spaces of political autonomy, bodily integrity, and epistemic difference.” They’re commissioning deep-dive journalism (€1,000 for 5,000 words), analytical op-eds (€500 for 2,500-3,000 words), illustrated graphic essays, as well as visual essays (€1,000 each). The pitch deadline is 15th April 2026. They are looking for pitches outside the EU, as well. See the editor’s pitch call / thread here and details here.

Deadline: April 15th, 2026