Cigale 2, Déplacements / Displacements

On the theme of “Displacements,” this issue of Cigale offers a reflection on the multiple trajectories of the living and non-living; the migrations that result from human activity—employment crisis, political turmoil or climate change—and cause an accelerated reconfiguration of ways of living that affect all forms of life. This is the second issue of Cigale, a bilingual periodical publication of contemporary artists’ writings. Cigale aims to foster the meeting of ideas beyond geographic and linguistic boundaries by offering a fully bilingual collection of texts (French/English). Free-from contributions are assembled in thematic dossiers, echoing the social, political and poetic movements that are shaking our world. In all its multiple expressions, writing appears as a way to apprehend the ecologies in which we live. We conceive of our publication as a vehicle for circulating these written traces beyond their point of origin. For each issue, Cigale shares targeted calls within its pool of previous contributors in order to create an ever-expanding interconnected network of collaborating artists. Until it becomes eligible for governmental grants, the publication is primarily funded through employment assistance programs and university grants.