As we mark Volume 24 of the E3W Review of Books, we find ourselves grappling with what it means to have a vision of the world at all: how do we see ourselves? One another? Which technologies and metaphors of vision have purchase in our lives? How do communities build a vision of the world we want? As we consider how we might characterize both the vision of the world that we see today and the futures that we hope to build together, we are again struck by how community, particularly those bonds across difference, sustains us. These close bonds inspired us, the E3W Collective, to bring the Sequels Symposium and the E3W Review of Books into closer thematic unity this year. Under the shared title of Seeing and Being Seen: Visibility, Difference, and (Self–)Disclosure, it is our hope that the 2024 Sequels Symposium and E3W Review of Books have helped all of us join in on generative conversations about the futures we seek to realize together. As we near a quarter-century of the E3W Review of Books, we are inspired by the constellations of E3W Collective members around the world, many of whom continue to offer their generous and enthusiastic mentorship. With these networks of support in mind, we are thrilled that this year’s shared theme also celebrates the work of our Sequels Symposium keynote speakers, Dr. Naminata Diabate (PhD Comparative Literature 2011) and Dr. Colleen Eils (PhD English 2015).
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