Dear Colleagues, As the new Dialogue Editor of *Surveillance & Society* <https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/surveillance-and-society> (the journal of the Surveillance Studies Network), I invite expressions of interest to write short (~2000-3000 word) papers for an upcoming Dialogue (formerly "Debate") section of the journal on the topic of "Decolonizing Surveillance Studies." In part, this idea was sparked by recent work, including *Dark Matters *by Simone Brown, Payal Arora's work on "Decolonizing Privacy Studies," and Virginia Eubanks' work on automating inequality. I am particularly interested in proposals for contributions that speak to 1) the broader theme and agenda-setting issues of decolonizing surveillance studies as a field of study (e.g., links between colonialization/colonial perspectives and surveillance research or practices); 2) how existing surveillance-related power imbalances have led to situations where "governments, technology companies, and elite multilateral organizations (. . .) often use[] the Global South public [or other marginalized groups] . . . as testbeds for innovations in technological surveillance" (Arora, 2018); and 3) normative proposals for decolonizing surveillance research and practices. If you are interested in proposing a short paper for inclusion in this discussion, which will include a mix of solicited and proposed papers, please send the following to me on or before the end of day on *April 8, 2019*: - Your *name *and details of your institutional *affiliation *(if applicable) - A title and short, *250-400 word, abstract* for your proposed contribution (proposals should connect to the themes identified above and also have a strong normative element) Please note that Dialogue pieces are not refereed, but are subject to editorial review and possible requests for revision. I look forward to reading your proposals. Sincerely, Bryce *Bryce Clayton Newell, JD, PhD* Assistant Professor School of Information Science, College of Communication and Information Department of Sociology (by courtesy), College of Arts & Sciences University of Kentucky Dialogue Editor, *Surveillance & Society <https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/surveillance-and-society>* Research Associate, *Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society * (TILT) www.bcnewell.com | Google Scholar <https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=7kICf7kAAAAJ> <http://ssrn.com/author=1576462> | @newmedialaw <http://twitter.com/newmedialaw> Watch: The Tinaja Trail <https://humanitarianfilm.wordpress.com/2014/11/13/watch-the-tinaja-trail-online-now/> (a documentary about humanitarian response to migrant deaths along the US-Mexico border)