The last few issues of Camera Obscura have come to you later than usual because the editorial collective made the decision to support graduate students in the editorial office by delaying the publication schedule during the University of California system-wide strike, which took place from 14 November to 23 December 2022. While the publicity around the strike would suggest that it was enormously successful, we in the editorial office want to clarify why we went on strike, explain how the resulting contract has fallen short, and emphasize how the Camera Obscura collective has shown solidarity and will remain committed to supporting labor movements in future.
We as graduate student workers in the editorial office are responsible for copyediting each Camera Obscura issue and shepherding it through the publication process in conjunction with Duke University Press. For those of us at Camera Obscura who were teaching assistants, striking meant not only...
