------- Forwarded message follows -------
From: Astrid Christina Ensslin <[log in to unmask]>
(Apologies for cross-posting)
CALL FOR PAPERS: MHRA Working Papers in the Humanities
The MHRA Working Papers in the Humanities
(http://www.mhra.org.uk/ojs/index.php/wph) is a new electronic
publication forum intended to allow researchers to present initial
findings or hypotheses such as might, at a more advanced stage, become
eligible for publication in established scholarly journals. As such it
will be of particular interest to postgraduate researchers, though
established scholars are also invited to submit papers.
Submissions for the first issue of the Working Papers, to be published
in October 2006, are invited on any topic, but the editorial panel aims
to choose half of the papers from submissions that relate to the theme
of 'Youth and Age'. Authors might consider, among other things: the
cultural construction and symbolization of youth and age (e.g. notions
of 'young blood', coming of age, seniority); the role these terms play
in constructions of gender, ethnicity, etc.; the symbolization of
political or artistic succession in terms of youth and age (e.g. 'the
old guard' / 'young Turks'); and the privileging, in cultural
discourses about generational succession, of the male 'line' over
female-female and mixed-gender relations. Authors may also want to
dismantle the opposition youth / age to consider more complex models of
life stages.
Papers may come from any field in the 'modern humanities', which
includes the modern and medieval languages, literatures, and cultures
of Europe (including English and the Slavonic languages, and the
cultures of the European diaspora). History, library studies, education
and pedagogical subjects, and the medical application of linguistics
are excluded.
THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS 1ST MAY 2006.
Any questions can be directed to the editors at [log in to unmask]
About the MHRA (www.mhra.org.uk):
The MHRA (Modern Humanities Research Association) plays a major role in
promoting academic endeavour in the modern humanities by facilitating
the publication of original scholarly work of the highest standard.
As well as publishing scholarly articles (in print and electronic
form), the Association supports scholarly publishing projects including
postgraduate work
(http://www.mhra.org.uk/Membership/PostgradMembership.html). It plays a
major role in peer review, maintaining the highest editorial standards
and supporting breadth of approach.
|