This call for paper may be of interest to some people on this list.
Best,
Laurence
Laurence Clennett-Sirois
Candidate au doctorat/DPhil Candidate - Gender Studies
School of Law,Politics and Sociology - Office: Friston 247
University of Sussex
Brighton, England
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> De : Kathleen Boyd <[log in to unmask]>
> Date : 12 octobre 2010 18:31:31 GMT+01:00
> À : [log in to unmask]
> Objet : Call for Papers
> Répondre à : "Women's Studies List" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Call for Papers:
>
> DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: January 30, 2011
>
> Women and the Media
>
> The Journal of Interdisciplinary Feminist Thought ( http://
> escholar.salve.edu/jift <http://escholar.salve.edu/jift/> )
> invites contributions for its next issue: "Women and the Media." We
> are seeking papers that trace both the positive and negative
> influences that the media has had on the expected behavior of women
> over the course of time. The media, whether in print, TV, radio or
> electronic sources, represents one of the most powerful influences
> on contemporary attitudes and thinking. We are especially
> interested in analyzing how stories about women are reported in the
> media and how some stories may reflect unconscious biases and
> prejudices toward women.
>
> Papers reflecting the interests of all disciplines are welcome.
> Manuscripts should evidence original and current scholarship, be
> 20-25 pages in length, typed, and formatted according to the
> accepted method for the discipline. All submissions should include
> an abstract of 50 -100 words.
>
> We encourage collaboration, and welcome scholarly works of joint
> authorship, or papers coauthored with student researchers
> Possible topics include, but are not limited to the following:
>
> * Women in Politics: Campaign coverage of women candidates
>
> * Eating Disorders: How the Media portrays and manipulates
> images of the "Ideal Woman"
>
> * "Bitch or Aggressive": Language differences in describing
> women in power
>
> * Film and Video portrayals of women "archetypes"
>
> * Historical overview of changes in media coverage of women
> over time
>
> * Women at the Helm: What differences do women executives,
> editors and writers have on the media world?
>
> * Women, the media and institutional change
>
> * The absence of marginalized women's voices and
> experiences in the media
>
>
> Submit all manuscripts, electronically, to co-editors: Dr. Carol
> Shelton ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) and Dr.
> Virginia Walsh, R.S.M., ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>)
>
> Each manuscript must include a title page with contact information
> listing: the name of the author(s), and the institution, telephone
> number, email address for all authors. Please include the home and
> work address for the corresponding author.
>
> DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: January 30, 2011
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