Critical Studies in Men’s Fashion call for papers Special Focus Issue: The Impact of ‘Queer’ and ‘Gay’ on Men’s Fashion
Guest editor: Dr. Alex Bitterman, Guest Editor
Critical Studies in Men’s Fashion is currently accepting submissions for a special focus issue on the impact of ‘queer’ and ‘gay’ on men’s fashion. The deadline to submit a manuscript for this focus issue is 15 May 2015.
Contributions are welcome from all disciplines including: fashion studies, anthropology, art, art history, design, business, consumer studies, cultural studies, economics, gender studies, human- ities, literature, marketing, psychology, queer studies, religion, sociology, and textiles. Diverse methods including critical analysis, reportage, quantitative analysis, qualitative analysis and arts methods are accepted.
Potential topics for this focus issue are broad, but may include:
Meterosexuality
Gender-specific clothing typologies
Explorations of gender ‘appropriateness’ and identity in men’s fashion
The perception of stereotype in men’s fashion
Transitioning between ‘queer’ and mainstream culture
Profiles of prominent gay fashion designers
Investigations in differences between fashion culture for gay men vs. straight men
Defining and breaking barriers defined by sexual orientation relative to men’s fashion
All manuscripts will undergo double blind peer review. Articles will be selected on their content, scholarship, and technical quality. The content must be in line with the vision of the journal in advancing scholarship on men and appearance.
All submissions must follow Intellect’s house style for review. Attached and at: http://www. intellectbooks.co.uk/MediaManager/File/Intellect%20style%20guide.pdf Manuscripts should be approximately 5000 words and use British spelling. It is the author’s responsibility to clear image rights usage if images are included in the manuscript.
Please send submissions and queries to :
Dr. Alex Bitterman, Guest Editor or [log in to unmask]
Dr. Andy Reilly, Principal Editor [log in to unmask]
Please feel free to circulate this call broadly to colleagues who may be interested.
Alex Bitterman, MArch, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Design & Architecture
Alfred SUNY College of Technology
Alfred, New York
Proprietor
Inspector M International Home Inspections
http://www.inspectorM.com
Editor-in-Chief
Multi: The Journal of Responsible Design and Architecture
http://www.multi-journal.org
Associate Editor
Critical Studies in Men's Fashion
http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk
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