Greetings,
We are inviting academic
editorial contributors to a new reference work on consumption and waste, or the
social science of garbage.
Archaeologists and
anthropologists have long studied artifacts of refuse from the distant past as
a portal into ancient civilizations, but examining what we throw away today
tells a story in real time and becomes an important and useful tool for
academic study. Trash is studied by behavioral scientists who use data compiled
from the exploration of dumpsters to better understand our modern society and
culture. Why does the average American household send 470 pounds of uneaten
food to the garbage can on an annual basis? How do different societies around
the world cope with their garbage in these troubled environmental times? How
does our trash give insight into our attitudes about gender, class, religion,
and art? The Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste explores the topic
across multiple disciplines within the social sciences and ranges further to
include business, consumerism, environmentalism, and marketing. Each article
ranges from 600 to 3,000 words. We are now making assignments for new authors
due November 30, 2010.
This comprehensive project will
be published by SAGE Reference and will be marketed to academic and public
libraries as a print and digital product available to students via the
library’s electronic services. The General Editor, who will be reviewing
each submission to the project, is Dr. William Rathje, emeritus University of
Arizona, the top scholar in the field.
If you are interested in
contributing to this cutting-edge reference, it is a unique opportunity to
contribute to the contemporary literature, redefining sociological issues in
today’s terms. Moreover, it can be a notable publication addition to your
CV/resume and broaden your publishing credits. SAGE Publications offers an
honorarium ranging from SAGE book credits for smaller articles up to a free set
of the printed product for contributions totaling 10,000 words or more.
The list of available articles is
already prepared, and as a next step we will e-mail you the Article List (Excel
file) from which you can select topics that best fit your expertise and
interests. Additionally, Style and Submission Guidelines will be provided that
detail article specifications.
If you would like to contribute
to building a truly outstanding reference with the Encyclopedia of
Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage, please contact me
by the e-mail information below. Please provide a brief summary of your
academic/publishing credentials in related issues.
Thanks very much.
Joseph K. Golson