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Call for submissions *FEMINIST MEDIA STUDIES* Commentary and Criticism *19.5 PREGNANCY AND THE MEDIA* The broad expansion of the post-feminist media landscape of the past couple of decades brought about an increased visibility of spectacularised and idealised ideas of pregnancy – a romanticised “new momism” (Douglas and Michaels, 2004). Alongside these romanticised discourses, though, exist numerous examples of mediated pregnancies that sit outside of such glamorised and perfect representations of pregnancy. This context has also opened up new networked spaces for people to seek and offer support online in relation to pregnancy, as well as spaces to search for or share (self-)representations of pregnancy. The editors of Commentary and Criticism invite short essays that critically consider pregnancy and contemporary media. Possible topics might include, but are not limited to: · Media representations of pregnancy · Pregnancy in the media industries · Online users and communities’ uses of digital media related to pregnancy · Celebrity pregnancies · Mediated pregnancy in relation to diverse intersectionalities including: LGBTQ+, age, race, class, ability · Audiences’ consumption of mediated pregnancy · Pregnancy in the context of health communication or health policy in the media · Onscreen pregnancy and genre · Neoliberalism, pregnancy and media The Commentary and Criticism section of *Feminist Media Studies* aims to publish brief (~1000 words), timely responses to current issues in feminist media culture, for an international readership. Submissions may pose a provocation, describe work in progress, or propose areas for future study. We will also consider book and event reviews, as well as contributions that depart from traditional academic formats. We encourage all submissions to strategically mobilise critique to also offer a productive contribution to both feminist politics and media studies. Submissions must go beyond mere description in order to be considered for publication in Commentary and Criticism. *Please submit contributions by 26 April 2019, via email to both Melanie Kennedy ([log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>) and Safiya Noble ([log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>). *We also welcome questions and expressions of interest in advance of the deadline. Submissions for Commentary and Criticism will not be correctly processed if submitted through via the *Feminist Media Studies* site, and should be emailed directly to Drs Kennedy and Noble using the email addresses above. Please be sure to follow the *Feminist Media Studies* style and referencing guides, which can be found here <https://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journalCode=rfms20> . *Dr Melanie Kennedy* *Lecturer in Media and Communication* *Programme Director of BA Media and Communication and BA Media and Society* School of Media, Communication and Sociology, University of Leicester, Bankfield House, 132 New Walk, Leicester, LE1 7JA Tel: 0116 223 1624 <https://leicester.academia.edu/MelanieKennedy> https://leicester.academia.edu/MelanieKennedy Associate Editor, Commentary and Criticism for *Feminist Media Studies* (Routledge) *New book** Tweenhood: Femininity and Celebrity in Tween Popular Culture *(London: IB Tauris, 2018) available here <https://www.ibtauris.com/Books/Society--social-sciences/Society--culture-general/Cultural-studies/Material-culture/Tweenhood-Femininity-and-Celebrity-in-Tween-Popular-Culture?menuitem=%7bF9A743C8-B428-456D-AB08-8A0DACAEB0AB%7d>. Enter discount code TAURIS35 for special offer price. -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. This mailing list is a free service and is not restricted to members. It is an unmoderated list and content reflect the views of those who post to the list and not of MeCCSA as an organisation. MeCCSA recommends that the list be used only for posting of information (for example about events, publications, conferences, lectures) of interest to members or to promote discussion of current issues of wide general interest in the field. Posts to the MeCCSA mailing list are public, indexed by Google, and can be accessed from the JISCMail website (http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/meccsa.html). Any messages posted to the list are subject to the JISCMail acceptable use policy, which states that users should avoid engaging in unreasonable behaviour, or disrupting the general flow of discussion on a list. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------