From: "K Ghodsee" <[log in to unmask]>
Call for Papers: Fall 2006 Special Issue of the
Anthropology of East Europe Review tentatively titled
"Cultures of Consumerism in Postsocialist Central and Eastern Europe and
Eurasia."
Critical essays are being solicited for a collection
that will examine various aspects of consumer culture
in post-socialist countries and how they have been
transformed in the last 15 years. Possible topics
include, but are not limited to: shopping, marketing
and advertising, fast food, fashion, film, television,
music, print media, branding, credit cards, consumer
loans, luxury goods, malls, supermarkets, discount
warehouse stores, tourism, e-commerce, technology,
etc. Essays should focus on how these things emerged
or were changed during the transition away from
socialism and what impacts they are having on the
daily consumption practices and/or consumer
preferences of citizens in the region. Papers that
investigate the intersections of gender and
consumerism are particularly encouraged. Papers
should be no more than 10,000 words (including
endnotes and references) and be sent as electronic
submissions as a Microsoft Word .doc (or as an .rtf
file) to:
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All papers should be received no later than February
1, 2006.
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