Peter Lang Oxford invites proposals for the book series

Studies in Contemporary Women’s Writing
http://www.peterlang.com?scww
Series Editor: Gill Rye, Director, Centre for the Study of Contemporary Women’s Writing
Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies, University of London

Editorial Board: Adalgisa Giorgio (University of Bath), Abigail Lee Six (Royal Holloway, University of London), Godela Weiss-Sussex (Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies, University of London), Claire Williams (St Peter’s College, University of Oxford)


This book series supports the work of the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Women’s Writing at the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies, University of London, by publishing high-quality critical studies of contemporary literature by women. The main focus of the series is literatures written in the languages covered by the Centre – French, German, Italian, Portuguese and the Hispanic languages – but studies of women’s writing in English and other languages are also welcome. ‘Contemporary’ includes literature published after 1968, with a preference for studies of post-1990 texts in any literary genre.

Studies in Contemporary Women’s Writing provides a forum for innovative research that explores new trends and issues, showcasing work that makes a stimulating case for studies of new or hitherto neglected authors and texts as well as established authors. Connections are encouraged between literature and the social and political contexts in which it is created and those which have an impact on women’s lives and experiences. The goal of the series is to facilitate stimulating comparisons across authors and texts, theories and aesthetics, and cultural and geographical contexts, in this rich field of study.

Proposals are invited for either monographs or edited volumes. The series welcomes single-author studies, thematic analyses and cross-cultural discussions as well as a variety of approaches and theoretical frameworks. Manuscripts should be written in English.


We are pleased to announce two forthcoming titles in Summer 2013

Gill Rye with Amaleena Damlé, Experiment and Experience: Women’s Writing in France 2000–2010

Katie Jones, Representing Repulsion: The Aesthetics of Disgust in Contemporary Women’s Writing in French and German


A seminar series associated with the Studies in Contemporary Women’s Writing series is being held at the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Women’s Writing, Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies, University of London throughout the year. For the schedule of events, please see http://peterlangoxford.wordpress.com/events/seminars/ or http://www.igrs.sas.ac.uk/centre-study-contemporary-womens-writing.


For more information, please contact Dr Laurel Plapp, Commissioning Editor, Peter Lang Ltd, 52 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LU, United Kingdom. E-mail: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Tel: +44 (0) 1865 514160.