Hello all,

Potential contributors are invited to submit an abstract for a chapter for inclusion in a forthcoming edited volume on the works of Lois McMaster Bujold. 

This volume, arising from an inter-disciplinary conference held in Cambridge in August 2014, will explore the works of Hugo and Nebula Award winning writer Lois McMaster Bujold, encompassing both her science fiction and her fantasy novels.

There is potential for fan-based academic research, particularly around indigenous representation in the Sharing Knife tetralogy. The editors would be especially interested in proposals addressing the Sharing Knife as a point of interest during RaceFail '09 or as an indicator of larger tensions in SFF fandoms in North American contexts. 

Abstracts are particularly welcome that address issues related to any of the following theoretical perspectives or themes related to the works of Lois McMaster Bujold:

• Disability studies in the Vorkosigan or Chalion series
• Analyses addressing Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen, especially in comparison with Barrayar
• The Sharing Knife as an example of North American future studies
• American Literature or Critical Race Studies analyses of the Sharing Knife tetralogy
• Subjectivity and multiplicity through possession (e.g. The Hallowed Hunt, “Penric’s Demon,” etc.)
• Racial politics in the Sharing Knife tetralogy
• Masculinity and race in Chalion
• Reproductive politics in the Vorkosigan series
• Inter-series comparative papers
• Readings that draw connections to Dorothy L. Sayers, the Brontës, and Georgette Heyer

Please submit 500-word abstracts for essays of a projected length of 5000 words by 8 Jan 2016. Abstracts should be submitted to the editors, Dr Una McCormack and Dr Regina Yung Lee.

Emails should be entitled Biology and Manners: Abstract, and should contain the following information:
a)	Author, affiliation, title of abstract, body of abstract
b)	A cv of no more than 2 pages.

The CFP itself can also be found here: https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/65155

Contacts:
Dr Una McCormack
Department of English, Communication, Film and Media, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
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Dr Regina Yung Lee
Department of Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies, University of Washington
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