- 17 Apr 2009, 13:32
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Call for Papers
Lesbians in Eastern Europe
The Journal of Lesbian Studies, a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Taylor & Francis, invites essay submissions for a special issue on the subject of lesbians in Eastern Europe.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
Eastern European lesbian herstory, spaces and communities
Coming out and the construction of lesbian identities in Eastern Europe
Lesbians in families and lesbian families in Eastern Europe
Lesbian motherhood in Eastern Europe
Lesbian partnership issues in Eastern Europe
Equal treatment and discrimination of lesbians in Eastern Europe
Violence and (internalised) homophobia
Cultural/media representations of Eastern European lesbians (in art, film
and literature) Lesbians and psychiatry in Eastern Europe
Lesbian transwomen in Eastern Europe
Please send a one-page overview of your proposed contribution (no more than 500 words) to Judit Takacs at takacs@socio.mta.hu and/or Anna Borgos at borgosanna@gmail.com by April 30, 2009. Proposals will be evaluated for originality and writing style as well as how all the contributions fit together.
After initial review of the proposals, the selected authors will be contacted in order to arrange their final contributions. Final essays should be no more than 10 15 double-spaced pages, including references. (To facilitate anonymous review, essays should contain no identifying information, the authors name, email and postal address should appear only in the message that accompanies the electronic submission.)
Final deadline of essay submission: September 30, 2009
For more detailed information about submission guidelines, including copyright ownership and preparation of tables, figures and images, please see the homepage for the Journal of Lesbian Studies.
Lesbians in Eastern Europe
The Journal of Lesbian Studies, a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Taylor & Francis, invites essay submissions for a special issue on the subject of lesbians in Eastern Europe.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
Eastern European lesbian herstory, spaces and communities
Coming out and the construction of lesbian identities in Eastern Europe
Lesbians in families and lesbian families in Eastern Europe
Lesbian motherhood in Eastern Europe
Lesbian partnership issues in Eastern Europe
Equal treatment and discrimination of lesbians in Eastern Europe
Violence and (internalised) homophobia
Cultural/media representations of Eastern European lesbians (in art, film
and literature) Lesbians and psychiatry in Eastern Europe
Lesbian transwomen in Eastern Europe
Please send a one-page overview of your proposed contribution (no more than 500 words) to Judit Takacs at takacs@socio.mta.hu and/or Anna Borgos at borgosanna@gmail.com by April 30, 2009. Proposals will be evaluated for originality and writing style as well as how all the contributions fit together.
After initial review of the proposals, the selected authors will be contacted in order to arrange their final contributions. Final essays should be no more than 10 15 double-spaced pages, including references. (To facilitate anonymous review, essays should contain no identifying information, the authors name, email and postal address should appear only in the message that accompanies the electronic submission.)
Final deadline of essay submission: September 30, 2009
For more detailed information about submission guidelines, including copyright ownership and preparation of tables, figures and images, please see the homepage for the Journal of Lesbian Studies.