Doing a feminist rhetorical reading of news coverage of Ava Kay Jones, the Voodoo priestess at New Orleans Saints football games? Conducting a media study of Hindu women film directors and producers? Got a discourse analysis of online fans invoking the name of God in True Blood femslash? Submit a book chapter for a proposed edited collection situated at the intersection of media, women, and religion.<\/p>\n
You are invited to reach this crossroads by any combination of paths. A variety of rhetorical criticism, critical\/cultural media studies, and other qualitative communication methodologies are welcome. A focus on transwomen or any other productive complication of the category of \u201cwomen\u201d is encouraged. All religions, including any of the monotheist and polytheist world traditions, will be considered. Media artifacts must be electronic (television shows, films, websites, podcasts, political news coverage, music, etc. Sorry, no books or magazines), but can be from any country and time period, and need not be explicitly religious to include a religious reading. <\/p>\n
Deadline is October 31.<\/p>\n
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
\u2013 Original submissions only, no previously published work (papers presented at conferences are ok).
\u2013 Submissions from scholars with Ph.D. in hand will receive priority over doctoral students.
\u2013 Please format citations using Chicago Manual of Style edition 16. Use endnotes not footnotes, plus bibliography.
\u2013 Word Count: 6,000 words maximum including endnotes and bibliography.
\u2013 By submitting your chapter, you are agreeing to refrain from submitting it for publication consideration elsewhere until we have received the publisher\u2019s verdict on our book proposal. If the proposal is accepted, you are agreeing to refrain from submitting your piece for publication elsewhere until after the book is out.
\u2013 Please include links to any proposed images, video clips, and websites to appear on our book\u2019s companion website.
\u2013 Include a biography of a maximum of five lines, including your highest academic degree and degree-granting institution, current position title, current institution, and a mention of a few pertinent previous publications.
\u2013 Submit as e-mail attachment in MSWord or Rich Text Format to Alena.Ruggerio@sou.edu by October 31, 2012.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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