FYI...
Stefanie Rixecker
ECOFEM Cooridnator
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Call for Proposals and Papers
We are editing a special issue of The Journal of Lesbian Studies focusing
on issues related to butch/femme
lesbian gender. Though this journal is an academic publication, we are
interested in pieces that examine ways
that butch/femme lesbian gender is constructed and lived both in academia
and in the culture at large. We
hope to include writing from a number of genres-both traditional and
non-traditional, so we encourage
proposals that are both deeply thoughtful and daring. Because The Journal
of Lesbian Studies is a
multi-disciplinary journal, we hope that contributors from all disciplines
will make proposals. We hesitate to
offer suggestions for possible topics to be addressed because those
suggestions are often seen by potential
contributors as limiting. However, some general areas that might be
addressed are sex and sexuality, historical
perspectives on butch/femme lesbian gender, cultural studies of
butch/femme, literary studies of butch/femme.
Of course, this is not a comprehensive list of possibilities; please
consider any topic related to butch/femme
lesbian gender as appropriate. And don't be limited by the notion that
you must "write" a piece to be included
in this special issue. We are very interested in publishing visual
art-including, but not limited to, photographs,
illustrations, and drawings or sketches.
Whatever topic and/ or genre you choose, we will need proposals of no less
than 100 words and no more than
250 words by October 1, 2000. We will read the proposals and contact
contributors no later than January 1,
2001.
Some important guidelines:
-Each proposal should include the name, snail mail and e-mail
addresses, and phone number(s) of the
author.
-Proposals should be typed.
-E-mail proposals are welcomed, in fact, encouraged. If you wish
to e-mail your proposal, please send it
to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a CC sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-If you would prefer to use the postal service, please mail your
proposals to:
Michelle Gibson and Deborah Meem
P. O. Box 210205
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0205
Please distribute this call as widely as possible. You should feel
encouraged to send it to listservs, to post it
on bulletin boards, give it to friends (and enemies, if you like), etc.
If you really feel helpful, you could print
and post this message at your local feminist bookstore, lgbt community
center, or other appropriate hangout.
Thanks.
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Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer
Environmental Management & Design Division
Lincoln University, Canterbury
PO Box 84
Aotearoa New Zealand
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fax: 64-03-325-3841
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