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Calls for Papers, Conferences, Awards, and Journal Announcements Calls for Award Nominations Lewis A. Coser Award for Theoretical Agenda Setting: The annually organized Lewis A. Coser Award for Theoretical Agenda-Setting is intended to recognize a mid-career sociologist whose work holds great promise for setting the agenda in the field of sociology. Given for the first time in 2004-2005, the Coser Award recognizes a mid-career sociologist whose work, in the opinion of the Committee, holds great promise for setting the agenda in the field of sociology. While the award winner need not be a theorist, his or her work must exemplify the sociological ideals Coser represented. Eligible candidates must be sociologists or do work that is of crucial importance to sociology. They must have received a Ph.D. no less than five and no more than twenty years before their candidacy. Nomination letters should make a strong substantive case for the nominee's selection and should discuss the nominee's work and his or her anticipated future trajectory. Nominations should be sent to Richard Swedberg (Cornell) at rs328@cornell.edu. No self-nominations are allowed. Committee members may nominate candidates. After nomination, the Committee will solicit additional information from nominees and others for those candidates they consider appropriate for consideration, including published works and at least two additional letters of support from third parties. The Committee may decide in any given year that no nominee warrants the award, in which case it will not be awarded that year. Calls for Papers and Books Proposals are invited for our second, biannual interdisciplinary conference: Gender, Bodies and Technology: (Dis)Integrating Frames. April 26-28, 2012 Roanoke, Virginia. Sponsored by Women's and Gender Studies at Virginia Tech. Proposal Deadline: September 15, 2011. We invite proposals from scholars in the humanities, social and natural sciences, visual and performing arts, engineering and
technology for papers, panels, new media art and performance pieces
that explore the intersections of gender, bodies and technology in
contexts ranging from classrooms to workplaces to the internet. In
keeping with the conference theme, we are asking contributors to
include specific reference to the ways in which their own particular
disciplinary frameworks shape their approach to their sites of
research. Confirmed keynote speakers include: Dr. Judith Halberstam: Professor of English, American Studies and Ethnicity, and Gender
Studies, University of Southern California; Dr. Judy Wajcman: Head of Department of Sociology, London School of Economics & Political Science; Dr. Allucquére Rosanne (Sandy) Stone: Professor of New Media and Performance Studies at GS; Professor of Digital Arts and New Media Production in the ACTLab at
University of Texas at Austin. Specific topics might include, but are not limited to: Gender and the technologies of the workplace, education, and
public/private spaces; Disability and technologies of interventionl; Feminist theorizing of intersections between technology and Call for Papers-Western Social Science Association Conference. April 11—14, 2012, in Houston, TX, USA. Submission Deadline is December 1, 2011.As an organization, the WSSA is committed to multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary scholarship, service, and collegiality. We particularly encourage the participation of graduate and undergraduate students.E-mail proposals for the Sociology section to halbanes@uccs.edu. E-mail proposals for the Gender & Women's Studies section to diane.calloway-graham@usu.edu Proposals should include a title and abstract of less than 250 words. Check out our website at http://wssa.asu.edu CALL FOR PAPERS Journal of Bisexuality- Special Issue: "Advancing Feminist Scholarship on Bisexuality" Guest Editors: Breanne Fahs and Eric Swank Journal of Bisexuality invites manuscripts for a special issue on feminism and bisexuality—particularly the ways bisexuality advances feminism, and the ways feminism advances understandings of bisexuality—to be compiled by guest editors Breanne Fahs (Arizona State University) and Eric Swank (Morehead State University). Deadline: November 1, 2011 Recent feminist scholarship on bisexuality has identified new directions in thinking about the relationship between bisexuality, gender norms, and feminism, finding (for example) that women's bisexuality may be more than a "phase," while also finding that bisexual women less often engage in political activism than lesbian women. We are interested in papers that move beyond the use of "bisexuality," "men," and "women" as mere categories of analysis, instead using these identities as a way to theorize and extend notions of bisexuality and queerness in light of feminism and feminist theory. This special issue seeks to challenge and provoke new thinking about how bisexuality informs feminist politics, and how feminist politics shapes and influences contemporary notions of bisexuality. We are particularly interested in how bisexuality may both subvert traditional notions of sexual selfhood while also potentially reinforcing heterosexual and patriarchal privileges. By analyzing links between bisexuality and feminism in this manner, this special issue will explore the contested terrain of what bisexuality has to offer to a feminist politics. This special issue seeks works that explore feminism and bisexuality through theoretical, cultural studies, and social scientific approaches (qualitative or quantitative). Topics may include, but are certainly not limited to: Sexual fluidity, bicuriosity, and experimental bisexuality; Feminist activisms, sexual identities, and social movements; Intersections and fractures between bisexual, trans, lesbian/gay, queer, and hetero identities; Social inequalities, pay inequities, sexual harassment, and glass ceilings bisexuals face; Bisexuality and feminist pedagogy; Intersections between bisexuality and fatness studies; Gender attitudes of bisexual women and men; Reading bisexuality onto the body; Raced and classed dimensions of bisexuality; Bisexual sex; Mothering and bisexuality; Anger, aggression, and hate crimes toward bisexuals;Links between bisexuality, polyamory, and "friends with benefits" relationships; Bisexual identity as self-identified vs. other-identified; Popular culture representations of bisexuality; Bisexuality as a "phase" vs. long-term identity; The politics of "passing" as related to bisexuality; Performative bisexuality at parties and clubs; Traditional and non-traditional gender roles and bisexuality; Reproductive rights and healthcare issues related to bisexuality; Bisexuality and immigration; Body image, menstruation and nudity in bisexual relationships;Religious identifications and bisexuality; Coming out as bisexual; Adolescence and bisexuality. Authors are encouraged to clearly frame the project through a feminist lens. While we will focus primarily on empirical papers, theoretical and review papers that make substantive advancements to the understanding of bisexual identity will also be considered. Authors who plan to submit manuscripts are asked to do so by November 1, 2011. Early abstracts and inquiries are particularly welcome. Manuscripts should be between 25-35 pages, double-spaced (including abstract, tables, figures, and references.). All manuscripts should be prepared in APA style and should be submitted online directly to Breanne Fahs at breanne.fahs@asu.edu. Please indicate in the subject header the words "Journal of Bisexuality Special Issue Submission" along with last name(s) of all authors. All papers will be peer reviewed. For further inquiries, please contact Breanne Fahs at breanne.fahs@asu.edu. The Journal of Research on Women and
Gender (http://jrwg.mcgs.txstate.edu/ *TRIVIA: Voices of Feminism #11*"*Are Lesbians Going Extinct*?" Part 2, edited by Lise Weil and Betsy Warland, is now online at http://www.triviavoices.net <http://www.triviavoices.net/ *TRIVIA# 11* is the longest issue of TRIVIA ever, featuring twenty-one writers from the U.S., Canada and Australia responding---in powerful, often edgy prose and poetry---to the question "Are Lesbians Going Extinct?" It's the second in a fabulous two-part series, so if you haven't yet read *#10*, do go back into our archives and check it out. Also please note that with this issue of *TRIVIA:Voices of Feminism*, Lise Weil steps down as editor-in-chief. We are now seeking candidates to fill the role of editor, and to take over all the other tasks involved in getting these issues onto the web. In its almost six years as a web journal, /Trivia/ has earned a reputation for intelligent, fearless, free-range feminist thought. It's one of the few venues left for institutionally unaffiliated thought of this kind, and it has a tradition of excellence dating back to 1982, when its foresister, the award-winning print journal /*Trivia: A Journal of Ideas*/, was launched. Please consider helping to see this tradition continue into the next decade. For further information, see the editorial page in TRIVIA# 11. Phillip L. Hammack and Bertram J. Cohler would like to announce a call for manuscripts for their new series, Sexualities, Identity, and Society, to be published by Oxford University Press. The purpose of this series is to: foster creative scholarship on sexuality, identity, and society that (a) integrates an appreciation for the historical grounding of sexuality research (b) seeks to transcend or integrate the boundaries constructed by disciplinary approaches, and (c) takes theoretical and methodological risks to move the field forward. As such, we seek to solicit manuscripts that identify with a new kind of inquiry in sexuality research, one that moves us beyond questions of origins and categories toward the meaning of desire, experience, and identity in particular contexts. For details, contact: Phillip L. Hammack, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064. hammack@ucsc.edu Colleagues: We are looking for faculty
and graduate students (in history, sociology, economics, political science,
planning, public health, and public policy) interested in writing short
(2000 word) policy briefs for which we can pay $1,000. For full details,
visit http://hnn.us/roundup/entries/ Dear feminist sociology colleagues:
Shari Dworkin and I have recently launched a blog called
/Sexuality & Society/ (http://contexts.org/ Women's Health Issues, Announces New Manuscript Category, "Policy Matters" Call for Papers: The Editors and Editorial Board of Women's Health Issues invite article submissions for a new category of peer-reviewed manuscripts entitled, Policy Matters. We invite authors to submit scholarly, thoughtful, and timely policy analyses related to various issues affecting women's health. Author instructions are available at www.jiwh.org and at www.whijournal.com. Please note that the journal uses APA style for all manuscripts. Inquiries as to the suitability of a manuscript topic are welcome and may be directed to the Editors at whieditor@gwu.edu or telephone 02-994-4184. Call for Papers for Inaugural Conference: Interdisciplinary Conversations. June 14-16, 2012, Philadelphia, PA, USA. We invite submissions of papers, posters, and symposia proposals that address all aspects of work and family issues, including basic research, theory, history, international comparisons, political analyses, policy evaluations, action research, ethnographic investigations and statistical analyses. As this will be a multidisciplinary conference, researchers and scholars from all disciplines are encouraged to participate including anthropology, business and management, economics, family studies, political science, psychology, public health, social work, sociology, and related fields. In order to help us ensure sufficient meeting space and accommodations, please click on the link below to let us know if you are considering attending, and to provide suggestions for the meeting. This survey will take one minute: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XTSDV2F. . Submission deadline: September 30, 2011. For submission instructions, visit http://workfamily.sas.upenn.edu/paper_Submission.html. Racism and Sports - Two-Volume Set, Praeger Publishers, Editor: L. L. Martin. Contributors are solicited for a two-volume set on racism and sports, published by Praeger Publishers. Topic areas are listed below. If interested in submitting a manuscript under any of the topic areas, please contact: Editor: Lori Latrice Martin, African-American Studies Department, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 445 West 59th Street, Room 3219, New York, New York 10019, lmartin@jjay.cuny.edu, 212-237-8758. Manuscripts are 7,000 – 10,000 words. Manuscript due date is October 1, 2011. Topic areas include: Sports and Racial Ideologies; Ballin’: Racism and the National Basketball Association; Out of Bounds: Racism and the National Football League; Crying Foul: Racism and Major League Baseball; Sidelined: The Underrepresentation of Minorities in Sports; Stereotyping and Racism: The Black Male Athlete; X’s and O’s: Racism and Coaching; She Got Game: Racism in Female Sports; Making the Grade: Racism and the Student-Athlete; American Gladiators? Racism and Classism in College Athletics. Dear Colleagues: I'm writing to invite
you to participate - perhaps for the first time - in the National Women's
Studies Association Annual Meeting, November 10-13 of this year. We
have been working hard over the past several years to enhance the professional
quality and depth of our annual meetings. And we've been quite successful.
We are now planning for another set of exciting, stimulating, and thought
provoking sessions and your participation will help us continue in and
expand on the recent success. I know there are many competing demands
on your time and your resources but I encourage you to join us at NWSA.
Full details are available at: http://www.nwsa.org/ If you have information on an upcoming conference or call, please send an announcement to the section web-coordinator, Lori Lundell. |
