[ecrea] Call for Papers - Feminist Media Studies Commentary & Criticism Section

> FEMINIST MEDIA STUDIES
> Commentary and Criticism Call for Papers
> We invite contributions for the Commentary and Criticism section of
> Feminist Media Studies.
>
> Potential contributors can write to co-editors, 
> Kaitlynn Mendes ((kmendes /at/ dmu.ac.uk)) and Kumarini 
> Silva ((k.silva /at/ neu.edu)) to express preliminary 
> interest.  Final essays are due by 4th July 2011.
>
>
> GENDER, MEDIA AND PARENTING
>
> As the subject of thousands of books, videos, 
> seminars, websites, news and magazine articles, 
> parents have long sought advice on raising 
> children. From experts such as Dr. Spockâ??s 
> famous book Baby and Child (1946) to modern 
> websites such as mumsent.co.uk or parents.com, 
> the amount of parenting information is vast. 
> News of â??publicâ?? pregnancies and births are 
> also increasingly found in newspapers, magazines 
> and websites. In 2008, Spainâ??s newly appointed 
> (and seven month pregnant) defense minister 
> Carme Chacón made international headlines, 
> while in 2010 the births of Britainâ??s Prime 
> Minister David Cameronâ??s daughter, and 
> opposition Leader Ed Milibandâ??s son were also 
> hot news topics. Popular magazines such as the 
> USâ??s People even regularly include photos of 
> celebrity offspring.  In addition, there is an 
> increaing rise in the public coverage?and 
> corresponding discoourse?of same-sex couplesâ?? adoptions.
> In keeping with this, we are looking for short 
> essays (1500-2000 words) that engage with 
> various aspects of gender, media, and 
> parenting.   Some questions that maybe useful to 
> engage with include, but are not limited to 
> asking who these stories are targeted towards? 
> What important messages about gender and gender 
> roles are embodied in such constructions? How do 
> men, women and feminists utilize mediated 
> information on parenting? How are different 
> types of parents (gay, lesbian, single, 
> divorced, married) represented in the press?
>
> Papers should be sent to Kaitlynn Mendes 
> ((kmendes /at/ dmu.ac.uk)) and Kumarini Silva 
> ((K.Silva /at/ neu.edu)) by July 4th. Please see the 
> Feminist Media Studies style guide for 
> information on how to format the paper. 
> Potential contributors are encouraged to contact 
> us with any queries regarding the call.
>
>
>
> GENDER, ACTIVISM AND MEDIA
>
> The twentieth and twenty-first centuries have 
> witnessed the rise of various forms of activism 
> ­ from campaigns for universal suffrage, civvil 
> rights, an end to apartheid, support for gay, 
> lesbian, bisexual and transgendered members of 
> society, to the peace movements, the new left, 
> and more. More recently, the activism and 
> protests in Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon, Sudan and 
> other Middle-Eastern nations has dominated 
> Western news coverage. But to what extent are 
> the mediations of such activities gendered? 
> Whose voices are prioritized, marginalized or 
> absent in such mediations? What feminist media 
> strategies are being employed to bring forth 
> social change? Such questions merit further 
> debate and we therefore invite contributors to 
> submit short essays (1500-2000 words) on various 
> aspects of gender, activism and media, past or 
> present, anywhere in the world. Essays can focus 
> on the mediation of particular social movements, 
> protests, campaigns, individuals or leaders.
>
> Papers should be sent to Kaitlynn Mendes 
> ((K.mendes /at/ dmu.ac.uk)) and Kumarini Silva 
> ((K.Silva /at/ neu.edu)) by July4th . Please see the 
> Feminist Media Studies style guide for 
> information on how to format the paper. 
> Potential contributors are encouraged to contact 
> us with any queries regarding the call.

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Nico Carpentier (Phd)
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Free University of Brussels
Centre for Studies on Media and Culture (CeMeSO)
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