[ecrea] CFP: Contributors for Childhood & Celebrity book

Call for contributors for ‘Childhood & Celebrity’ book



We would like to invite chapter proposals for a new collection of essays 
entitled Childhood & Celebritywhich is being co-edited by Jane O’Connor 
and John Mercer at Birmingham City University. The proposed book aims to 
explore the phenomenon of childhood celebrity by reflecting on the 
cultural and social aspects of children’s fame in a variety of 
international contexts. The idea is to bridge the gap between Childhood 
Studies and Cultural Studies in this area and bring together scholars 
from different disciplines who are writing about/researching different 
aspects of child fame, performance and stardom, both in Western culture 
and internationally. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who 
may be able to contribute a chapter based on child stardom from an 
International perspective.



Possible topics of chapters include (but are not limited to):



-          Case studies of child or teen stars from Western or 
non-Western cultures

-          Child beauty pageants

-          Child stars of film and TV (including reality TV)

-          Children of celebrities

-          Children’s aspirations to be famous

-          Global aspects of child stardom

If you are interested in being a contributor, please email a proposal of 
your chapter (200-300 words) and a short biography (150 words) to Jane 
or John at the email addresses below by 1 March 2014.



Jane.O’(Connor /at/ bcu.ac.uk)



(John.Mercer /at/ bcu.ac.uk)





Dr Jane O’Connor

Senior Researcher in Education

Faculty of Education, Law and Social Sciences

Birmingham City University

City North Campus

Perry Barr

Birmingham

B42 2SU



Tel: 0121 331 6623

Email: Jane.O’(Connor /at/ bcu.ac.uk)

Twitter: @Jane4099


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