[ecrea] A Call for Contributors - Women’s Rights: Reflections,in Popular Culture

*TITLE: WOMEN’S RIGHTS: REFLECTIONS IN POPULAR CULTURE
SERIES: ISSUES THROUGH POPULAR CULTURE*
*IMPRINT: GREENWOOD
EDITOR: ANN M. SAVAGE, BUTLER UNIVERSITY
DUE: FEBRUARY 15TH, 2016*

*Purpose & Scope:* The purpose of this series is to help high school and
undergraduate students understand how social issues and popular culture
interact with one another.  This title will focus on the issue of
women’s rights (broadly defined) in the U.S.A. and will explore how it
is treated in film, television, literature and other various
manifestations of popular culture.

*Individual entries will consist of*
·      An opening statement that summarizes the content of the
particular work.
·      Each entry should detail the reason(s) why the work was so
influential, what it brought to light about the issue at hand, whether
it was received with praise or backlash or both, what controversial
elements it contained, and other relevant information.
·      Further reading citations of authoritative sources for further
study of the issue under examination.
·      Each entry is limited to 500-550 words, including citations.

*Seeking Authors for the Following Entries:*

*Music Artists*
Lilith Fair (1997-1999)
Laura Jane Grace (1997-present)

*Films*
Rachel Rachel (1968)
The Rain People (1969)
Foxy Brown (1974)
Silkwood (1993)
Grandma (2015)

*In The News*
Margaret Sanger (1879-1966)
Geraldine Ferraro (1935-2011)
Women’s Liberation Movement (1960s – 1970s)

*On The Web*
Feminist Majority Foundation (Feminist.org) (1987-present)
Feminist.com (1995-present)
Feministing.com (2004-present)



A. M. Savage, Ph.D
Professor
Critical Communication & Media Studies Department
Affiliate Faculty in Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies
Butler University
Indianapolis, IN 46208


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