[ecrea] CFP Women in Sports Media: New Scholarly Engagements

FEMINIST MEDIA STUDIES
Commentary and Criticism Call for Papers
18.5 Women in Sports Media: New Scholarly Engagements

Feminist analysis of sports media has long been concerned with three 
overarching representational critiques: the underrepresentation of 
women’s sports, the objectification of women’s sporting bodies, and the 
trivialization of women athletes. While empirical research on women’s 
sports affirm that these assessments retain their currency, there has 
been less scholarly attention in feminist media studies on 
representations that frame, constrain, or bolster women in sports in 
other ways or on issues beyond representation impacting women in 
sports media.

This issue of Commentary and Criticism invites essay contributions 
specifically on new scholarly engagements with the representation of 
women athletes along with questions that grapple with women’s 
sports beyond representation. The aim of the issue is to push the 
analysis beyond the longstanding representational critiques to examine 
other discourses and contexts impacting women in sporting spaces. We are 
particularly interested in submissions from beyond North America and the 
UK and in projects that adopt an intersectional lens to the study of 
women’s experiences in sports.
Possible paper topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:

  * Mediated responses to issues of labor and pay inequality in women’s
    sports
  * Media coverage of women’s sports' union

  * Articulations of the #metoo and #timesup social media movements in
    sports
  * Women’s sports media activism and #blacklivesmatter

  * Jemele Hill and the cultural politics of Blackness in sports media
  * The visibility of women athletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics
  * Framing Muslim athletes in the hijab
  * Mediations of inclusivity and exclusivity discourse surrounding
    trans athletes
  * Representations of pregnancy and athleticism
  * Popular feminism and women’s sporting empowerment
  * Women working in sports media industries
  * Women in sports fandom

The Commentary and Criticism section of /Feminist Media Studies/ aims to 
publish brief (~1000 words), timely responses to current issues in 
feminist media culture, for an international readership. Submissions may 
pose a provocation, describe work in progress, or propose areas for 
future study. We will also consider book and event reviews, as well as 
contributions that depart from traditional academic formats. We 
encourage all submissions to strategically mobilize critique to also 
offer a productive contribution to both feminist politics and media 
studies. Submissions must go beyond mere description in order to be 
considered for publication in Commentary and Criticism.
Please submit contributions by *30th April, 2018* via email to Dr. 
Jennifer McClearen at (jennifer.mcclearen /at/ utexas.edu) 
<mailto:(jennifer.mcclearen /at/ utexas.edu)>. Questions and expressions of 
interest can also be addressed to Dr. McClearen in advance of the deadline.
Email submissions directly to Dr. McClearen, as submissions for 
Commentary and Criticism will not be correctly processed if submitted 
through the main /Feminist Media Studies/ site.
Please be sure to follow the /Feminist Media Studies/ style guide, which 
can be found at the following link: 
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1468-0777&linktype=44


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