[ecrea] CFP: Essays on Resistance in Popular Culture

    Essays on Resistance in Popular Culture

deadline for submissions:
April 20, 2018
full name / name of organization:
Clark Firestone Pharr
contact email:
(theapocalypsebook /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(theapocalypsebook /at/ gmail.com)>

The 21st century has become inculcated with a sense of perpetual crisis, 
reflecting a world seemingly on the verge of catastrophe. This new age 
of anxiety is evident not only in the breakdown of traditional 
hegemonies, but also in an increasingly personal sense of fear, 
futility, and frustration for marginalized communities. Within this 
context, we invite essays for a collection that explores the 
topic/themes/ideas of resistance in works of myriad types of 
contemporary popular culture. In particular, we are interested in essays 
that focus on the means and methods of active or subtle resistance to 
contemporary crises affecting those marginalized due to issues of 
gender, sexual identity, race/ethnicity, class, disability, and/or 
economic status. We welcome proposals from scholars in multiple fields 
of inquiry focusing on areas of popular culture that include, but are 
not limited to, film, TV, music, theatre, advertising, and social media.

We anticipate that this collection will include 16-20 essays, and as a 
working guide, the essays should be ~3500-4500 words. Essays must adhere 
to the most current MLA format. Special consideration will be given to 
essays about /Hamilton, The Last Jedi, Black Panther/, /The Shape of 
Water, Get Out/, video games, social media platforms, and television shows.

*Submission Guidelines: Please send a 500-word proposal in Word, 
followed by a short bibliography showing the paper's scholarly and 
theoretical context. Please also include a short professional 
description of yourself.*

Submission deadline: April 20, 2018

Editors have previously published: /The Last Midnight: Essays on 
Apocalyptic Narratives in Millennial Media, Of Bread, Blood and /The 
Hunger Games/: Critical Essays on the Suzanne Collins Trilogy, /and 
Harry Potter/ and Convergence Culture: Essays on Fandom and the 
Expanding Potterverse/

Direct inquires and proposals to: (theapocalypsebook /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(theapocalypsebook /at/ gmail.com)>

Editors: Leisa A. Clark, Amanda Firestone, and Mary F. Pharr

Amanda Firestone, Ph. D.
Department of Communication
The University of Tampa
(afirestone /at/ UT.edu) <mailto:(afirestone /at/ UT.edu)>

Co-Editor of Harry Potter and Convergence Culture: Essays on Fandom and 
the Expanding Potterverse 
<https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B079QMXGMH&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_uZWHAb3YBGTXQ> and 
The Last Midnight: Essays on Apocalyptic Narratives in Millennial Media 
<https://www.amazon.com/Last-Midnight-Apocalyptic-Narratives-Explorations/dp/1476663238/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1486158443&sr=8-1&keywords=%22last+midnight%22>


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