[Commlist] Call for proposals: Bloomsbury International Library of Gender and Popular Culture

Gender and Popular Culture
Library editors: Claire Nally and Angela Smith



We invite proposals for monographs to be included in this library for 
Bloomsbury.

The library is located within the visual culture list at 
Bloomsbury but has a number of clear links with other series and areas 
of study: film, television, art, cultural studies, literature, history 
and politics, and thus would engage closely with other Bloomsbury 
titles, whilst nonetheless differentiating itself in a number of ways 
(many of our forthcoming monographs represent the first theoretical 
analysis of their subject).



Whilst gender is a heavily theorised subject, our library focuses on 
the work of innovative scholarly practice so that in many ways the 
monographs we would hope to commission are the first of their kind. We 
anticipate monographs which would be of relevance to a wide variety of 
disciplines related by the common theme of gender.



The titles in the library are the work of both established and emerging 
academics in a variety of disciplines who are analysing gender in 
relatively unexplored areas.  These innovative and avant-garde titles 
would enhance the existing catalogue of Bloomsbury. Each monograph would 
be 70,000 words in length, and include a general introduction by the 
series editors to ensure that the links between the titles remain 
explicit.

Whilst being emphatically interdisciplinary, the 'visual 
culture' list allows for critical texts focusing on gender that would 
prove interesting to a wider range of readers in academia and beyond, 
and catering to an international audience.


Recently accepted titles include studies of gender in TV news 
technology; masculinity and postfeminism; steampunk and gender; and 
representations of the homosexuality in early cinema. We are 
particularly interested in proposals that go beyond the realms of 
popular cinema.



In the first instance, we invite 500-word proposals to comply with the 
questions below and an academic cv to be sent to both co-editors 
((claire.nally /at/ northumbria.ac.uk) and (angela.smith /at/ sunderland.ac.uk)) by 
1st May 2019.

Submission of Proposal Guidelines

1.	A statement indicating the book's subject, length and potential 
market, that addresses the following points:
•	Why does a book need to be published on your proposed topic? (This is 
your opportunity to write a short paragraph 'selling' your book to the 
publisher’s editorial board. Most of the editors will be experts in 
other academic disciplines - History, IR, Middles East etc. - so it's 
worth bearing in that you're describing the book to a non-specialist 
audience)

•	How will it differ from others in the area? (even if there isn't any 
direct competition, it's worth noting books which explore similar 
territories if only to reinforce the originality of your proposal)

•	How will it fit in with other Bloomsbury publishing?

•	What is the market for this book? There is a specific question on 
student courses below so focus on any extra markets that could be hit 
alongside academe.

•	If you view this book as a student text, for what courses (and at what 
level) would it be appropriate? (the publisher’s sales and marketing 
director likes potential authors to mention specific courses and 
universities i.e. Cultural Studies at Manchester)

•	What is the intended date of completion?

•	What is the estimated length of the work (including notes, 
bibliography and appendices)?

2. Synopsis of the book

3.  Table of Contents

4. Two sample chapters (if available)
5.  Your CV.


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