[Commlist] cfp - Reclaiming the Tomboy: Posthumanism, Gender Representation, and Intersectionality

Call for Chapters: Reclaiming the Tomboy: Posthumanism, Gender 
Representation, and Intersectionality

Deadline for submissions: July 31, 2019

Dr. Jen Harrison / East Stroudsburg University; Dr. Holly Wells / East 
Stroudsburg University; Dr. Erica Joan Dymond / East Stroudsburg University

Contact email: (reclaimingthetomboy /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(reclaimingthetomboy /at/ gmail.com)>

We are currently seeking chapter submissions for an edited volume 
exploring the evolution of the tomboy figure from classic literature 
through to modern popular culture, through the lens of posthumanist 
theory. As recent critics have discussed, the figure of the tomboy is 
complex and multifaceted, represented across many different modes and 
employing a vast array of different narrative, visual, and rhetorical 
styles and techniques. Over time, tomboy figures have illustrated a 
shift in the conceptualization of gender, sexuality, race, and other 
identity politics and philosophies. In their unashamed breaching of 
identity borders and boundaries, these figures are the ideal locus for 
exploration of the way in which posthumanism itself represents an 
evolution in identity and rights philosophies.

This volume invites cutting-edge literary and cultural studies 
scholarship, with a particular focus on representation and 
intersectionality as they are illuminated by posthumanist theory.  
Submissions of an interdisciplinary nature (humanities and other 
disciplines) are particularly welcome.  Some potential areas of 
exploration might include (but are not limited to):

Historical representations of the tomboy

The tomboy in news and media representations

The tomboy in education

The tomboy in the professional world

Material culture and artefacts pertaining to tomboys

Bodies and identitywithin tomboy culture

Postcolonial and ecocritical readings of tomboy representations

Tomboys and the criminal justice system

Violence and the tomboy

Physical/mental health and the tomboy

Tomboys in music, film, gaming, and television

However, this list is nowhere near exhaustive and we are happy to 
consider any submission which focuses on tomboys and posthumanism.

We hope to include chapters by authors from a variety of disciplines and 
viewpoints, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of current studies 
in posthumanism and intersectionality, as well as the diversification of 
popular culture.  Please submit a 500-word chapter abstract and a 
biography of no more than 250 words by July 31, 2019, to 
(reclaimingthetomboy /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(reclaimingthetomboy /at/ gmail.com)>.

All proposed abstracts will be given full consideration, and submission 
implies a commitment to publish in this volume if your work is selected 
for inclusion.  If selected, completed chapters will be due by December 
31, 2019.

The volume is intended for publication with Lexington Books, who have 
formally expressed interest in the project; we anticipate a final 
completion date of September 1, 2021.

All questions regarding this volume should be directed to the editors at 
(reclaimingthetomboy /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(reclaimingthetomboy /at/ gmail.com)>.

We look forward to what we hope will be a stimulating and exciting array 
of submissions on this fascinating topic!

https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2018/12/21/call-for-chapters-reclaiming-the-tomboy-posthumanism-gender-representation-and?fbclid=IwAR2PIqAVXAGT5ogpqnR9sHXfa5l8mhf-b_cQtS1W-V-wajQ58JV9Lf47FRA


	
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