Extended CFP: Gender, Sport, and the Olympics (new deadline: Oct 20, 2009)
The editors of /thirdspace: a journal of feminist theory and
culture/ invite submissions for our forthcoming issue on gender,
sport, and the Olympics.
Prompted by the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, we are
interested in exploring the central role which gender and sexuality
play in shaping ideas about athleticism, sport culture, and the
body, and the significant ways in which athletic events such as the
Olympics work to transform conceptions of public space, national
boundaries and identities, and gendered self-presentations and
performances. This issue invites contributions on:
o the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
o sport, athleticism, and ability
o the Para Olympics
o LGBT participation in athletics and the Olympics
o legal impacts on gender and sport (i.e. Title IX legislation in the
United States)
o sport and masculinities/femininities
o the role of gender in sporting competition
o gendered perspectives on Olympic events
o the use of prosthetics and technologies in athletic competition
o the impact of the Olympics on the environment
o sports/the Olympics and the use of public space, including
displacement of individuals/communities, the environment, and urban renewal
o and other topics relevant to the theme of gender, sport, and the
Olympics.
We welcome submissions from a wide range of disciplinary and
geographical perspectives. Submissions from researchers working
within, or among, the disciplines of geography, sociology,
literature, area studies, cultural studies, film/media studies, art,
history, education, law, and women's/gender studies are particularly
encouraged.
We accept the submission of work from scholars of any rank or
affiliation, and encourage submissions from emerging feminist
scholars, including graduate students.
All submissions to the journal must be submitted electronically
through our online submission process. All submissions are
peer-reviewed by established, senior feminist scholars. For more
information on our publishing policies
see:
http://www.thirdspace.ca/journal/about/editorialPolicies
To submit: Please follow our online submission process at
http://www.thirdspace.ca/journal/about/submissions
** Deadline: Oct 20, 2009 **
For more information, please contact us at info [at] thirdspace.ca
Dr Kim Toffoletti, Senior Lecturer in Sociology & Gender Studies
Secretary, Australian Women's and Gender Studies Association (AWGSA)
Chief co-editor, Thirdspace: A Journal of Feminist Theory and Culture
School of History, Heritage and Society Faculty of Arts
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