[ecrea] Call for proposals: I.B. Tauris International Library of Gender in Popular Culture

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

We invite proposals for monographs to be included in this new library 
for I.B.Tauris.

The library is located within the visual culture list at I.B. Tauris, 
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 I.B.Tauris 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 I.B. Tauris. 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 single mother in popular cinema. Forthcoming 
publications include an exploration of the homosexuality in early 
cinema, and an edited collection which explores gender and austerity in 
film, television and literature in the twenty-first century.

In the first instance, we invite 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 September 2016.

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 
IBT editorial board. Most of the IBT 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 I.B.Tauris 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? (IBT'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.



Dr Angela Smith
Reader in Language and Culture
University of Sunderland
http://sunderlandcultureresearch.blogspot.co.uk/
http://sunderland.academia.edu/AngelaSmith

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