[Commlist] Call for Papers: Critical Studies in Men’s Fashion (Special Issue: ‘Black Masculinities, Dress and Style’)

*Critical Studies in Men’s Fashion*


*Special Issue: ‘Black Masculinities, Dress and Style’ *


Guest Editor: Henry Navarro Delgado, Ryerson University


Abstracts due for review: 1 October 2020

Completed articles due: 1 April 2021


Like other colonized or otherwise marginalized communities, 
self-identified Black people employ their bodies as their primary 
vehicle of cultural expression. For men of African ancestry in 
particular, how they fashion themselves has literal life or death 
consequences. Framed by current anti-Black racism protests the world 
over, the goal of this special issue is to assemble a body of 
scholarship on the intersections of Blackness, masculinity and appearance.


Authors engaged in studies about blackness and masculinity in relation 
to dressing and styling practices are encouraged to submit articles, 
independent of the type of research, methodologies or theoretical 
frameworks implemented.


Potential themes might include but aren’t limited to:

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    Icons of Black masculine style

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    Black masculinities in popular culture

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    Fashion trends and Black male consumers

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    Colorism and Black masculinities

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    Hair styling practices and Black male identities

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    Queerness in Hip-Hop culture

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    Menswear and Black consumers

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    Racial profiling and Black male styling practices

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    Black masculinities in photography

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    Masculinities and Hip-Hop culture

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    Influences of Black style in mainstream menswear

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    Professional dress and Black masculinity

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    Hypermasculinity and Black style

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    Body image among Black boys and young men

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    Homoeroticism and masculine Black stereotypes


Please e-mail a Word or PDF abstract of 150–200 words to the guest 
editor, Henry Navarro Delgado, (hnavarro /at/ ryerson.ca) 
<mailto:(hnavarro /at/ ryerson.ca)>, by 1 October 2020. Abstracts’ submissions 
should include a title, keywords, approximate word count including 
references, author’s full name, affiliation, contact details and a short 
biography of 3–5 sentences. The editor will aim to let prospective 
authors their final decision as soon as possible.


Full manuscripts’ deadline is 1 April 2021. All submissions must follow 
Intellect’s house style: www.intellectbooks.com/asset/728/house- 
<http://www.intellectbooks.com/asset/728/house-> 
styleguide-4th-ed-2020.pdf. Manuscripts should be a maximum of 7000 
words. It is the author’s responsibility to clear the usage rights for 
all images to be published.


To download the full Call for Papers, click here >> 
https://www.intellectbooks.com/asset/50403/1/CFP_CSMF_Black_Masculinities_Dress_and_Style_July_20.pdf

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