[Commlist] Call for Proposals, New Bloomsbury Academic Book Series: Asian Celebrity and Fandom Studies

*Call for Proposals*

New Bloomsbury Academic Book Series: */Asian Celebrity and Fandom Studies/*

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Book Series Editors: Jian Xu and Sean Redmond, Deakin University, Australia

Manuscript length: 60,000 to 100,000 words

*Scope*

The book series will be the first dedicated to the publication of 
monographs, readers, and edited collections on Asian stardom, celebrity, 
and fandom culture.

Asia arguably has the world’s most vibrant star, celebrity and fandom 
cultures, due in part to its globalised entertainment media and cultural 
industries, and its large population base, and yet there is little 
sustained scholarship on this highly significant cultural and economic 
arena. The Asian Celebrity and Fandom Studies Series aims to meet this 
research gap, promoting new and innovative scholarship in Asian media 
and cultural studies, and screen studies, by concentrating on the most 
salient issues surrounding Asian stardom, celebrity and fandom. The 
Asian Celebrity and Fandom Studies Series is devoted to the publication 
of scholarly books that critically examine star, celebrity and fandom 
cultures in specific Asian countries, in trans-Asian or trans-national 
contexts, and among Asian diasporas. It welcomes proposals for 
monographs, co-authored books, edited collections and readers that explore:

Celebrity culture in Asia

Asian influencer economies

Celebrity politics in Asia

Star bodies in Asia

Celebrity and Asian identity

Affective fame

Gender and sexuality in the context of Asian celebrity and fandom

Persona studies within the context of Asia

Star and celebrity branding within Asia

Fame and Asian philanthropy

Star and celebrity activism and advocacy within Asia

Celebrity governance and public diplomacy in Asia

Transnational Asian idols and stars

Asian microcelebrities and influencers

Fan or anti-fan practices around Asian stars and celebrities

The transnational fandom of Asian celebrities and stars

The fandom economy

Fan activism, fan nostalgia, fan fiction in Asia

Empirical research on celebrity and fandom within Asia

Post-colonial explorations of Asian celebrity and fandom.

*Proposal and Selection Process (Open and Ongoing)*

In the first instance, please submit *750-word abstract proposals*, 
along with a 2-page research CV, to

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Jian Xu: (j.xu /at/ deakin.edu.au) <mailto:(j.xu /at/ deakin.edu.au)>

Sean Redmond: (s.redmond /at/ deakin.edu.au) <mailto:(s.redmond /at/ deakin.edu.au)>

If your abstract is successful, you will then be asked to submit a full 
proposal.


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