[Commlist] Call for Chapters: This is Me: Interrogating the Female Pop Star Documentary.

CALL FOR CHAPTERS

This is Me: Interrogating the Female Pop Star Documentary.

> From Lady Gaga’s Five Foot Two (2017) to BlackPink’s Light Up the Sky (2020), Billie Eilish’s The World’s A Little Blurry (2021), Love, Lizzo (2022) and many more, documentaries on female pop stars have been released with increased frequency in the past decade. Many of the world’s most famous female artists both in (and beyond) the pop genre have allowed fragments of their onstage and offstage lives to be filmed and released for public consumption as part of the bolstering of their brand. 

This broad, interdisciplinary collection (which will be the first full 
length study of its kind) to be published by Bloomsbury Academic in 
early 2025, will address the ways in which women in pop music 
documentaries have played a significant role in shaping the narrative of 
popular music history. Such documentaries shed light on the experiences, 
challenges, and achievements of female artists in the pop music genre 
and provide a platform to explore the artistry, cultural impact, and 
personal stories of women who have made an indelible mark on the pop 
music landscape.  The portrayal of women in pop music documentaries 
occupies a crucial space in the exploration of popular music history. 
Such documentaries celebrate the achievements of iconic female pop 
artists, challenge and reaffirm gender stereotypes, highlight artistic 
prowess, and influence, and share personal journeys of resilience.
The collection will address the complexities of the construction of 
female celebrity as portrayed through the pop star documentary. The 
essays in this volume will employ broad cultural theory frameworks to 
investigate what this often-overlooked genre of documentary has to offer 
in understanding both popular music and celebrity culture today.

Suggested topics/themes for chapters (without being limited to):   • 
Constructions of celebrity • Abuse narratives • Ageing • Gender identities
• Materiality • Narratives of motherhood • Racial identities • Social 
histories • The music industry
• Mental health narratives

Proposals/abstracts should be 500 words maximum outlining your proposed 
chapter. Please include up to 5 keywords and a brief biography (150 
words) of the author(s) which includes an institutional affiliation and 
your contact email.

Editor: Kirsty Fairclough (SODA at Manchester Metropolitan University)
Please send your proposal(s) to: (womeninpopdocs /at/ gmail.com)

Important Dates:

•Abstract Submission Deadline:   30th June 2023
•Notification of Acceptance:         30th July 2023
•Full Chapter Submission:           30th January 2024
•Expected Publication:                January 2025

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