[Commlist] CFP: Bluey

Call for Papers

*‘For Real Life?’*

*How /Bluey/ Captured the World //*

We are inviting chapter contributions to a proposed collection from 
Lexington on the children’s animation, /Bluey /(ABC, BBC, Disney).

/Bluey /is a powerhouse of popular culture, not only in the world of 
children’s media, but for influencing audiences and markets of all ages, 
digitally, locally and internationally. /Bluey /streams in over 60 
countries, including on the Disney Channel, and has become a booming 
brand, with tens of millions of toys and branded clothes selling out of 
K-Mart, Target, and Walmart alone.

As the biggest Australian children’s exports since /The Wiggles/, the 
show has placed its home of Brisbane on the map. The show is acclaimed 
for its quintessentially Australian humour and sensibility, and won 
hearts for its portrayal of conscious parenting and play-based learning, 
where stereotypes of nuclear families (and fathers in particular) evolve 
into something more contemporary. Celebrations and criticisms of the 
cartoon family of dogs abound, with fans on social media and mainstream 
news media quick to weigh in on any opinion. Likewise, the show’s 
dialogue with Australian and family cultures as well as its 
metafictionality inspires audience participation and editorialising 
through online engagement with episodes and issues.

This proposed collection explores /Bluey/’s cultural impacts through 
intersectional cultural studies and textual analysis. Chapters may 
address the cultural context and media dynamics of the show, and/or 
conduct a textual analysis of episodes through a range of lenses and 
disciplines, including media effects, psychology, gender studies, place 
studies, sports studies, mythology, animal studies and anthropomorphism, 
etc.

Please email chapter proposals of no more than 250 words and a short 
biography to Glen Thomas at (gj.thomas /at/ qut.edu.au) 
<mailto:(gj.thomas /at/ qut.edu.au)>before *Monday 7 August *

Please note that this volume is at the proposal stage.


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