[Commlist] Bloomsbury library of Gender in Popular Culture - call for proposals

*_Gender in Popular Culture_*
Library editors: Claire Nally and Angela Smith

We invite proposals for monographs to be included in this library for 
Bloomsbury.

The library is located within the Media Studies list at Bloomsbury 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 Bloomsbury 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 Bloomsbury. 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.

The Library is emphatically interdisciplinary, with monographs and 
edited collections that focus on gender and sexuality to appeal to a 
wider range of readers in academia and beyond, and catering to an 
international audience.
Recently published titles include studies of gender in TV news 
technology; masculinity and postfeminism; steampunk and gender; and 
representations of the homosexuality in early cinema. We would 
especially welcome proposals that offer an intersectional perspective, 
and/or relate to recent topics such as trans, non-binary, subcultures, 
and ecocriticism.

In the first instance, we invite 500-word proposals to comply with the 
questions below and an academic cv to be sent to both co-editors 
((claire.nally /at/ northumbria.ac.uk) <mailto:(claire.nally /at/ northumbria.ac.uk)> 
and (angela.smith /at/ sunderland.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(angela.smith /at/ sunderland.ac.uk)>) by 31^st  July, 2024.

For those proposals that we think might be suitable for the series, we 
will contact you for further details along the lines set out below.

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 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 publisher’s editorial board. Most of the editors will be
    experts in other academic disciplines 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 Bloomsbury 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? (The publisher’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.

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