CALL FOR PAPERS
Demeter Press
is seeking
submissions for an edited collection on
Black Motherhoods
Editors: Karen T. Craddock, Nicole Banton and Saundra
Murray Nettles Pub Date: 2012/2013
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This anthology will explore the multi-faceted
expressions, experiences, constructs and contexts of black motherhood
through an interdisciplinary lens. We invite submissions
addressing the range of key factors that contribute to and are impacted
by the notion of black mothering and black motherhood primarily through
psychological, sociological, humanities and public health frameworks
which include investigations of cultural, biological, socio-political,
relational and historical perspectives that inform our thinking and
practice as it relates to black mothers.
We specifically encourage offerings that amplify or redress black
motherhood and constructs of identity, relationships, mental and
physical health practice and policy, education, art/media and
advocacy. Through this diverse exploration a deeper understanding
and consideration about black motherhood will be expanded. This
multi-disciplinary excavation of both long held and newly emergent
ideologies of black mothering will allow a necessary space to examine
the importance and impact of black mother(ing)(hood) in society.
A goal of
this volume is to catalyze future expression, research and praxis while
contributing to a variety of fields including cultural analysis,
race/gender studies, and literary and art criticism. We look forward to
including a range of academic writing as well as narrative essays and
some creative works.
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Suggested
topics include but are not limited to:
identity development, psychological depression,
resistance to marginalization, research and policy on reproductive
rights, pregnancy, child birth and breast feeding, literary, media and
artistic renderings of black motherhood, consideration of and comparison
within the black Diaspora, social constructions of black motherhood and
race, gender politics, personal narrative, ethnography, black mothering
in diverse familial, social and professional contexts, lesbian black
mothers, feminist theory, marital status and black motherhood,
parenting/caretaking practices, childcare, trans-racial adoption, black
adolescent mothers, role of black men, role of relationship among black
women and influence on mothering, historical and contemporary
treatments of black motherhood.
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Submission
guidelines:
Abstracts
should be 250 words. Please also include a brief biography (50
words).
Deadline for abstracts is September 1, 2010
Accepted
papers of 4000-5000 words (15-20 pages) will be due September
2011 and should conform to the Modern Language Association style
.
Please send
submissions and inquiries directly to:
Karen T.
Craddock, Ph.D. kcrad@brandeis.edu, Nicole Banton, Ph.D. nicban@ufl.edu
and
Saundra
Murray Nettles, Ph.D. srmurraynettles@gmail.com
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