WUNRN
Call for Contributions,
Third Edition
Race/Gender/Media:
Considering Diversity Across Audiences, Content, and
Producers
Edited by: Rebecca
Ann Lind,
Contracted With: AB-Longman. See AB-Longman website link to 1st edition . See also AB-Longman website link to 2nd edition.
Purpose: The third edition of this edited reader will present an array of scholarship designed primarily to introduce undergraduates to considerations of race and gender in the media. Though written so that lower level students will be able to engage with the content, I want the book to be interesting and sophisticated enough to also appeal to juniors and seniors, who may be the largest consumers of the text. Some lower-level graduate courses (specifically those that also enroll advanced undergrads) also may find this of value. The text will emphasize critical and reflective thinking about these issues, and will encourage critical consumption of mediated messages. The first two editions contained mostly original work, but revisions of recently published works are more than welcome.
Contributor Payment: Contributors will be paid $100 per chapter for each chapter that is received according to the schedule. (Multiple authors will share the $100.) Chapters received late will receive lesser amounts, to be specified.
Submission Procedure and Timeline: Potential contributors should email me a Word document presenting a proposal of the chapter including the following: Title, detailed description of the work, the work's past history (conference presentation etc., including the name of the copyright holder if not the author), Author(s) names, affiliation, and contact information. Please also specify whether if accepted, you will be able to submit the completed chapter by January 1, 2011. I encourage you to look at previous editions for ideas regarding content and presentation.
I encourage all potential contributors to present all of their potential ideas. Feel free to specify which of your ideas you'd most like to present, and whether any might not be able to complete a certain idea by January 1, or anything else you'd like me to know. It's possible that your idea will be so interesting that I want to use it, even if you can't get it done by our deadline -- but you'd need to propose an alternate deadline.
Topics of Special Interest: The third edition will see a substantial infusion of new material, which will replace current material. "New material" could mean new topics, new approaches, or just new analyses/considerations of topics that are already in the book. I will update this page after hearing back from reviewers who are making suggestions about the third edition, but for now, please don't ignore the following -- not all of which, I realize, are "topics":
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For More Information: More details on the following topics is available by clicking the following links. Obviously, this will be of most value to people who are selected to prepare chapters, but you might find it helpful when considering ideas you want to submit.
Rebecca's contact info: Rebecca Ann Lind, Assistant Vice Chancellor for
Research.
Send your proposal electronically (Microsoft Word) to: Rebecca Ann Lind, rebecca@uic.edu.
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