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CALL FOR PAPERS
The
editorial board is seeking submissions for Vol. 2.2 of the
Journal of the Motherhood Initiative for Research and
Community Involvement (JMI)
to be published in fall/winter 2011.
Mothering and Migration:
(Trans)nationalisms, Globalization,
and Displacement
The
journal will explore the topic of Mothering and Migration from a
variety of perspectives and disciplines. We welcome submissions from
scholars, students, activists, government agencies and workers,
artists, mothers, and others who work or research in this area.
Cross-cultural, historical and comparative work is encouraged. We
encourage a variety of types of submissions including academic papers
from all disciplines, workshops, creative submissions, performances,
storytelling, visual arts and other alternative formats.
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Topics
can include (but are not limited to):
Representations/images of mothers and migration and
(trans)national issues; globalization of motherhood; empowering migrant
mothers; reproduction and movement of mother workers; migrant and
(trans)national mothers and capitalism; migrant and (trans)national
mothers and activism; public policy and migrant and (trans)national
mothers; legal responses to migrant and (trans)national mothers;
transnational movement and (anti-) racism in parenting; LBGT migrant
and (trans)national mothers and social justice issues; suffering and
survival of migrant and (trans)national mothers; impact of
globalization on mothering; creating and maintaining family
relationships; mothering and immigration policies; resistance of
migrant and (trans)national mothers against cultural oppression;
migrant and (trans)national mothers and politicians; transnationalism
and adoption; migrant and (trans)national mother movements; race and
(anti-) racism within the migratory context; theories of mothers who
migrate; globalization of reproductive technologies and reproduction;
the effects of migration on mothering; communal support for migrant and
(trans)national mothers; employment and migrant and (trans)national
mothers; raising children and migrant and (trans)national mothers;
migrant and (trans)national mothers and the loss of identity; migrant
and (trans)national mothers who build communities and networks; climate
change and migrant and (trans)national mothers; mothering and cultural
globalization; migrant and (trans)national mothers and language;
migrant and (trans)national mother activists; migrant and
(trans)national mothers and loss; displaced mothers; mothers on the margins;
pregnant migrant and (trans)national mothers and heath care; migrant
and (trans)national mothers and economic inequality; migrant and
(trans)national mothers and homelessness; migrant and (trans)national
mothers and education; transnational motherhood; violence against
migrant and (trans)national mothers; migrant and (trans)national
mothers and mental health issues; migrant and (trans)national mothers
and disabilities; mothering and class issues; caregiving and
motherhood in global movements; transnational movements; online
communities of migrant and (trans)national mothers; ideologies in
migrant and transnational communities
SUBMISSION
GUIDELINES:
Articles should be 15-18 pages (3750 words) including
references.
All should be in MLA style, WordPerfect or Word and IBM
compatible.
Please see our style guide for complete details:
http://www.motherhoodinitiative.org/journalsubmission.html
SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MAY 1, 2011
** TO SUBMIT WORK ONE MUST BE A MEMBER OF MIRCI
http://www.motherhoodinitiative.org
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Motherhood Initiative for Research
and Community Involvement (MIRCI)
140 Holland St. West, PO Box 13022
Bradford, ON, L3Z 2Y5
http://www.motherhoodinitiative.org
info@motherhoodinitiative.org
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