<p>A book titled The Women of James Bond Critical Perspectives on Feminism and Femininity in the Bond Franchise will the role that women have historically played in the Bond franchise.  This collection will be the first book-length academic study of the women of James Bond that moves beyond the discussion of a single character type (such as the Bond Girl) or group &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2013/03/28/women-of-james-bond-collection-seeks-contributors/" class="more-l

<p>The Journal of Religion and Popular Culture has issued a call for papers for a special issue addressing multiculturalism and religion in Canada. Twenty-five years ago Canada implemented the Multiculturalism Act that put into law the multiculturalism policy first introduced by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in 1971. Over the history of both the policy and the act, there &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2013/03/26/religion-multiculturalism-and-canada-call-for-papers/" cla

<p>Praeger Publishing (an imprint of ABC/CLIO) has asked Ragen Chastain to edit a multi-volume goal is to create a work with diverse perspectives on size acceptance.  Each chapter will  be between 4,500 and 5,500 words due no later than June 1, 2013.  There is a list of topic suggestions and the editor is open to other suggestions.  If interested and/or &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2013/03/20/size-acceptance-essays-sought/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span cla

<p>Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures invites essay submissions for a special issue addressing the many interpretations of consumption and their meanings in relation to youth texts and culture(s). Especially welcome are essays that consider registers of race, class, gender, and disability. Essays should be between 6,000 and 9,000 words in length and prepared for blind peer-review. Inquiries may be &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2013/03/20/388/" class="more-link">Co

<p>Call for submissions: Essays for an edited collection on culture and the television series The Big Bang Theory. The deadline for submission is August 1, 2013 (12 pm PST). Essays should be no more than 5000 words. For details see the Website for Scriblerus Press, http://scribleruspress.com</p>

<p>A new volume on the scifi sensation Firefly , comprising of 12 essays, will be published by Scarecrow Press. The press seeks 5,000-7,000 word contributions. For more information contact: Philip Smith (Loughborough) P.Smith@lboro.ac.uk</p>

<p>Words Beats &amp; Life: The Global Journal of Hip-Hop seeks submissions for three themes that will be presented at the 2013 Teach-In: 1. Hip Hop as an identity 2. Hip Hop and capacity building 3. Legacy: Lessons learned from our elders and ancestors Please submit a 150-word abstract for your submission with an email address and telephone number &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2013/03/15/hip-hop-teach-in-seeks-contributors/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span cla

<p>The NEPCA Graduate Student Paper Prize Committee&#8211;Andrea McClanahan ( East Stroudsburg University), Bruce Cohen (Worcester State University), Margaret Wiley (Colby-Sawyer College), Carol Mitchell (Springfield College), and Amos St. Germain, Chair (Wentworth Institute of Technology) are pleased to announce the winner for the annual graduate student paper prize. This award is given each year for the &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2013/03/15/nepca-graduate-prize-wi

<p>Social History History of  American Families: An Encyclopedia, to be published by SAGE Reference, seeks authors to write essays on a variety of preselected topics. This work will appear both as a print and a digital product. Assignment deadline is June 7, 2013.   SAGEPublications offers an honorarium ranging from SAGE book credits for smaller articles up to a free &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2013/03/15/call-for-essays-social-history-of-american-families/" class="m

<p>Clues: A Journal of Detection seeks papers for two upcoming themed issues, one on &#8220;The Global Crime Scene&#8221; and the other on &#8220;Tana French and Irish Crime Fiction. Details for each can be found on the Clues Website  or by contacting editor Elizabeth Foxwell.</p>

<p>The Scarecrow Press seeks chapter proposals for a book titled Representing Women&#8217;s Intellect in Film &amp; Television fot its History and Film Book Series. Proposals are due June 1, 2013.  Proposals should focus on issues such as the ways  Hollywood controls expectations about the brains of women, how smart women are viewed as threats to the social order, the ways &hellip; <a href="https://nepca.blog/2013/03/12/womens-intellect-project/" class="more-link">Continue re

<p>Scarecrow Press is also producing an anthology titled Writing After Retirement: Tips by Successful Retired Writers. Carol Smallwood and Dr. Christine Redman-Waldeyer will co-edit. See the previous post for details.</p>

<p>Scarecrow Press  seeks contributors for a new anthology titled  Women, Work, and the Web: How the Web Creates Entrepreneurial Opportunities. Carol Smallwood will edit the collection,  She seeks unpublished work from writers in the United States and Canada for the anthology. Detail can be found at: http://adannajournal.blogspot.com/p/retirement-call-for-submissions.html Email chapter topics&#8211; each described in two sentences&#8211;to smallwood@tm.net by March 28.  Pleas