Cuteness Studies CFP

The Asian Journal of Popular Culture seeks papers for a special issue on “cuteness.” Cuteness has a global reach: it is an affective response; an aesthetic category; a performative act of self-expression; and an immensely popular form of consumption. Possible topics for papers include the following (Note: a specific focus on the geographical region of East Asia is not required of submissions):

Cute Cultures of East Asia Cute Commodities and Consumers of Cute: Structure vs. Agency Cuteness and Gender The Science of Cute Cute Histories Practitioners of Cute Cuteness and Race Queering Cute Cuteness and Disability The Cuteness of Animals/Zoomorphic Cute The Dark Side of Cute (the grotesque, violence, pedophilia, etc.) Digital Cute (social media, memes, etc.)

The deadline for submissions to this special issue of EAJPC is: 15 April, 2014

Please submit papers to: CuteStudies@gmail.com