[Discussion] sports in the cultural processes of gender construction

[Gonul Pultar]

Call for Papers Women's Studies Quarterly General Editor, Diane S. Hope, 
Rochester Institute of Technology Guest Editor, Carol J. Pierman Special 
Issue on Women and Sports WSQ seeks submissions on the topic of women 
and sports. Essays are invited on all related topics, including those 
that focus on the participation of sports in the cultural processes of 
gender construction; connections between sport and social class, 
educational opportunity, and economic markets; the role of sports 
institutions in manufacturing and enforcing sexual stereotypes; 
depictions of race, ethnicity, and national origin in women's sports; 
sports and the beauty system, women's health and well being; a woman's 
right to her anatomy and physical strength; social, friendship, and 
leadership networks; and women's use of space (freedom of movement, 
fields of play, institutional access). Reflecting the connection between 
sports and academic institutions, essays that explore the history of 
feminism (and/or women's studies) and the development of women's 
athletic programs are also welcome, as is work related to curriculum and 
pedagogy, such as relevant syllabi, interviews with activists/athletes, 
historical documents, and reviews. Creative nonfiction, poetry, and 
short fiction will be considered. Please sent a disk and three hard 
copies of submissions (20-page limit) to Professor Carol J. Pierman, 
Department of Women's Studies, Box 870272, The University of Alabama, 
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0272. Queries should be sent to 
cpierman@ws.as.ua.edu. The deadline is June 1, 2004. Women's Studies 
Quarterly is an educational project of the Feminist Press at the City 
University of New York in Cooperation with Rochester Institute of 
Technology.
-- Carol J. Pierman, Ph.D. Graduate Director Department of Women's 
Studies Box 870272 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 35487