[Discussion] CFP: Gendered Violence in the Media (7/15/05; collection)

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

From: Lisa Cuklanz <cuklanz@bc.edu>

Submissions are sought for a volume on Gendered Violence in the Media to be
edited by Sujata Moorti and Lisa Cuklanz. Femininst/women's studies 
approaches
are preferred. Topics may include but are not limited to: representations of
sexual assault, rape, harassment and verbal abuse in genres of 
television and
film; news coverage of issues, persons, trials, or cases related to gendered
violence; shifts in the landscape of media representation of these issues;
global topics including trafficking, slavery, and rape in war; other
understandings of gendered violence such as pornography, sexual 
objectification,
and graphic humor. We are particularly interested in chapters addressing 
issues
of intersectionality (race, sexuality, class, nationality) in relation to
representation of gendered violence and experiences of gendered 
violence. Email
inquiries to Lisa Cuklanz at cuklanz@bc.edu. Mail completed work to Lisa
Cuklanz, Department of Communication, 21 Campanella Way, Boston College, 140
Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 by July 15, 2005.


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