CFP: The Erotic Empire: Victorian Sexuality, Gender and Power (5/31/02; journal issue)

From: Jennifer McDonell (jmcdonel@metz.une.edu.au)
Date: Thu Apr 04 2002 - 00:10:04 EST

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    CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

    'The Erotic Empire: Sexuality, Gender and Power in Britain and Beyond':
    AVSJ (Australasian Victorian Studies Journal) Volume 8 for 2002

    The AVSJ is an annual interdisciplinary journal. We are now calling for
    articles on the theme of 'The Erotic Empire: Sexuality, Gender and Power in
    Britain and Beyond' for consideration by our referees for publication in
    AVSJ Volume 8 2002. Topics might include:
    o race relations and fears of miscegenation
    o bending gender boundaries
    o gender and narrative
    o desire and Orientalism
    o death and the erotic
    o inverts, decadents and obscenity
    o science and racial, gender and sexual categories
    o sexual traffic
    o colonialism and women
    o empire and masculinities
    o sport, Empire and gender.

    We do not, however, wish to restrict your interpretation of the theme, and
    informative and provocative papers on other topics relating to the
    designated theme will be considered.

    If you wish to submit a paper please send it to the editors no later than
    31 MAY 2002, keeping the following guidelines in mind.

    FORMAT
    2 hard copies in laser quality print on A4 white paper (double-spaced)
    accompanied by a high-density disk identified by means of a label stating
    your name, the title of your paper, the file name and format in which it is
    saved. Please send your work on a Mac formatted disk saved in Microsoft
    Word 6 or above, or RTF. Please ensure that the hard copies themselves do
    not identify the author and that the disk is scanned for viruses.

    ILLUSTRATIONS
    We welcome illustrations but they must be presented in the highest quality
    reproduction available. Black-and-white line drawings may be submitted in
    high resolution photocopies; photographs or slides of paintings should be
    of high quality production such as those supplied by art galleries.
    Contributors are responsible for ensuring copyright clearance.

    STYLE
    Your work should conform to the latest MLA style guide, using parenthetical
    documentation with a list of "Works Cited" and minimal footnotes; quotes of
    less than four lines should be enclosed within double inverted commas (")
    and be kept within the body of the text; single inverted commas (') should
    be used for quotes within quotes; quotes of over four lines should be
    indented with no inverted commas. Submissions that do not conform to MLA
    style will be returned for modification.
    Note that the "Works Cited" should reference only those works that have
    been specifically referred to by page number in your text; we do not
    require lists of books that you have consulted but not quoted.

    WORD LIMIT
    7000 words.

    A short biographical note (no more than three or four lines) should
    accompany your submission. Please include your full mailing address, email
    address and phone number.

    Please send to:

    The Editors
    AVSJ
    School of English, Communication and Theatre
    University of New England
    Armidale NSW 2351
    Australia

    Robert Dingley, Jennifer McDonell and Cathy Waters
    Editors, AVSJ
    Email: avsj@metz.une.edu.au

    Dr Jennifer McDonell
    School of English, Communication
    and Theatre, University of New England
    ARMIDALE 2351
    PH: +61 (02) 67 73 2517
    FAX:+61 (02) 67 73 2623
    Mobile: 0407 466 405

    Co- Editor
    Australasian Victorian Studies Association Journal (AVSJ)
    Website: http://uq.net.au/avsa/journal.html
    All email correspondance pertaining to the journal should be sent to the
    following address: avsj@metz.une.edu.au

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