Caregiving and Carework: Theory and Practice

Call for Papers

Caregiving and Carework: Theory and Practice

Deadline: November 1, 2007

The editorial board is seeking submissions for Vol. 10.1 of the Journal
of the Association for Research on Mothering (ARM) to be published in
Spring/Summer 2008. The journal will explore the topic of Caregiving and
Carework from a variety of perspectives and disciplines. Topics can
include (but are not limited to):

*Caregiving as work *Care and Social Power *Care and Economics:
Valuing paid and unpaid carework *Carework: Research objectives and
findings *Carework and Social Policy:Analysis, activism and advocacy
*Caring for Children:Social norms, cultural ideals, feminist discourse,
scientific inquiry and expert advice *Framing Carework: Defining the
process and practice of care *Mothering and the Politics of Care: Family
values, feminism & ethics of care *The Globalization of Care *The Right
to Care *Legal questions and solutions *The Work of the Body:
Experiences of intimacy and embodiment in caregiving *Writing about
care and carework - popular and dissenting discourses *Sharing Care:
Progress and resistance to fully-shared parenting for gay, lesbian and
heterosexual couples

We welcome submissions from scholars, students, activists, artists,
caregivers, careworkers, mothers and others who work or research in this
area. We also welcome creative reflections such as poetry, short
stories, and artwork on the subject.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Articles should be 15 pages (3750 words). All
should be in APA style, WordPerfect or Word and IBM compatible.
Please see our style guide:
http://www.yorku.ca/arm/styleguide.html for complete details.

SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY November 1, 2007

** TO SUBMIT WORK ONE MUST BE A MEMBER OF ARM **

Please direct your submissions to:
Association for Research on Mothering
726 Atkinson, York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, ON M3J 1P3
Phone: 416-736-2100 X60366
Email: arm@yorku.ca

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Dr. Andrea O'Reilly,
Associate Professor,
School of Women's Studies,
Director: Association for Research on Mothering,
Journal of the Association for Research on Mothering, Demeter Press,
York University,
Toronto, Ont.,
M3J 1P3
416 736 2100;60366
aoreilly@yorku.ca
www.yorku.ca/arm