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Mev Miller, Ed.D. & Kathleen P. King, Ed.D., Editors

How do women's bodies matter in adult literacy and basic education? Our Volume 1 (Empowering Women through Literacy: Views from Experience) focused on empowering women in the classroom and primarily addressed intellectual and personal barriers to and growth for women's literacy learning.

However, we are aware of the many ways in which women's bodies and whole selves are integral to the womanhood we celebrate, yet are ignored, or even silenced, in traditional adult ABE, ESOL, and literacy classes. Even when we do recognize or talk about women's bodies, these discussions generally focus on sexual violence, childcare/parenting, or health. Educators and students seek expression as embodied women, but find these realities difficult to include in current programs and classes.

The editors seek to gather writings about the many dimensions of womanhood, specifically related to em-body-ment, as they are experienced in literacy and basic/developmental educational settings. We encourage a variety of genres including stories, creative writing, poetry, articles, drawings, and research.

Deadline
September 30, 2009

Full proposal guidelines

Form (required)

For more information, contact:
Mev Miller, Ed.D.,
welearn@litwomen.org

CFP: Collection on Women's Cultural Experiences in Second Life

[2] http://www.ukrc4setwomen.org/

Dear colleagues, Oftentimes the hardest part of getting published is focusing your idea so that a journal's editorial board will find it interesting. You don't want to spend a lot of time writing before getting a sense of the viability of your idea. Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian wants to help you to get published. Are you currently working on a research project and need feedback or direction? Do you have an idea that you would like to turn into a published paper? Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian would like to offer you a helping hand if you are in the midst of working on a research project or manuscript that you believe has promise by providing you with preliminary feedback on your idea. The B&SS Librarian editorial board has experience in all areas of behavioral and social sciences librarianship with decades of experience in the research and publication process. We will offer insightful feedback on your submission and research proposals and provide an easy submission process with quick turnaround. We hope that you would ultimately decide to submit your final manuscript to B&SS Librarian, but there is no requirement that you do so. Do you have a paper relating to behavioral and social science librarianship that you are considering for publication? Authors are invited to submit papers at any time for upcoming issues. Papers received by December 31, 2008 will be considered for publication in volume 28:1. B&SS Librarian is a peer-reviewed, quarterly journal focusing on all aspects of behavioral and social sciences information including the following subject areas and areas of focus: Anthropology Business Communication Studies Criminal Justice Education Ethnic Studies Political Science Psychology Social Work Sociology Women's Studies Collection development and evaluation Descriptive/critical analysis of information resources Indexing and abstracting Library administration and management Publishing trends Public service Reference and library instruction Technology User behavior All submissions will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Consider Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian as the journal for your publication and let us help improve your publication record and demystify the publication process. Please send all submissions and questions to the editor at: L-ROMERO@illinois.edu Sincerely, Lisa Romero Editor, Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian

I am currently compiling a co-edited volume for the University Press of Kentucky examining voices of political dissent in popular culture. UPK is a peer reviewed, university press, and we have received initial acceptance for submitting detailed abstracts for this publication. My co-editor is Joseph Foy (editor of the forthcoming Homer Simpson Goes to Washington: American Politics through Popular Culture, University of Kentucky Press). Ideally, we are looking for a paper related to gender and popular culture that would fit into the broad theme of the book whose working title is The Revolution is Being Televised: Voices of Dissent in Popular Culture. The core argument that unifies the text is that there is a transformative power in elements of popular culture that enables voices of dissent to be expressed, become organized, and affect mainstream political discussion -- transforming peripheral voices to voices of currency. We are broadly targeting the content of the book, predicting that the text will appeal to both academic and mainstream audiences. Your help is appreciated!"

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Dr. Tim Dale
Department of Political Science
University of South Carolina, Upstate
Library, Room 241
800 University Way
Spartanburg, SC 29303
Phone: 864-503-5261

Please respond to him at tdale@uscupstate.edu

I have been asked to serve as General Editor for the first ever encyclopedia on
motherhood (700 entries/3 volumes) to be published by Sage Press in 2010.

I am currently looking for topics/authors for the encyclopedia.

If you are interested in writing on a topic PLEASE SEND TOPIC SUGGESTION, YOUR
NAME, EMAIL, BRIEF BIO IN ONE ATTACHMENT TO aoreilly@yorku.ca

Also, if you have ideas for topics please send in email text to
aoreilly@yorku.ca

thanks

Andrea

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

The Women's Studies Section will hold its first annual Research Poster Session during our General Membership Meeting at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA, Saturday, June 28, 2008, 4:00-5:30 p.m. The forum seeks to provide beginning and established researchers and librarians an opportunity to present research or work in progress, and receive collaborative feedback and recommendations for future publishing and/or new initiatives.

The potential scope of the topics includes, but is not limited to, teaching methods, instruction, information technology, collection development, interdisciplinarity, and collaboration with academic faculty. For research ideas, see the Women’s Studies Research Agenda.(http://www.libr.org/wss/committees/research/resagenda.html)

Attendees at the forum will find an arena for discussion and networking with their colleagues interested in related issues and trends in the profession.

The committee will use a blind review process.

Selection criteria:

1. Significance of the topic. Priority will be given to Women’s Studies Section members and/or women’s studies topics.

2. Originality of the project.

Proposal submission instructions:

1. Proposals should include:
Title of the proposal
Proposal narrative (no more than 2 pages, double spaced, 12 pt. font)
Name of applicant(s)
Affiliation
Applicant address(es), Phone number(s), Email address(es), Fax number(s)

Are you a member of Women’s Studies Section? ___Yes ___ No
If you would like to become a member, go to: http://www.libr.org/wss/join.html

2. Submission deadline: March 15, 2008

3. Proposals should be emailed to: Cindy Ingold. Chair, Research Committee
(cingold@uiuc.edu)

4. The chair will notify the applicants by April 15, 2008.